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Who funds Oliver G. Gilbert III?

Florida U.S. House District 24DemocratFiled for an open seatFEC H6FL24095
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The money.

Oliver G. Gilbert IIIFEC filing: Oliver G. Gilbert III · H6FL24095 ↗
Raised
$1.5M
Spent
$1.0M
Cash on hand
$427K
  • Individuals 91% $1.3M
  • PACs & other committees 9% $130K

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

Outside groups: $664K supporting · $2.3M opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. AMERICAN MADE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERICAN MADE PAC)Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $664K

Biggest spenders opposing

  1. PROTECT PROGRESSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $2.1M
  2. SD 2026Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $164K
  3. GOOD GROWTHSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $83K
  4. FLORIDA'S VOICE PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $5,000

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors $5,000
  3. NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate PAC · Nextera Energy, Inc $5,000
  4. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONUnion PAC · International Longshoremen'S Association $5,000
  5. CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)Corporate PAC · Holland America Line Inc. $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives $1.3M from individuals

1% in small-dollar gifts

$14K of $1.3M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

The itemized gifts below add up to $780K of the $1.3M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026 for this campaign.

93% from Florida · 7% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

Top states

  1. Florida $722K
  2. Illinois $38K
  3. Georgia $8,500
  4. Virginia $8,000
  5. Massachusetts $1,500
  6. Colorado $1,000
  7. Connecticut $1,000
  8. District of Columbia $500

Top employers named by donors

  1. LSN PARTNERS $13K
  2. TAMIAMI MANAGEMENT $11K
  3. MIAMI DADE COUNTY $9,550
  4. WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN $7,000
  5. CITY OF NORTH MIAMI $5,000
  6. EAC CONSULTING INC $5,000
  7. BILZIN SUMBERG $4,500
  8. GUNSTER YOAKLEY & STEWART PA $4,500
  9. GREENBERG TRAURIG $4,000
  10. BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ LARKIN $3,500

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $138K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $576K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 15, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (376 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗

From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Outside money in the final weeks.

Outside spending including late reports: $806K for / $2.3M against · $0 in the final two weeks

That is $143K more than the $3.0M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.

$247K of the $3.2M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.

What it bought, per the late reports

  • TV, radio & streaming TV 5% $170K
  • Digital ads 9% $283K
  • Ads, medium not stated 64% $2.0M
  • Mail, print & signs 14% $451K
  • Phones & texts 1% $35K
  • Canvassing & field 6% $189K
  • Ad production 0.7% $23K

Largest late spenders for

  1. AMERICAN MADE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERICAN MADE PAC) $887K

Largest late spenders against

  1. PROTECT PROGRESS $2.1M
  2. SD 2026 $164K
  3. GOOD GROWTH $83K
  4. FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $5,000

Latest dissemination on these reports: August 15, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (52 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Where it went.

Where the money went $583K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $583K of the $1.0M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 76% $444K
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $28K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 8% $46K
  • Polling, research & data 8% $48K
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.3% $2,000
  • Legal & compliance 3% $16K

Largest payees

  1. MDW COMMUNICATIONS $486K
  2. ANEDOT INC $24K
  3. SOMOS STRATEGIES LLC $20K
  4. POLLARA CONSULTING GROUP INC $13K
  5. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE $10K

Paid to individuals: $13K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated May 31, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (47 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Others who filed for this seat.

Questions worth asking.

Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.