Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Demetries Andrew Cdr Usn Ret Grimes

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 15
Filing address
Winter Haven, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GRIMES, DEMETRIES ANDREW CDR USN RET
Next election
Primary August 23, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the 2022 district highlighted

Florida, District 15

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 15ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H8FL26054 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF GRIMES FOR FLORIDA

Total raised$421,920.23
Total spent$421,920.23
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$135,000.00
Loans from the candidate$165,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $254,721.34PACs and other committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $166,698.89
  • Individual contributions$254,721.3460%
  • PACs and other committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$166,698.8940%

Self-funding: $166,698.89 (40% of money raised): $1,698.89 given and $165,000.00 lent by the candidate. $30,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $500.00 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.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 15, 2022 · 13 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Demetries Andrew Cdr Usn Ret Grimes (R)$421,920.23$0.002022-09-30
Laurel Lee (R)$1,563,092.79$87,240.292022-12-31
Alan Cohn (D)$825,897.45$2,040.512022-12-31
Jackie Toledo (R)$599,075.58$300.292022-12-31
Eddie Geller (D)$554,201.77$7.682022-11-28
Kevin John McGovern (R)$494,083.41$3,038.892022-12-31
Kelli Stargel (R)$360,993.00$0.002022-09-30
Dennis Ross (R)$192,471.00$0.002022-07-31
Gavin Brown (D)$26,646.00$0.002022-10-03
William Vanhorn (D)$22,297.59$3,065.452022-08-03

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RApril 25, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RMay 17, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RApril 27, 2022
  • PoliticoLikely ROctober 18, 2022
  • RCPLikely RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsLikely RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQLean RAugust 29, 2022
  • 538Solid ROctober 19, 2022
  • The EconomistLikely RSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Alvarado Strategies (R)September 19–20, 2022352 (LV)± 5.2%Alan Cohn 34% · Laurel Lee 41%
GQR Research (D)August 24–29, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Alan Cohn 44% · Laurel Lee 47%

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 GRIMES FOR FLORIDA.
  • 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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