Josh Belinfante Raises Nearly $130,000 for District 6 Campaign

Republican Josh Belinfante announced Monday that he raised $129,358 in the last four months of 2011 for his District 6 state Senate campaign.

In an announcement released by the Friends of Josh Belinfante, the candidate said that he had 315 contributors and total cash on hand of $117,812. The figures were on his campaign finance report for the period endinging Dec. 31, 2011, filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, formerly the state Ethics Commission.

"As we head toward the July primary, our 2011 fund-raising results demonstrate the broad strength of our support from across the district" said Belinfante, a Sandy Springs attorney and former vice chairman of the Ga. Ethics Commission. "It is humbling to have so many good people investing in our campaign. The residents of the Sixth District need to make up for lost time where we have not had a voice in the state Senate, and the voters here know that I will be ready to get to work representing them on day one."

seeking the GOP nomination to run against incumbent Democrat Doug Stoner. The Republican primary is July 31.

The campaign finance report (see accompanying PDF) shows significant contributions from health-related companies and PACs and insurance firms, some located out of the district and outside Georgia.

He received $1,500 from Aetna of Alpharetta; $2,500 from oral surgeon Louis Belinfante; $1,500 from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Schraumburg, Ill.; $500 from pharmacist and state Rep. Buddy Carter of Pooler, Ga.; $1,000 from DOC PAC of Napa, Calif.; $1,500 from the Ga. Health Care Association of Stockbridge; $2,500 from the HCA GA PAC in Tallahassee, Fla.; and $2,500 for the primary election and $1,300 for the runoff from State Mutual Insurance Co. of Rome, Ga. He also received several contributions from other state candidates.

Belinfante's contribution announcement noted that he represents health-care professionals and businesses in litigation and administrative matters.

The announcement said the campaign will receive a fund-raising boost this week when former Gov. Sonny Perdue hosts a reception. Now a partner at the law firm Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC, the Pace Academy graduate previously served as Perceu's executive counsel.

Perdue appointed Belinfante as one of the attorneys "challenging Obamacare on behalf of Georgians," the announcement said. He continues that work with present Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens.

Belinfante, an Atlanta native, is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. He and his wife, Dr. Karina Belinfante, have lived in Buckhead and Sandy Springs. Dr. Belinfante is an internist in Smyrna, and the couple has two young sons.