Southwest Florida Campaign Finance Cheat Sheet

2020 General Election

WINK News Investigative Reporter Lauren Sweeney compiled this information

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – FLORIDA DISTRICT 19

Information updated through 10/20/2020

Find all campaign reports here: https://www.fec.gov/data/

Total Contributors of District 19 Contributions to date interest Amount

Candidate Byron Donalds (REP) $2,138,774.51 WINRed PAC 668,688 Club For Growth Action 63,843 US Sugar PAC 5,000 Crystal Sugar PAC 5,000 Mosaic Corp PAC 1,000

Total Contributions of Contributions to date interest Candidate Cindy Banyai (DEM) 167,395.78 ACT BLUE 75,000

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – FLORIDA DISTRICT 17

Information updated through 9/30/2020

Find all campaign reports here: https://www.fec.gov/data/

Total Candidate Contributions Expenditures of interest Greg Stuebe Several "primary campaign committee" meals expensed for (REP) 486,944.47 upwards of $800 in Washington, DC

Total Candidate Contributions Allen Ellison 33,902.98 (DEM)

Information updated through 9/30/2020

Find all campaign reports here: https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance/campaign- finance-database/

District 27 Total Raised Rachel Brown (DEM) 10,619.40 Ray Rodrigues (REP) 674,370.55

District 23 Joe Grueters (DEM) 229,604.75 Katherine Norman (REP) 8,791.07

FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Information updated through 10/28/2020

Find all campaign reports here: https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance/campaign- finance-database/

Total Raised District 75 Michael Grant (REP) 115,791.24 David Jones (DEM) 27,334.55

District 76 Adam Botana (REP) 284,207.17 Anselm Weber (DEM) 7,104.41

District 77 Mike Giallombardo (REP) 225,992.20 Joshua Lopez (DEM) 10,973.15

District 78

Jenna Persons (REP) 250,812.10 Shawn Williams (DEM) 19,176.07

District 79 Spencer Roach (REP) 223,542.72 Danika Fornear (REP) 5,877.66

District 80 (REP) 189,714.91 Laura Novosad (DEM) 15,269.52

LEE COUNTY SHERIFF

Information updated through 10/28/2020

Find all campaign reports here: https://www.lee.vote/Campaign-Reports/Campaign-Finance-Reports

Carmine Marceno Total Total (REP) Contributions Expenditures Contributions of Interest 583,720 502,863 George W Bush 1,000

1300 unique contributions Local businesses, other elected officias, law firms, law enforcement officers

Michael "Coach Ray" Ray (NPA) 28,477 19,612 Self-Funded Contributions 27,851

Robert M Neeld (DEM) 10,101

FORT MYERS MAYOR’S RACE

Find all campaign reports here: https://www.cityftmyers.com/1519/Municipal-Elections

Total Raised as of 9/25/2020

Jacquelyn McMiller: $43,263

Kevin Anderson: $121,440

Contributions of Interest

Jacquelyn McMiller Donor Amount Contributions of Interest Roger Lolly 500

Florida Democratic Party 2,500 Progressive Club of the Islands 1,000 Democratic Womens Club 150 Jim Nathan (Former Lee Health CEO) 250 Melissa Sherman (public defender) 1,000 Sammy Watkins (NFL player) 1,000 Tala Watkins (Sammy Watkins wife) 1,000 Democratic Women’s Club 70

Kevin Anderson Donor Amount

Contributions of interest Bruce Strayhorn (Fort Myers Attorney) 1,000 Forrest Banks & Wife (council member) 300 Heather Fitzenhagen (Former State Senator) 250 Ronald Inge (Developer) 1,000 Forrest Banks (Former council member) 200 Ken Wilkinson (retired Property appraiser) 100 Wilbur Smith LLC 1,000 Sawyer Smith (Fort Myers Attorney) 1,000 78 political committee 1,000 Lee Building Industry 1,000

All Lee County election reports can be found here:

https://www.lee.vote/Campaign-Reports/Campaign-Finance-Reports

All Collier County Election reports can be found here: https://www.colliervotes.com/Candidates/Candidate-Committee-Party-Reports

All Charlotte County Election reports can be found here: https://www.charlottevotes.com/Financial- Reports/Search-Financial-Reports

All Florida election reports can be found here: https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates- committees/campaign-finance/campaign-finance-database/

All Federal election reports can be found here: https://www.fec.gov/data/

Useful websites for Campaign research:

https://www.opensecrets.org/

http://www.cfinst.org/

https://www.followthemoney.org/