Each election year, all eyes focus on the Sunshine State, where Florida voters are always expected to vote in key battleground contests. This cycle was no different, with Floridians deciding races that will shape their state for years to come. In addition to the candidates who place their names on the ballot, political action committees also play a major role in Florida’s elections, backing candidates and measures up and down the ballot. Here is a look at the ten top PACs, ranked by donations received in Florida’s 2020 state-level elections, as of the most recently available data.
Florida Sunshine PC
Florida Committee
$46,000Total Contributions
$71,981Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $36,000.00 | Better Florida Fund Corp. |
| $5,000.00 | Better Florida Fund Corp |
| $5,000.00 | Voice of Florida Business Political Action Committee |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | Florida House Democratic Campaign Committee |
| $12,500.00 | Long Lasting Progress PC |
| $10,000.00 | Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Florida Democratic Party Senate Victory |
| $7,500.00 | Florida State Council of Machinist |
| $5,000.00 | Grow Smart Florida |
| $5,000.00 | Liberated By Democracy |
| $1,000.00 | Robin Bartleman |
| $981.00 | Thomas Howell Ferguson PA |
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Florida, the perennial swing state, is considered one of the top battlegrounds in the nation by both the left and the right. It is perhaps no surprise, given its history for close elections, that a number of political action committees (PACs) have invested heavily in the governance of the Sunshine State. Here are the top 10 PACs spending money on Florida state-level politics during the 2020 election cycle, as of the most recently available data: