Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Patrick Murphy (Fla.) is getting a major financial boost as his campaign heads into the final stretch before the Florida primary, courtesy of a $1 million check from his father.

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Thomas Murphy, a Florida homebuilder, gave the seven-figure sum to Senate Majority PAC — the group's largest donation in July, according to the Federal Election Commission.

The congressman has long benefited from his father's financial largesse ; Thomas Murphy shelled out six-figure super-PAC contributions to help Patrick Murphy win his Florida congressional seat in 2012.