Allie Braswell, the Democratic candidate for Florida Chief Financial Officer, ended his campaign four days after announcing his candidacy following revelations of past bankruptcies, according to the blog Biz Pac Review.
Braswell filed for three bankruptcies in a 15-year span according to Florida media reports.
According to Biz Pac:
This has to be one of the shortest statewide races in Florida political history. Braswell went from "exactly the kind of leader we need in Tallahassee" according to party chair Allison Tant, to "not ready for the rigors of a statewide campaign," according to party spokesman Joshua Karp — all within the span of 96 hours.
Had he stayed in the running, Braswell would have face off against Republican incumbent and Palm Beach County native Jeff Atwater in the November, 2014 election.
Braswell said he dropped out of the race due to the campaign’s effects on "those [he] cared about most."
