The money story
Strong second-tier war chest (~$7.1M). Heavily party/PAC networked: RPOF, Conservatives for Principled Leadership, Florida First Forever — plus large individual/business gifts (Demetree, Petro Services).
Florida state filings?
Total contributions$7.08M
Total expenditures$4.95M
Florida campaign finance via Transparency USA · data through 6/30/2026
Top donators
- Republican Party of FloridaParty$1.64M
- Conservatives for Principled LeadershipPAC$1.19M
- Jay C. Demetree Jr.Individual$750K
- Petro Services IncEntity$750K
- Americans for Liberty and Prosperity IncEntity$575K
- Florida First Forever, Inc.PAC$390K
- CDR Enterprises IncEntity$250K
- Ann D. Gibbs Living TrustEntity$132K
- Florida Business LeadershipPAC$80K
- Florida ForwardPAC$50K
Connections
- RPOF pipeline
~$1.64M from Republican Party of Florida — party infrastructure backing.
- Leadership PACs
Conservatives for Principled Leadership (~$1.19M) + Florida First Forever ($390K).
- Business donors
Petro Services, CDR Enterprises, Florida Business Leadership — House Speaker network.
Committees
- Friends of Paul Rennerstate
- Paul Renner (state candidate committees)state
Snapshot as of 2026-08-08 · coverage through 2026-06-30. Numbers are public filings — always verify on FEC / FL DOS.
