Gov. Ron DeSantis is the top fundraiser in Florida state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to campaign finance reports made to the Florida Secretary of State, the governor received $166,578,634 in total contributions and spent $42,429,904 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 2, 2022. DeSantis is running for re-election in 2022.
Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc.
Florida Committee
$47,769,927Total Contributions
$39,122,740Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $2,500,000.00 | Ron DeSantis |
| $2,200,000.00 | Advancing Florida Agriculture |
| $2,025,000.00 | Wilton Simpson |
| $1,600,000.00 | Working Together For Florida PAC |
| $1,395,813.00 | Duke Energy Florida LLC |
| $1,079,523.00 | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| $800,000.00 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $726,496.49 | Florida Chamber of Commerce PAC |
| $671,174.00 | Conservatives Standing Proudly for Common Sense |
| $636,000.00 | Florida Conservatives United |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $17,546,352.58 | Mentzer Media Services Inc |
| $8,308,833.63 | Data Targeting Inc |
| $4,335,530.07 | Public Concepts LLC |
| $642,578.40 | Cap Fin LLC |
| $637,435.18 | Joel Springer |
| $543,562.11 | Consensus Media LLC |
| $499,418.68 | Campaign Staffing LLC |
| $456,509.58 | Smith Thompson Shaw Colon & Power PA |
| $450,697.40 | Hancock Whitney Bank |
| $444,054.00 | The Factor Inc |
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