Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is turning to a group of Wall Street executives and a top lawyer to help raise money for his race against Donald Trump.
He also worked as the assistant secretary of the Treasury during President George W. Bush's administration.
Tickets to be considered a"host" for the breakfast are going for $11,600 per person, the invite says. The invite lists a suggested minimum contribution of $1,500 to get into the event. The lunch is charging $11,600 per person to get into the event and be on the"host committee," according to the invite. Attendees can also give $3,300 instead to attend.
The money raised for both events is going to be split through a DeSantis joint fundraising account between the campaign and a leadership political action committee called the Great American Comeback, according to the invites. That leadership PAC has not raised any money this cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings.taking place on Wednesday in Connecticut, are set to raise a combined $1 million for DeSantis' political operation.
DeSantis' campaign raised over $20 million in the second quarter and burned through $7 million, taking the campaign into the third quarter with about $12 million on hand, according to FEC records. Trump's campaign raised about $17 million over that same time period but went into the third quarter with over $22 million on hand.
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