Sydney Gruters Republican Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,087,683 raised · $465,301 spent · $622,381 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Lower the cost of living, cut taxes, protect affordability for families
About this race
With the current officeholder retiring, this seat will have a new winner. This district leans Republican. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Key issues in Florida
Major issues facing Florida, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Cost of living — Cost of living and inflation top the list of Florida voters' election concerns.
- Property insurance costs — Homeowners face steep property insurance premiums, with relief a top voter priority.
- Housing affordability — Record median home prices keep housing affordability central to the election.
- Property tax reform — Proposals to cut or eliminate property taxes spark debate over local government funding.
- Healthcare costs — Debates over federal health subsidy changes put healthcare costs on the agenda.
Candidates & funding
Kelly Kirschner Democrat Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Other routed $186K254 donors via conduit
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$296,507 raised · $215,769 spent · $80,738 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs and putting constituents ahead of special interests
Mark Davis Independent Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$51,311 raised · $48,106 spent · $3,204 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Fight for working people, veterans, and government accountability
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 29, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Sydney Gruters R | Kelly Kirschner D | Mark Davis I | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $1.1M | $297K | $51K |
| Individuals | $942K87% | $296K100% | $45K88% |
| PACs & parties | $120K11% | $0 | $0 |
| Self-funded | $7K1% | $5020% | $2K4% |
| Other | $19K2% | $0 | $4K7% |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Sydney Gruters 372 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.1M
Campaign spent$465K
Cash on hand$622K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals87%
PACs / committees11%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
- Individual$11K
- Individual$10K
- PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 372 donors. The other 322 gave $746K combined.
Plus $12K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Kelly Kirschner 245 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$297K
Campaign spent$216K
Cash on hand$81K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals100%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$186K
Share of individual giving62.8%
Other$186K
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
- Individual$7K
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- Self-funded$5K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 245 donors. The other 195 gave $99K combined.
Plus $45K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Mark Davis 22 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$51K
Campaign spent$48K
Cash on hand$3K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals88%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding4%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
- Self-funded$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$1K
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- Individual$500
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- Individual$131
- Individual$100
- Individual$86
- Individual$50
- Individual$40
- Individual$25
Plus $37K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
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