While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. Fundraising can also indicate party momentum.
Republican Party of Florida
Florida Committee
$302,364,802Total Contributions
$281,587,449Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $115,097,993.20 | Ron DeSantis |
| $8,580,000.00 | Ashley Moody |
| $5,740,900.00 | Duke Energy Florida LLC |
| $5,500,000.00 | Kenneth C Griffin |
| $5,500,000.00 | Miriam and Sheldon G Adelson |
| $5,103,755.10 | Republican Party of Florida |
| $3,330,000.00 | Floridians for Economic Freedom |
| $2,925,000.00 | Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc. |
| $2,850,000.00 | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| $2,541,463.81 | Florida Power & Light Company |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $72,198,555.85 | Flexpoint Media Inc |
| $35,580,490.39 | Ventura Media Partners Inc |
| $18,899,582.24 | Suntrust Bank |
| $13,200,000.00 | Ron DeSantis |
| $10,919,128.74 | The Lukens Company |
| $9,460,000.00 | Florida House Republican Campaign Committee |
| $9,148,454.65 | Mentzer Media Services Inc |
| $6,050,264.49 | Truist Bank |
| $6,048,191.25 | Simwins LLC |
| $4,265,318.68 | American Express Company |
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While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. Fundraising can also indicate party momentum.
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.