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2026 Florida District 17 House Election

Greg Steube (R)

About this race

Voters here usually back Republican candidates by wide margins. Greg Steube, a Republican, has taken $84,998 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Matthew Montavon, a Democrat. 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.

Candidates & funding

Greg Steube Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $84,998FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
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)$1,337,887 raised · $845,315 spent · $2,083,868 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Strong defender of conservative principles and the America First agenda

Matthew Montavon Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$96,489 raised · $72,590 spent · $23,859 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Practical solutions for Southwest Florida: accountability, affordability, housing, healthcare

Michael Quirk Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$11,552 raised · $6,960 spent · $4,592 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Banking/airline security career, Sarasota small business owner; insurance costs, accountability, no corporate PACs

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 29, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Greg Steube RMatthew Montavon DMichael Quirk I
Raised$1.3M$96K$12K
Individuals$480K36%$58K60%$0
PACs & parties$580K43%$0$0
Self-funded$0$39K40%$12K100%
Other$278K21%$0$0
AIPAC-linked*$85K——
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.

Greg Steube 564 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.3M
Campaign spent$845K
Cash on hand$2.1M
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals36%
PACs / committees43%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Individual$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Trade association PAC$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 564 donors. The other 514 gave $602K combined.

Plus $138K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Greg Steube’s full FEC filings →

Matthew Montavon 43 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$96K
Campaign spent$73K
Cash on hand$24K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals60%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding40%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$574
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$282
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$75
  • Individual$50

Plus $17K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Matthew Montavon’s full FEC filings →

Michael Quirk 1 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$12K
Campaign spent$7K
Cash on hand$5K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals0%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding100%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$10K

See Michael Quirk’s full FEC filings →

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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