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Related: About this forumAndrew Gillum writes $100,000 check to Florida Democratic Party for voter registration
TAMPA The political committee of former Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum gave $100,000 on Thursday to the Florida Democratic Party to help register voters before the 2020 presidential primary.
His committee Forward Florida also will give $400,000 to organizations mobilizing voters in minority communities, Gillum said.
The race begins today, Gillum said. This is simply a downpayment. Weve got a lot more coming your way.
In March, Gillum announced plans to turn the political movement and campaign structure that nearly won him the governors race into a statewide effort to find 1 million more Democratic voters in 2020. That number includes new registrations and reengaging" registered voters who have skipped recent elections.
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