Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Jason Edward Speir

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 16
Filing address
Bradenton, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SPEIR, JASON EDWARD
Next election
Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the 2026 district highlighted

Florida, District 16

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 16Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4FL16179 · Principal campaign committee: EDDIE SPEIR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 16$44,909.53Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 16$550,041.33Lost primary
Total raised$44,909.53
Total spent$44,250.33
Cash on hand$1,320.44
Debts owed by the campaign$125,202.05
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $44,848.99Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $60.54
  • Individual contributions$44,848.99100%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$60.540%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$5,529.8112%
  • Contributions over $200$39,319.1888%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$30,287.8377%
  • Itemized from other states$9,302.7123%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$24K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $2.64APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $165.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $57.90JULY QUARTERLY: spent $58.30OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.00YEAR-END: raised $0.00YEAR-END: spent $498.48APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $24,045.64APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $5,334.99JULY QUARTERLY: raised $18,368.35JULY QUARTERLY: spent $18,610.20PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,770.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $6,272.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $665.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $13,311.362025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Jason Edward Speir$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Jason Edward Speir$860,028.82

FEC totals for the 2026 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.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 16, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Jason Edward Speir (R)$44,909.53$1,320.442026-09-30
Sydney Gruters (R)$1,618,888.17$252,497.062026-10-14
Vernon Buchanan (R)$932,898.32$936,493.322026-10-14
Kelly Kirschner (D)$876,363.29$261,139.072026-10-14
Tamika Lyles (D)$122,214.63$0.002026-09-30
Jonathan Harris (D)$85,555.37$28,868.142026-07-29
Mark Davis (NPA)$66,969.03$1,699.422026-10-14
Jan Schneider (D)$62,008.17$75,074.692026-09-30
Glenn Keith Pearson (D)$50,829.93−$869.582026-09-30
Edward Peter Pope (R)$49,247.80$26,783.292026-07-29

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely ROctober 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RMay 4, 2026
  • The EconomistLean RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)October 1–2, 2026530 (RV)± 4.3%Sydney Gruters 43% · Kelly Kirschner 39%
Sea PollingAugust 25–29, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Sydney Gruters 39% · Kelly Kirschner 40%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 22, 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: EDDIE SPEIR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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