Jimmy Patronis
RIncumbentFEC H6FL01390
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Raised this cycle$3.1M
Cash on hand: $507K
All Florida races
2026 race
FL-01 — U.S. House
12 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Jimmy Patronis.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$3.7M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Joel Rudman
RChallengerFEC H4FL01288
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Raised this cycle$126K
Cash on hand: $0
John Frankman
RChallengerFEC H6FL01523
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Raised this cycle$90K
Cash on hand: $85K
Michael Thompson
RChallengerFEC H6FL01275
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Raised this cycle$87K
Cash on hand: $-25,000
Aaron Dimmock
RChallengerFEC H4FL01213
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Raised this cycle$51K
Cash on hand: $205
Douglas Connor Chico
RChallengerFEC H6FL01515
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Raised this cycle$46K
Cash on hand: $27K
Jennifer Gay Valimont
DChallengerFEC H4FL01197
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Raised this cycle$37K
Cash on hand: $24K
Jeff Peacock
RChallengerFEC H6FL01432
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Raised this cycle$29K
Cash on hand: $0
Stephen Broden
IChallengerFEC H6FL01457
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Raised this cycle$20K
Cash on hand: $0
Stephen Edward Broden
IChallengerFEC H6FL01440
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Raised this cycle$20K
Cash on hand: $0
Kevin James Gaffney
RChallengerFEC H6FL01358
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Raised this cycle$14K
Cash on hand: $324
Gregory Charles Merk
RChallengerFEC H0FL01146
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Raised this cycle$13K
Cash on hand: $-4,350
Local signal
Early read on FL-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of Jimmy Patronis over the last 90 days.
0 positive1 neutral0 negative
1 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$3.7M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.7M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Patronis(R)incumbent | $3.1M | — | — | $3.1M |
Joel Rudman(R) | $126K | — | — | $126K |
John Frankman(R) | $90K | — | — | $90K |
Michael Thompson(R) | $87K | — | — | $87K |
Aaron Dimmock(R) | $51K | — | — | $51K |
Douglas Connor Chico(R) | $46K | — | — | $46K |
Jennifer Gay Valimont(D) | $37K | — | — | $37K |
Jeff Peacock(R) | $29K | — | — | $29K |
Stephen Broden(I) | $20K | — | — | $20K |
Stephen Edward Broden(I) | $20K | — | — | $20K |
Kevin James Gaffney(R) | $14K | — | — | $14K |
Gregory Charles Merk(R) | $13K | — | — | $13K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside FL versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Jimmy Patronis(R)81% in-state · $2.3M itemized
$1.9M in-state$423K out-of-state
Stephen Broden(I)0% in-state · $4K itemized
$0 in-state$4K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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