Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Matt Gaetz
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 1
- Filing address
- Mary Ester, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GAETZ, MATT
- Next election
- Primary August 23, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (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%) |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 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$6,555,602.3297%
- PACs and other committees$10,000.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$161,399.912%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
3 committees reported giving $9,250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CONSTITUTIONAL WARRIORSConnected PAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Matt Gaetz$44,764.40
- Independent expenditures opposing Matt Gaetz$30,996.14
- Company and union communications to members about Matt Gaetz$263.58
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- FLORIDA CONSERVATIVE FUNDSupporting$44,762.00
- OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUNDOpposing$10,598.00
- DEFEAT BY TWEETOpposing$7,439.00
- VOTE LOCAL VOTE BLUEOpposing$6,795.00
- MAD DOG PACOpposing$3,600.00
- REALLY AMERICAN PACOpposing$2,297.00
- THE LINCOLN PROJECTOpposing$250.00
- MEET IN THE MIDDLE FOR AMERICAOpposing$8.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gaetz (R) | $6,727,002.23 | $569,434.95 | 2022-12-31 |
| Rebekah Jones (D) | $980,885.53 | −$541.30 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mark Lombardo (R) | $789,690.00 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Bryan Christopher Jones (R) | $103,213.42 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Margaret Ann Schiller (D) | $43,792.06 | $63.55 | 2022-12-31 |
| Phillip Charles Ehr (D) | $19,032.13 | $5,619.86 | 2021-12-31 |
| Gregory Charles Charles Merk (R) | $11,000.00 | $0.00 | 2022-11-08 |
| Ralph John Mills III (R) | $6,700.00 | $310.91 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Listener Group/The Political Matrix (R) | September 22–26, 2022 | 618 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Matt Gaetz 41% · Rebekah Jones 39% |
| The Listener Group/The Political Matrix (R) | February 25 – March 8, 2022 | 432 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Matt Gaetz 47% · Rebekah Jones 53% |
| The Listener Group/The Political Matrix (R) | October 8–28, 2021 | 532 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Matt Gaetz 42% · Rebekah Jones 34% |
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: 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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