By Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential primary campaign raised $15 million over the past three months, while burning through around $11 million during the same period, according to Federal Election Commission records.
The totals represent both the DeSantis campaign and a joint fundraising committee called Team DeSantis 2024.
DeSantis’ campaign reported finishing the quarter with a little more than $12 million in cash on hand. The joint fundraising committee reported around $2 million in cash. These figures put the governor well behind GOP primary frontrunner Donald Trump and fellow Republican contender Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
DeSantis trails Trump in polls of likely primary voters by nearly 50 percentage points, according to a tracker from Morning Consult.
DeSantis continued to operate his presidential primary bid at a high burn rate last quarter, despite cutbacks to the number of staffers on the campaign payroll.
The $11 million that the campaign reported spending was roughly equivalent to how much the DeSantis campaign alone raised over the same period, without the help of the joint fundraising committee.
Over $10 million of that was used to pay for operational expenses, including just over $1 million in travel related items.
DeSantis’ campaign also reported spending at least $250,000 on private airfare.
