Josh Kraft puts another $3.5M of his own cash toward his Boston mayoral campaign

Josh Kraft, son of the billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime philanthropist, has put another $3.5 million toward his mayoral campaign, bringing his total contribution to $5.5 million thus far.

Kraft’s latest filing on Wednesday with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance shows an infusion of $3.53 million in cash for the month of August, with only a small portion coming from campaign contributions.

His campaign confirmed Thursday that the bulk of that financial filing came from Kraft’s personal bank account, to the tune of a cool $3.5 million. He last dipped into his finances in late May, by putting $2 million toward his campaign.

“Josh is investing more in this campaign because he believes in the momentum we’ve built,” Kraft campaign spokesman Max