DeSantis raises his largest multimillion-dollar haul since 2018 campaign

Published May 11, 2021 5:56pm ET



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised close to $14 million in April — his biggest fundraising month since the 2018 campaign.

Two donors were responsible for over half of the money donated to the Friends of Ron DeSantis political committee, pouring in $7.8 million of the nearly $14 million haul. Chicago hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin was the largest of the donors, donating $5 million. The Republican Governors Association contributed $2.8 million. Griffin was also the biggest DeSantis donor in 2018.

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