Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Steven Chess

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 23
Filing address
Fort Lauderdale, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
CHESS, STEVEN
Next election
Primary August 23, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the 2022 district highlighted

Florida, District 23

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 23ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2FL22148 · Principal campaign committee: CHESS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$84,295.49
Total spent$84,295.49
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$75,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through September 19, 2022, 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: $5,760.99Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $76,358.18Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,176.32
  • Individual contributions$5,760.997%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$76,358.1891%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,176.323%

Self-funding: $76,358.18 (91% of money raised): $1,358.18 given and $75,000.00 lent by the candidate. $17,772.75 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 23, 2022 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Steven Chess (R)$84,295.49$0.002022-09-19
Jared Moskowitz (D)$1,752,697.27$82,623.662022-12-31
Ben Sorensen (D)$710,413.62$71,500.942022-11-13
James L. Pruden (R)$230,558.76$0.002022-12-31
Hava Holzhauer (D)$188,327.20$4,998.072022-10-19
Joe Budd (R)$171,383.71$257.092022-12-31
Christine Scott (NPA)$102,751.17$6.032022-11-28
Ira Weinstein (R)$44,301.53$964.832022-12-31
Mark Noah Napier (NPA)$28,535.94$0.002022-12-31
Christy McLaughlin (R)$28,076.00$2,076.712022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DApril 25, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMay 17, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DNovember 2, 2022
  • PoliticoLikely DApril 28, 2022
  • RCPLean DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsLikely DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Likely DOctober 20, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe DSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: CHESS 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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