Conservative political committee led by Renner raises another $391,000

Rep. Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, who chairs the House Rules Committee, is in line to succeed House Speaker Chris Sprowls next year.

By The News Service of Florida
| 3:50 p.m. March 12, 2021

Rep. Paul Renner (left), R-Palm Coast, is congratulated on the House floor by Rep. Chris Sprowls in 2017. Photo on Wikimedia Commons

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As he prepares to become House speaker after the 2022 elections, a political committee led by Rep. Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, raised $391,500 in February, according to a newly filed finance report. The committee Conservatives for Principled Leadership had nearly $535,000 on hand as of Feb. 28.

The committee spent only $8,756 during the month. Large contributions included $50,000 from Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, a beverage distributor; $25,000 from Gulfstream Park Racing Association; $25,000 from Surterra Therapeutics, a medical-marijuana firm; and $25,000 from FanDuel, Inc., a fantasy-sports and gambling company. Renner, who chairs the House Rules Committee, is in line to succeed House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, next year.