Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Sydney Gruters
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 16
- Filing address
- Beverly, MA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GRUTERS, SYDNEY
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 16
FEC candidate ID H6FL16141 · Principal campaign committee: SYDNEY GRUTERS FOR CONGRESS
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$1,212,438.5675%
- PACs and other committees$351,250.0022%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$7,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$48,174.613%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$25.000%
Self-funding: $7,000.00 (0% of money raised): $7,000.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$5,426.451%
- Contributions over $200$1,042,387.0699%
- Itemized from inside Florida$923,750.7889%
- Itemized from other states$118,714.5811%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $24,360.00 · Virginia $14,714.28. 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
56 committees reported giving $225,000.00 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.
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- HEBREW HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$7,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MAGGIE'S LISTPAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 56 committees
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- LETS GET TO WORK PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WFW ACTION FUND INCHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DOUBLE L PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- CITIZENS FOR CANCER AWARENESS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CUT THE BULL PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- GROWING AMERICA INTO A NEW ERA OF STRENGTH PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LADY WASHINGTON PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JUST ELECT SUPER STARS PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BE AN AMERICAN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOHN STRAND FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Sydney Gruters$1,635,706.88
- Independent expenditures opposing Sydney Gruters$0.00
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.
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Supporting$1,040,907.00
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSupporting$501,743.00
- WFW ACTION FUND INCSupporting$93,051.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 16, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Gruters (R) | $1,618,888.17 | $252,497.06 | 2026-10-14 |
| Vernon Buchanan (R) | $932,898.32 | $936,493.32 | 2026-10-14 |
| Kelly Kirschner (D) | $876,363.29 | $261,139.07 | 2026-10-14 |
| Tamika Lyles (D) | $122,214.63 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jonathan Harris (D) | $85,555.37 | $28,868.14 | 2026-07-29 |
| Mark Davis (NPA) | $66,969.03 | $1,699.42 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jan Schneider (D) | $62,008.17 | $75,074.69 | 2026-09-30 |
| Glenn Keith Pearson (D) | $50,829.93 | −$869.58 | 2026-09-30 |
| Edward Peter Pope (R) | $49,247.80 | $26,783.29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Jason Edward Speir (R) | $44,909.53 | $1,320.44 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 1–2, 2026 | 530 (RV) | ± 4.3% | Sydney Gruters 43% · Kelly Kirschner 39% |
| Sea Polling | August 25–29, 2026 | 400 (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: SYDNEY GRUTERS 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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