Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Scott Franklin
- Office
- U.S. representative for Florida’s 18th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Lakeland, FL
- Born
- 1964
- In Congress
- House since 2021 · 5 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- FRANKLIN, SCOTT MR.
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 18
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0FL15104 · Principal campaign committee: SCOTT FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Florida District 18 | $1,026,403.99 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Florida District 18 | $815,897.15 | Won the general election (65.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Florida District 18 | $1,111,918.47 | Won the general election (6.5%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Florida District 15 | $1,665,297.83 | Won the general election (55.38%) |
Total raised$1,665,297.83
Total spent$1,639,816.94
Cash on hand$25,480.89
Debts owed by the campaign$464,255.57
Loans from the candidate$550,000.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$748,197.8345%
- PACs and other committees$362,100.0022%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$550,000.0033%
Self-funding: $550,000.00 (33% of money raised): $0.00 given and $550,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Vice Chair
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Environment Chair
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
139 committees reported giving $353,100.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- WITH HONOR PACPAC$10,000.00
- THE MOSAIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MOSAICPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,600.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,Connected PAC$5,000.00
- WERNER ENTERPRISES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLOOMIN' BRANDS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
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- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FLORIDA FREEDOM COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- RURAL AMERICA COUNTS PAC (RAC PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- POLICE ACTION FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL POLITCAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WESTFIELD FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- RECLAIM AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BELIEVE IN LIFE LIBERTY YOURSELF (BILLY PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- NOOGA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SHOW-ME POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MAVERICK PAC USAHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLAINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PEACH PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LIZ CHENEY FOR WYOMINGCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TED BUDD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- STAR PACPAC$2,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR LEGISLATING EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GUY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOWLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SPIRIT OF '76 PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- THE DOCTORS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (DOCPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOODPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- TECO ENERGY INC EMPLOYEES' PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$1,000.00
- MCLANE COMPANY, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA FRUIT & VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEW PACPAC$1,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- KEYSTONE ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- CITIZENS TO ELECT PHIL ROE TO CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORGPAC$1,000.00
- MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. PAC (MMCPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND A/K/A TIM W FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$1,000.00
- GIVING US SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUILDING AND RESTORING THE AMERICAN DREAM FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DAVID PAC DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DCLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC-BACON PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RE-JOYCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CLYDE FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- MAJORITY IN CONGRESS PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- WILLIAM TIMMONS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Scott Franklin$705,758.15
- Independent expenditures opposing Scott Franklin$293,579.21
- Company and union communications to members about Scott Franklin$1,184.26
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION)Supporting$260,482.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONOpposing$215,023.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDSupporting$166,301.00
- WITH HONOR FUND, INC.Supporting$115,428.00
- WINGMAN PACSupporting$90,570.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$72,554.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACSupporting$50,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDSupporting$6,941.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$6,598.00
- WORKING AMERICAOpposing$6,000.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$5,326.00
- KEEP FLORIDA REDSupporting$4,000.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 15, 2020 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Franklin (R) | $1,665,297.83 | $25,480.89 | 2020-12-31 |
| Alan Cohn (D) | $2,353,501.24 | $32,856.21 | 2020-12-31 |
| Vincent Ross Spano (R) | $1,130,466.71 | $23,721.86 | 2020-12-31 |
| Adam Roger Hattersley (D) | $743,209.55 | $588.59 | 2020-12-31 |
| Andrew Learned (D) | $52,025.00 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Jesse Philippe (D) | $20,647.65 | $0.00 | 2020-08-18 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D) | October 22–24, 2020 | 530 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Scott Franklin 46% · Alan Cohn 44% |
| St. Pete Polls | October 15, 2020 | 943 (LV) | ± 3.2% | Scott Franklin 49% · Alan Cohn 41% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | September 30 – October 4, 2020 | 390 (LV) | ± 5% | Scott Franklin 42% · Alan Cohn 39% |
| GQR Research (D) | September 4–6, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Scott Franklin 49% · Alan Cohn 42% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | September 30 – October 4, 2020 | 390 (LV) | ± 5% | Generic Republican 49% · Generic Democrat 44% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SCOTT FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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