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Kevin Beckner increases his financial lead in Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts race

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Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner raised over $11,000 last month in his bid for the Clerk of the Court position currently held by fellow Democrat Pat Frank.

Officially, Beckner brought in $11,460 in October. Those include $1,000 contributions from local philanthropist Frank Morsani and companies like Waste Management based in Coconut Creek, Florida. All told, he’s raised over $133,000.

Frank raised $5,849 in October, and has now raised over $90,000 in the contest ($90,169). Former Fox-13 consumer reporter Eric Seidel, the top Republican in the race, had not listed his October totals as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. So far, he’s raised a  total of $47,233.

We’ll update this post when Seidel’s returns are submitted.

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Mitch Perry has been a reporter with Extensive Enterprises since November of 2014. Previously, he served as five years as the political editor of the alternative newsweekly Creative Loafing. He also was the assistant news director with WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa from 2000-2009, and currently hosts MidPoint, a weekly talk show, on WMNF on Thursday afternoons. He began his reporting career at KPFA radio in Berkeley. He's a San Francisco native who has now lived in Tampa for 15 years and can be reached at [email protected].

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