For Immediate Release

Monday, October 5, 2015

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Neal Dunn Sets First Quarter Fundraising Record for Non-incumbent CD2
Candidates, Posts More Than $500,000
Dunn Releases Q3 Numbers
Panama City, Fla. Republican Candidate Neal Dunn, running for Florida Congressional
District 2, today announced that his campaign will file with over $500,000 in his first seven
weeks as a candidate a new record in FL-02. Dunn raised more than $450,000 in contributions
and personally added $50,000 to his campaign during the third quarter of 2016. Dunns record
for contributions during his first quarter of fundraising greatly surpasses the $377,000
Congresswoman Gwen Graham raised during the first quarter of her campaign two years ago as
a non-incumbent in the 2014 election.
I am humbled by all of the support and encouragement I have received since announcing my
candidacy just seven weeks ago, said Dr. Dunn. But most importantly, I am grateful to each
and every supporter who put their faith in me through their contributions.
I believe this outpouring of support is proof that the residents of our community are looking for
strong Republican leadership to represent our area in Congress, said Dr. Dunn. I look forward
to continuing to build relationships and momentum as I advocate for a conservative agenda on
issues that matter the most to our community, including helping to strengthen our economy,
grow our work force, support our military and repeal Obamacare.
Since announcing his candidacy for Florida Congressional District 2, Dr. Dunn has been
endorsed by former Speaker Allan Bense, former Senate President Don Gaetz and former
Speaker Will Weatherford.
Neal P. Dunn, MD, FACS has been a surgeon in Panama City for 25 years and in the U.S. Army
for more than 10 years before that. He was the founding president of the Advanced Urology
Institute, a 45-physician practice with more than 400 employees and offices throughout North
Florida. He also founded Panama City Urology Center & the Bay Regional Cancer Center and
has a subspecialty interest in advanced prostate cancer. He sits on the Governor's Prostate Cancer
Advisory Council and also serves on the Florida Blue Physician Advisory Board. He received his

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B.S. from Washington & Lee University and his M.D. from George Washington University. His
Urological Residency was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He has served on the Board of
Governors of the Florida Medical Association for 18 years and was the chairman of the Florida
Medical Association's very successful Council on Legislation. He has served as president of his
County Medical Society, chief of staff of Gulf Coast Hospital and director of the Bay Medical
Center Sacred Heart Joint Venture. He is active in several philanthropies, including serving as
chairman of the Bay Cares program, a charity that provides $30 million of free specialty care
annually to the working poor (with an operational overhead of less than 0.5 percent). He is also
the founding chairman of Summit Bank, a rapidly growing five-star bank headquartered in
Panama City with branches throughout Northwest Florida. In 2014, Dr. Dunn was appointed to
the Board of Space Florida which manages the state's growing assets of space launch,
manufacture and assembly facilities. Space Florida is now the busiest space launch facility in the
world. He is also on the board of directors of Enterprise Florida, a public-private collaborative
group that oversees some $100 million in economic development grants and conduit financing
annually. Dr. Dunn has been married to his wife, Leah, for 30 years and has three sons and three
grandsons.
For more information on the Neal Dunn Campaign for Florida Congressional District 2, please
visit NealDunn.com.
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