FL-HD37: Nate Douglas (D) holds 2-to-1 cash advantage over Susan Plasencia (R) a month from HD 37 election

Democrat Nate Douglas maintains a roughly 2-to-1 cash advantage over Rep. Susan Plasencia as he aims to unseat the Republican.

Douglas has now raised nearly $266,000 this cycle, while the incumbent has pulled in over $150,000. Even after Douglas spent nearly $155,000 painting Plasencia as an extremist enemy of education in a university town, he had nearly $111,000 in his candidate account as of Oct. 4, while Plasencia was down to around $51,000.

Douglas’ political committee, Warriors of Change, has reported another $90,000 in donations, and closed the period with more than $47,000 in the bank. Team Plasencia, by contrast, closed the reporting period with less than $27,000.

The bottom line: Douglas entered the last month of campaigning in House District 37 with more than $158,000 to play with, while the incumbent has just under $78,000 between her committee and candidate accounts.

This comes as House Democrats increasingly see the race as a prime pickup opportunity. Plasencia won the seat representing the University of Central Florida area in 2022, unseating Democratic Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith.



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