Tim Canova, Democratic primary challenger to DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Fla., says he raised more than $550k in first qtr.

• “There is an intense desire in South Florida, as there is around the country, to end politics as usual and elect a representative who will put the people first, not big Wall Street banks and giant companies,” he says in e-mailed statement
• NOTE: Canova has embraced Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, and in turn has been embraced by several Sanders backers who say Wasserman Schultz has shown favoritism to Hillary Clinton’s campaign