After raising $540,000 in the first quarter of 2016, Canova's contributions keep pouring in. The money has enabled him to open a field office in downtown Hollywood, hire campaign professionals and mull his advertising strategy. Sitting at plastic folding tables, eight full-time staffers eagerly worked computers and phones the other day. A Democratic activist walked in and warmly greeted Canova, thanking him for running and griping how Wasserman Shultz has become more distant from constituents as her national profile has grown.