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Top third-quarter campaign contribution recipients
| Campaign Committee | Candidate | Amount | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val Demings for Congress | Valdez Demings | $2,358,792 | Orlando, FL |
| Marco Rubio for Senate 2016 | Marco Rubio | $1,315,166 | Miami, FL |
| Jerry Torres for Congress | Jerry Torres | $258,737 | Lakeland, FL |
| Laurel Lee for Congress, Inc. | Laurel Lee | $172,167 | Branden, FL |
| Salazar for Congress | Maria Elvira Salazar | $163,238 | Miami, FL |
| Brady Duke for Congress | Brady Duke | $156,360 | Oviedo, FL |
| Byron Donalds for Congress | Byron Donalds | $154,781 | Naples, FL |
| Maxwell Frost for Congress | Maxwell Alejandro Frost | $129,620 | Orlando, FL |
| Mast for Congress | Brian Mast | $129,119 | Stuart, FL |
| Sabatini for Congress | Anthony Sabatini | $124,072 | Clermont, FL |
| Aaron Bean for Congress | Aaron P. Bean | $122,820 | Tallahassee, FL |
| Jared Moskowitz for Congress | Jared Moskowitz | $111,310 | Coral Springs, FL |
| Anna Paulina Luna for Congress | Anna Paulina Luna | $108,011 | Saint Petersburg, FL |
| Vern Buchanan for Congress | Vernon Buchanan | $106,525 | Sarasota, FL |
| Ken Russell for Florida | Ken Russell | $98,975 | Key Biscayne, FL |
| Michael Waltz for Congress | Michael Waltz | $85,617 | St Augustine, FL |
| Friends of Matt Gaetz | Matt Gaetz | $84,656 | Tampa, FL |
| Cohn for Congress 2020 | Alan Michael Cohn | $81,650 | Tampa, FL |
| Laura Loomer for Congress Inc | Laura Loomer | $73,758 | Lake Worth, FL |
| Eric Lynn for Congress | Eric Lynn | $70,895 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Ted Edwards for Congress | Ted Edwards | $70,000 | Winter Park, FL |
| ASENSIO4CONGRESS | Manuel P. Asensio | $60,500 | Gainesvillle, FL |
| Eddie Geller for Congress | Eddie Geller | $59,755 | Mango, FL |
| Bilirakis for Congress | Gus Michael Bilirakis | $50,526 | Tampa, FL |
| Amanda Makki for Congress | Amanda Makki | $45,349 | St Petersburg, FL |
| Scotty Moore for Congress | Scotty Moore | $41,320 | Orlando, FL |
| Deborah Adeimy for Congress | Deborah Adeimy | $38,860 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Ben Sorensen for Congress | Ben Sorensen | $38,400 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Kat for Congress | Kat Cammack | $38,137 | Gainesville, FL |
| The Mills Victory Fund | Cory Mills | $38,072 | Winter Park, FL |
| Kelli Stargel for Congress | Kelli Stargel | $36,900 | Tallahassee, FL |
| Holness for Congress | Dale V. C. Holness | $34,400 | Plantation, FL |
| Carla Spalding for Congress | Carla A. Spalding | $32,790 | Plantation, FL |
| Jackie Toledo for Congress | Jackie Toledo | $32,200 | Tampa, FL |
| Friends of Neal Dunn | Neal Patrick Facs Dunn | $28,928 | Tallahassee, FL |
| Mark Lombardo for Congress | Mark Lombardo | $28,600 | Pensacola, FL |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | $24,993 | Weston, FL |
| Rusty Roberts for Congress | Russell L. Roberts | $23,950 | Longwood, FL |
| Castor for Congress | Kathy Castor | $22,974 | Tampa, FL |
| Rebekah Jones Campaign | Rebekah Jones | $21,902 | Gulf Breeze, FL |
| Lois Frankel for Congress | Lois Jane Frankel | $21,224 | Boca Raton, FL |
| Annette Taddeo Victory Fund | Annette Taddeo | $20,000 | Tallahassee, FL |
| Wimbish for Congress 2022 | Calvin B. Wimbish | $19,096 | Orlando, FL |
| Frederica S. Wilson for Congress | Frederica S. Wilson | $17,376 | Miami Gardens, FL |
| Scott Franklin for Congress | Scott Franklin | $16,975 | Lakeland, FL |
| Daniel Webster for Congress | Daniel Webster | $15,725 | Orlando, FL |
| Robert Asencio for Congress | Robert Asencio | $15,350 | Miami, FL |
| Rod Dorilas for Congress | Rod Dorilas | $15,298 | Wellington, FL |
| Erick Aguilar Congressional Race Candidate | Erick Javier Aguilar | $13,935 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Hava Holzhauer for Congress | Hava Holzhauer | $13,575 | Boca Raton, FL |
| Friends of Bill Posey | Bill Posey | $13,095 | Melbourne, FL |
| Greg Steube Congressional Committee | Greg W. Steube | $12,851 | Sarasota, FL |
| Al Lawson for Congress | Alfred Lawson Jr. | $11,245 | Tallahassee, FL |
| Melissa Martz Campaign Account CD 18 | Melissa Martz | $11,126 | Royal Palm Beach, FL |
| Judge for Congress | James Judge | $10,975 | Venice, FL |
| Friends of Grimes for Florida | Demetries A. Grimes | $10,835 | Winter Haven, FL |
| Corinna for the People | Corinna Balderramos Robinson | $9,990 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
| Brian Rush for U.S. Senate | Brian P. Rush | $9,953 | Tampa, FL |
| Frank Polo 4 Congress | Frank Polo | $9,750 | Miami, FL |
| Swaffar for Congress Corporation | Darlene Swaffer | $9,357 | Deerfield Beach, FL |
| Friends of Christine Scott | Christine Scott | $9,315 | Deerfield Beach, FL |
| Friends to Elect Lavern Spicer for Congress | Lavern Spicer | $9,224 | Miami, FL |
| Terence Gray for Congress, Inc. | Terence R. I. Gray | $8,665 | Ocoee, FL |
| Common Sense Voters for Danelle Dodge | Danelle Dodge | $8,658 | Cape Canaveral, FL |
| Joe Budd for Congress | Joe Budd | $8,479 | Boca Raton, FL |
| Weinstein for Congress | Ira Weinstein | $8,025 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Carlos Gimenez for Congress | Carlos Gimenez | $7,983 | Miami, FL |
| Wendy Schmeling Committee to Elect for US Representative | Wendy June Schmeling | $7,900 | Davenport, FL |
| Committee to Elect Alan Grayson | Alan Grayson | $7,859 | Windermere, FL |
| Mario Diaz-Balart for Congress | Mario Diaz-Balart | $7,725 | Coral Gables, FL |
| Scott Sturgill for Congress 2022 | Scott Sturgill | $7,455 | Lake Monroe, FL |
| Corrine Brown for Congress | Corrine Brown | $7,452 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Bracy for Congress | Randolph Bracy | $7,115 | Windermere, FL |
| Erika Benfield for Congress | Erika Benfield | $6,800 | Lake Mary, FL |
| Millwee for Congress | Robert Millwee | $6,050 | Hollywood, FL |
| Citizens for John Rutherford | John Rutherford | $6,000 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Sheila Cherfilus McCormick for Congress, Inc | Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick | $4,850 | Miramar, FL |
| Anthony Tony Hill for Congress | Anthony Tony Hill | $4,750 | Jacksonville, FL |
| The Committee to Elect Peggy Schiller | Margaret Ann Schiller | $4,441 | Santa Rosa Beach, FL |
| Natalie Jackson for Congress | Natalie Jackson | $4,350 | Orlando, FL |
| Montague for Congress 2020 | Willie Montague | $4,053 | Orlando, FL |
| Luna Lopez for Congress | Leigha Garner-Lopez | $3,073 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| Christy McLaughlin for Congress | Christy Mclaughlin | $2,900 | Boynton Beach, FL |
| Darren Soto for Congress | Darren Soto | $2,795 | Kissimmee, FL |
| Sam Nashagh for Congress | Sam Nashagh | $2,632 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack Achenbach for Congress | Jack Joseph Achenbach | $2,469 | Orlando, FL |
| Dan Franzese for Congress | Daniel John Franzese | $2,227 | Palm Beach, FL |
| Joanne Terry for Congress | Joanne R. Terry | $2,212 | Satellite Beach, FL |
| Jose Castillo for Congress | Jose Alfredo Castillo | $2,055 | Kissimmee, FL |
| Tuan Le | Tuan A. Le | $1,960 | Titusville, FL |
| Jim Pruden for Congress | James L. Pruden | $1,750 | Coconut Creek, FL |
| Christin Powers Campaign | Christin Noel Powers | $1,700 | Tequesta, FL |
| Al Santos for Congress | Al Santos | $1,539 | Casselberry, FL |
| Thuy Lowe for Congress | Thuy Lowe | $1,500 | Orlando, FL |
| BUONGIORNO2022 | Jeffrey D. Buongiorno | $1,500 | Boynton Beach, FL |
| Allen Ellison for Congress Campaign Committee 2022 | Allen Ellison | $1,500 | Sebring, FL |
| Hawk for the People | Danielle Nicole Hawk | $1,346 | Gainesville, FL |
| Friends of Carrie Lawlor Corp | Carrie Lawlor | $1,210 | Lake Worth, FL |
| Jennifer Raybon for Congress | Jennifer Susan Raybon | $1,200 | Clermont, FL |
| Napier for U.S. Congress 2022 | Mark Noah Napier | $1,058 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Swaffar for Congress Corporation• Carla Spalding for Congress• Erick Aguilar Congressional Race Candidate• Scotty Moore for Congress• Bracy for Congress• Anthony Tony Hill for Congress• Jose Castillo for Congress• Brian Rush for U.S. Senate• Tuan Le• Rod Dorilas for Congress• Friends of Carrie Lawlor Corp.• AL Lawson for Congress• Jim Pruden for Congress• Kelli Stargel for Congress• Committee To Elect Alan Grayson• Mario Diaz Balart for Congress• Kat for Congress• Frank Polo 4 Congress• Laura Loomer for Congress Inc.• Anna Paulina Luna for Congress• Marco Rubio for Senate 2016• Maxwell Frost for Congress• Eric Lynn for Congress• Melissa Martz Campaign Account CD 18• Buongiorno2022• Greg Steube Congressional Committee• Erika Benfield for Congress• Sabatini for Congress• Ted Edwards for Congress• Weinstein for Congress• The Mills Victory Fund• Hava Holzhauer for Congress• Salazar for Congress• Thuy Lowe for Congress• Hawk for the People• Al Santos for Congress• Citizens for John Rutherford• Joe Budd for Congress• Judge for Congress• Amanda Makki for Congress• Cohn for Congress 2020• Ken Russell for Florida• Aaron Bean for Congress• Rebekah Jones Campaign• Jerry Torres for Congress• Sheila Cherfilus Mccormick for Congress Inc.• Allen Ellison for Congress Campaign Committee 2022• Friends of Christine Scott• Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress• Friends to Elect Lavern Spicer for Congress• Corrine Brown for Congress• Eddie Geller for Congress• Dan Franzese for Congress• Friends of Matt Gaetz• Jennifer Raybon for Congress• Scott Sturgill for Congress 2022• Luna Lopez for Congress• Michael Waltz for Congress• Holness for Congress• Mast for Congress• Common Sense Voters for Danelle Dodge• Frederica S. Wilson for Congress• Annette Taddeo Victory Fund• Deborah Adeimy for Congress• Robert Asencio for Congress• Darren Soto for Congress• Corinna for the People• Ben Sorensen for Congress• Wendy Schmeling Committee to Elect for Us Representative• Jackie Toledo for Congress• Montague for Congress 2020• Friends of Bill Posey• Carlos Gimenez for Congress• Asensio4congress• Friends of Neal Dunn• Jared Moskowitz for Congress• Mark Lombardo for Congress• The Committee to Elect Peggy Schiller• Wimbish for Congress 2022• Castor for Congress• Natalie Jackson for Congress• Terence Gray for Congress, Inc.• Byron Donalds for Congress• Sam Nashagh for Congress• Vern Buchanan for Congress• Val Demings for Congress• Christy McLaughlin for Congress• Napier for U.S. Congress 2022• Scott Franklin for Congress• Millwee for Congress• Jack Achenbach for Congress• Joanne Terry for Congress• Bilirakis for Congress• Lois Frankel for Congress• Friends of Grimes for Florida• Brady Duke for Congress• Rusty Roberts for Congress• Daniel Webster for Congress• Laurel Lee for Congress Inc.
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