MIAMI — Alexander Vindman, the former National Security Council aide who helped trigger President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, has raised $1.7 million in the first day of his Democratic bid for Senate in Florida, according to his campaign.

The figure, shared first with POLITICO, is the highest amount reported in a day raised by any other Senate candidate in Florida history, the campaign said, adding that it received more than 36,000 contributions total — with 99 percent of online donations totaling $100 or less.

Vindman is vying to replace GOP Sen. Ashley Moody, a former state attorney general who Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed to the Senate…

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