Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Leela J Gray
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 13
- Filing address
- St Petersburg, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GRAY, LEELA J
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 13
FEC candidate ID H6FL13312 · Principal campaign committee: LEELA J GRAY FOR CONGRESS INC
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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$2,469,263.5285%
- PACs and other committees$307,834.0511%
- Party committees$322.030%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$7,115.200%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$126,646.554%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,483.540%
Self-funding: $7,115.20 (0% of money raised): $115.20 given and $7,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$433,782.6932%
- Contributions over $200$913,585.3268%
- Itemized from inside Florida$659,648.5070%
- Itemized from other states$282,476.5730%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $61,700.00 · Massachusetts $35,150.00 · California $29,525.00 · Maryland $25,500.00 · Texas $23,025.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
38 committees reported giving $115,550.00 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.
- EMILYS LISTConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CROSSPARTISAN PAC IPAC$10,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOMS FED UPConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MITTEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION FOR GOOD PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BEN DIAMOND FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- HARVEST PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Show all 38 committees
- GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GOLD PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- ATHENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HOULAPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BACK THE BOLDPAC$1,000.00
- NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CALL TO SERVELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- UPLIFT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT EVERY DEMOCRAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREEN ON TOP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Leela J Gray$66,188.63
- Independent expenditures opposing Leela J Gray$200,000.00
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.
- FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$1,348.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 13, 2026 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leela J Gray (D) | $2,917,664.89 | $656,422.77 | 2026-10-14 |
| Anna Paulina Luna (R) | $4,351,791.83 | $746,955.17 | 2026-10-14 |
| Earle Ford (D) | $689,951.44 | −$10,737.84 | 2026-09-30 |
| Timothy Brandt Robinson (D) | $111,373.69 | $7,619.79 | 2026-09-30 |
| Tony C D'Arrigo (I) | $28,180.90 | $25,680.90 | 2026-06-30 |
| John William Liccione (D) | $16,695.25 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Reginald Paros (D) | $15,863.96 | $0.00 | 2025-12-31 |
| Karla Kemp (D) | $10,638.58 | $706.61 | 2026-09-30 |
| John T Fay (D) | $3,729.67 | −$266.50 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 14–15, 2026 | 603 (LV) | – | Anna Paulina Luna 46% · Leela Gray 47% |
| Hart Research Associates (D) | August 25–27, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Anna Paulina Luna 46% · Leela Gray 51% |
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) | August 4–6, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Anna Paulina Luna 49% · Leela Gray 41% |
| GQR (D) | August 4–6, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.38% | Anna Paulina Luna 47% · Leela Gray 44% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | May 19–20, 2026 | 616 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Anna Paulina Luna 41% · Leela Gray 39% |
| Hart Research Associates (D) | August 25–27, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Generic Republican 44% · Generic Democrat 49% |
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: LEELA J GRAY FOR CONGRESS INC.
- 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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