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The group was founded by Tom Steyer, who built a $1.6 billion net worth as a hedge fund manager. He's now using that personal wealth to bankroll campaigns against those he sees as bad for the environment.

"Floridians can't afford to re-elect Gov. Rick Scott. As a climate denier who refuses to accept basic scientific fact, he has put Florida's communities, infrastructure and economy directly in harm's way," said Suzanne Henkels, a NextGen spokeswoman.


the environment is all hot air," Scott's campaign responded Thursday. "After all, Charlie flew on a polluter's private jet last week from Gainesville to Tallahassee (a two-hour drive), then hopped into a Prius to get to an event where he pretended to care about the environment."

The chairman of the NextGen organization's Florida political arm is Chris Fadeff, NextGen's chief financial officer. Its political director is Joshua Romero, the former legislative assistant for state Rep. Victor Torres, D-Orlando.


It is organized as a so-called "electioneering communication organization," groups that are set up to buy television commercials and mail pieces. The group also will focus on a program designed to get segments of the electorate, including Hispanics and the young, out to vote that don't go to the polls during non-presidential elections.

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