--- title: Report: Jeb Bush Claims He Has Raised Record Funds description: At a fundraiser in Miami, Jeb Bush told donors he believed his PAC has raised more money in 100 days than any other GOP political operation. canonical: https://time.com/3836332/jeb-bush-record-fundraising/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-27T12:00:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:22.680Z article:section: Politics og:title: Jeb Bush Claims to Have Broken Fundraising Records og:description: Report says the former Florida governor didn't name a figure og:url: https://time.com/3836332/jeb-bush-record-fundraising/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7471f7325a1880c/6987ed09a988ca2f396b0652/jeb-bush-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jeb Bush og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jeb Bush Claims to Have Broken Fundraising Records twitter:description: Report says the former Florida governor didn't name a figure twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7471f7325a1880c/6987ed09a988ca2f396b0652/jeb-bush-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jeb Bush Claims to Have Raised Record Funds by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Apr 27, 2015 12:00 PM UTC  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks to reporters as he leaves an event in New York City on April 23, 2015. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks to reporters as he leaves an event in New York City on April 23, 2015.Seth Wenig—AP by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Apr 27, 2015 12:00 PM UTC Jeb Bush, a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, [told donors](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/26/jeb-bush-claims-a-record-fund-raising-total/) at a Miami fundraiser over the weekend that he believed his allies have raised more money in 100 days than any other modern political operation in his party. Citing unnamed sources who heard his remarks, the New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/26/jeb-bush-claims-a-record-fund-raising-total/) that Bush offered no specific figure but the total is expected to be in the “high tens of millions of dollars.” Though he has not officially announced his candidacy, the former Florida governor has a deep network of donors and is set to be a daunting contender in the presidential primary. **Read more**: [Jeb Bush: Next in Line](http://time.com/3733121/jeb-bush-next-in-line/?iid=time%5Fspeed) Bush is raising money primarily through his super PAC, a type of political operation created in the wake of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that can collect unlimited funds but can’t coordinate political activities with candidates. Until he officially declares his candidacy, however, Bush can direct the spending of his super PAC. \[[_NYT_](Jeb%20Bush Claims He Has Raised Record Funds)\] _Read next:_ [_Longtime Marco Rubio–Jeb Bush Alliance Fades in GOP Contest_](http://time.com/3827892/marco-rubio-jeb-bush-alliance-2016-election-gop-contest/?iid=time%5Freadnext) ### See Jeb Bush's Life in Photos  George W. Bush and Jeb Bush, Jan. 1, 1955. Sygma/Corbis  From left to right: Doro, Marvin, Neil, and Jeb Bush, fall 1963. George Bush Presidential Library  From left to right: Doro, George, Jeb, Marvin, George W., Neil, and Barbara Bush, 1966. George Bush Presidential Library  Jeb Bush (center) was the varsity tennis team captain during his senior year at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., 1971. Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library  George Bush and his four sons, Neil, Jeb, George W. and Marvin in 1970. Bob E. Daemmrich—Sygma/Corbis  Jeb and Columba Bush on their wedding day, Feb. 23, 1974. George Bush Presidential Library  Jeb Bush loudly applauds his father, Republican presidential hopeful George Bush, at a campaign rally in Concord, N.H. on Feb. 28, 1980. Frank Lorenzo—Bettmann/Corbis  Vice President George Bush holds a fish with his sons George W. and Jeb during a family vacation in Kennebunkport, Maine in Aug. 1983. Cynthia Johnson—Getty Images  From left to right (without children): Neil and Sharon Bush, George W. Bush and wife Laura, Barbara and George Bush, Margaret and Marvin, Bobby Koch and Dorothy, Jeb and Columba, are seen in this Bush family photo taken in Kennebunkport, Maine on Aug. 24, 1986. Dave Valdez—White House/Sygma/Corbis  Jeb Bush plays cards with his son while riding in a recreational vehicle, Nov. 8, 1993. Christopher Little—Corbis  Jeb Bush is interviewed at a Miami Radio Station, WIOD, Mar. 1980\. He went on to become Governor of Florida in 1999. Tim Chapman—Getty Images  George W. Bush and Jeb Bush at the Republican Governors' Convention in New Orleans, 1998. Nina Berman—SIPA  Texas governor George W. Bush celebrates good news with his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, while watching the presidential election returns, prior to being elected as President of the United States, inside the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Nov. 7, 2000. Brooks Kraft—Sygma/Corbis  Republican governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, studies his laptop watching vote returns for his reelection his wife Columba Bush and his parents, former President George Bush and first lady Barbara Bush in Miami on Nov. 5, 2002. Joe Burbank—Orlando Sentinel/MCT/Getty Images  Republican nominee for President, Mitt Romney, campaigns around Florida with Governor Jeb Bush, left, Senator Marco Rubio, right, and Congressman Connie Mack, left back of head, in Coral Gables, Fla. on Oct., 31, 2012. Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images  Jeb Bush speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. on Feb. 27, 2015. 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