Each election year, all eyes focus on the Sunshine State, where Florida voters are always expected to vote in key battleground contests. This cycle was no different, with Floridians deciding races that will shape their state for years to come. In addition to the candidates who place their names on the ballot, political action committees also play a major role in Florida’s elections, backing candidates and measures up and down the ballot. Here is a look at the ten top PACs, ranked by donations received in Florida’s 2020 state-level elections, as of the most recently available data.
Floridians for a Fair Democracy, Inc.
Florida Committee
$26,517,275Total Contributions
$20,960,206Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$4,404,188.75 | American Civil Liberties Union Inc |
$3,950,000.00 | Sixteen Thirty Fund/Make It Work Action |
$1,815,000.00 | Laurie Michaels |
$1,247,785.38 | America Civil Liberties Union |
$1,100,000.00 | Elizabeth Simons |
$802,717.28 | League of Conservation Voters - Federal |
$800,000.00 | A New Approach PAC |
$750,000.00 | Open Philanthropy Action Fund |
$715,000.00 | Cale Bonderman |
$715,000.00 | Zoe Bonderman |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$8,108,280.00 | Screen Strategies Media |
$3,746,785.48 | Pci Consultants Inc |
$2,399,199.89 | Mercury Public Affairs LLC |
$1,655,548.12 | Mission Control Inc |
$929,168.18 | Accurate Business Systems LLC |
$698,977.11 | 76 Words Corp |
$497,369.76 | Emc Research Inc |
$259,503.22 | Payroll Data Processing Inc |
$258,263.06 | J Lee Strategies |
$255,669.15 | Desmond Meade |
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Florida, the perennial swing state, is considered one of the top battlegrounds in the nation by both the left and the right. It is perhaps no surprise, given its history for close elections, that a number of political action committees (PACs) have invested heavily in the governance of the Sunshine State. Here are the top 10 PACs spending money on Florida state-level politics during the 2020 election cycle, as of the most recently available data: