A political motion committee managed by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida donated tens of hundreds of {dollars} to Iowa legislators who’ve endorsed his candidacy for president, in accordance with state marketing campaign finance data.
The group, known as Nice American Comeback, gave a complete of $92,500 to 14 legislators between October and December — all of whom had earlier endorsed Mr. DeSantis, the data present. That determine contains $15,000 every to 2 of Mr. DeSantis’s most distinguished legislative endorsers, Amy Sinclair, the Iowa State Senate president, and Matt Windschitl, the Iowa Home majority chief.
Teams like Nice American Comeback — often called management committees — are steadily utilized by candidates to assist their allies.
By no means Again Down, a brilliant PAC supporting Mr. DeSantis, has additionally hosted fund-raisers for Iowa legislators who endorsed him.
Mr. DeSantis has aggressively sought the endorsements of influential Iowans, and has secured the backing of Gov. Kim Reynolds and the evangelical chief Bob Vander Plaats. However polls present he’s nonetheless trailing properly behind the front-runner, former President Donald J. Trump, and is now roughly tied with former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina.
Andrew Romeo, a spokesman for the DeSantis marketing campaign, mentioned the donations mirrored Mr. DeSantis’s efforts to assist fellow Republicans.
“Rising tides carry all boats — simply as Republicans had been victorious up and down the poll in Florida below his management, as president he’ll finish the Republican Occasion’s tradition of dropping and make successful contagious,” Mr. Romeo mentioned in an announcement.
Ms. Sinclair and Mr. Windschitl didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
