Florida Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $17.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Wilton Simpson has raised more than any other Republican.
Simpson is the representative for Florida State Senate District 10 and is running for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services in 2022. Simpson raised $9.0 million and spent $2.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Florida Department of State reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Simpson.
Wilton Simpson’s Top 10 Donors, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $9.0 million in reported donations, $2.5 million came from these 10 donors:
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $1,022,488 | Jobs for Florida | ENTITY |
| $458,000 | Associated Industries of Florida PAC | ENTITY |
| $200,000 | Republican State Leadership Committee | ENTITY |
| $171,000 | Florida Chamber of Commerce PAC | ENTITY |
| $120,000 | Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee | ENTITY |
| $118,000 | Florida Jobs PAC | ENTITY |
| $114,585 | Phillips and Jordan Inc | ENTITY |
| $110,000 | Nextera Energy Capital Holdings Inc | ENTITY |
| $103,000 | John D Rood | INDIVIDUAL |
| $100,000 | Citizens Against Wasteful Spending PC | ENTITY |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Florida PACs submitted to the Florida Department of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Wilton Simpson’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Q4 Data (2021 M12) | 1/10/2022 |
| 2022 M3 | 4/11/2022 |
| 2022 Primary 2 | 7/8/2022 |
| 2022 Primary 5 | 8/5/2022 |
| 2022 General 1 | 9/2/2022 |
| 2022 General 3 | 9/30/2022 |
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