Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Matt Gaetz
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 1
- Filing address
- Fort Walton Beach, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GAETZ, MATT
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 1
FEC candidate ID H6FL01119 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Florida District 1 | $6,772,979.08 | Won the general election (66%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Florida District 1 | $6,727,002.23 | Won the general election (67.9%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Florida District 1 | $6,066,373.26 | Won the general election (64.61%) |
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$5,985,338.7699%
- PACs and other committees$63,050.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$17,984.500%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
31 committees reported giving $79,567.00 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.
- UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,Connected PAC$10,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- KAYLA'S PAC LISTPAC$2,000.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$1,659.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC./SPRINT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
Show all 31 committees
- ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CASTLEPAC LLCConnected PAC$250.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$158.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Matt Gaetz$11,839.96
- Independent expenditures opposing Matt Gaetz$22,222.09
- Company and union communications to members about Matt Gaetz$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.
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INCOpposing$16,225.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$11,839.00
- MAD DOG PACOpposing$2,800.00
- VOTE LOCAL VOTE BLUEOpposing$2,195.00
- DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PACOpposing$1,000.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gaetz (R) | $6,066,373.26 | $1,605,825.86 | 2020-12-31 |
| Phillip Charles Ehr (D) | $2,047,923.27 | $124,648.01 | 2020-12-31 |
| Ralph John Mills III (R) | $27,049.12 | $783.17 | 2020-12-31 |
| Gregory Charles Merk (R) | $20,046.08 | −$593.92 | 2020-12-31 |
| Albert Oram (NPA) | $8,108.00 | $1,038.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| Chase Anderson Andy Romagnano (R) | $50.00 | $72.04 | 2019-04-24 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ.
- 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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