2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Vernon Buchanan?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Vern Buchanan
In the U.S. House (FL-16) since 2007 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 1 committee: Ways and Means · 2 subcommittees
- 181 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6FL13148) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $890K
- Spent
- $1.0M
- Cash on hand
- $936K
- Individuals 33% $296K
- PACs & other committees 66% $589K
- Other receipts 0.6% $5,120
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $42K moved between the candidate's own committees.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $9,000
- NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $6,000
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $5,000
- FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives
54% from Florida · 46% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
67% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $97K
- Virginia $31K
- District of Columbia $15K
- Utah $5,141
- Alabama $3,500
- Georgia $3,500
- Indiana $3,500
- Missouri $3,500
Top employers named by donors
- MCIVER CLINIC $7,500
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $210K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Itemized gifts dated Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026, net of refunds (217 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Vernon Buchanan.
Where it went.
Where the money went $713K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $713K 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 Jun 18, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 12% $87K
- Consultants & strategy 7% $49K
- Staff & payroll 6% $43K
- Fundraising & processing fees 38% $273K
- Polling, research & data 1% $8,095
- Travel, meals & events 7% $52K
- Office, technology & overhead 21% $151K
- Legal & compliance 2% $11K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $500
- Other or unclassified 6% $40K
Largest payees
- RED RIVER CO, LLC $215K
- FIFTH THIRD BANK $72K
- 1099 MANAGEMENT CO., LLC $55K
- CT JENSEN $39K
- CONVERGENCE MEDIA $38K
Paid to individuals: $38K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 9, 2025 to Jun 18, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (331 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.
- Sydney GrutersRepublican · $1.6M raised · $1.6M outside
- Kelly KirschnerDemocrat · $876K raised · $10 outside
- Tamika LylesDemocrat · $122K raised
- Jonathan HarrisDemocrat · $86K raised
- Mark DavisNo party · $67K raised
- Jan SchneiderDemocrat · $62K raised
- Glenn Keith PearsonDemocrat · $51K raised
- Edward Peter PopeRepublican · $49K raised
- Jason Edward SpeirRepublican · $45K raised · $860K outside
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.