A candidate for the Wildwood Commission enjoyed strong fund raising in July, collecting $11,975.
Marcos Flores is running for the Group 4 seat against Jimmy Derrel Strickland. Thus far, Flores has raised $18,395 in campaign contributions, far outdistancing Strickland, who has raised just $800, according to documents on file with the Sumter County Supervisor of Elections.
Flores, who works at T&D Concrete, got a strong boost from his employer in April. He collected $1,000 from T&D Concrete, $1,000 from Terry Yoder and $1,000 from Glendora Yoder. The Yoders are the owners of T&D Concrete.
Flores collected $5,000 from The Villages on July 13, in increments of $1,000 from The Villages Land Company, The Villages Equipment Company, The Villages Operating Company, Holding Company of The Villages and The Villages of Lake Sumter, all headquartered at 1020 Lake Sumter Landing. That same day, Flores also collected a $100 contribution from Ryan McCabe, operations manager of The Villages.
Flores picked up $25 contributions in July from Sumter Landing Community Development District Supervisor Brad Brown, Director of Property Management Sam Wartinbee, Villages Charter School Director Randy McDaniel, Palmer Legends Country Club golf pro Mark Verkey, ASG Solutions and Cane Garden Country Club.