Ashley Gantt stacks $18K to take fundraising lead in HD 109

Noteworthy individuals donated to both Democratic candidates last month.

Democratic lawyer and community leader Ashley Gantt took the front-runner position in a fundraising race for House District 109 last month, when she collected $18,000 in her bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Opa-locka Rep. James Bush III.

As of April 30, Gantt had more than $40,000 in her campaign account, or roughly $2,500 less than she raised since entering the race in March.

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