A Boca Raton Democrat running for the Florida House ended last year with $378,000 in campaign cash for his bid to win a toss-up seat now held by a Republican.
Jay Shooster, a consumer protection attorney, accumulated the funds via two channels, his campaign account and through his political action committee, Future Leaders Florida. His campaign finance reports as of Dec. 31 listed about $154,000 in his campaign fund and about $260,000 in the PAC, all of which were contributed through personal checks by individuals as opposed to monies donated by a special interest group or advocacy organization.
“It shows the strength of the campaign and there’s a real demand for change in the Legislature in Florida,” Shooster said.
Shooster is aiming to defeat incumbent state Rep. Peggy Gossett Seidman in state House District 91, which is located in southern Palm Beach County.
Gossett-Seidman is completing her first term in the Legislature after winning the seat in the November 2022 elections. Prior to Gossett-Seidman flipping it red, the district had been a safe Democratic seat that had been occupied by former state Rep. Emily Slosberg-King, who did not seek re-election.