Democrat · Florida
David Jolly
Former U.S. representative from the Tampa Bay area and the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Committees and campaign accounts
Each account is a separate legal entity with its own records. Their totals are not added together.
Political committee · FloridaFlorida 2026$9.4MContributions received, April 23, 2025 – Oct. 2, 2026, per Division of Elections records. Political committee. WUSF describes it as backing him; its state registration lists no affiliated candidate. Its treasurer is also his campaign treasurer.Contributors, sizes, states and every row →
Candidate account · Florida · Governor 2026David Jolly campaign account, governor 2026$11.1MMonetary contributions, June 4, 2025 – Oct. 9, 2026, in 165,296 filed rows. Also $447,951 in in-kind contributions. Expenditures not yet pulled. His own candidate account (Division of Elections account 89243). Florida limits contributions to a statewide candidate to $3,000 per election.Florida Division of Elections, Campaign Finance Activity for candidate account 89243; totals match the state's All Dates row. Candidate record; retrieved Oct. 16, 2026.
| Account | Type | Period | Money in | Money out | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida 2026 | State political committee | April 23, 2025 – Oct. 2, 2026 | $9,360,532 in contributions | Not yet pulled | FL Division of Elections |
| David Jolly campaign account, governor 2026 | State candidate account | June 4, 2025 – Oct. 9, 2026 | $11,112,194 monetary + $447,951 in-kind | Not yet pulled | FL Division of Elections |
No total row: these accounts have different periods and reporting rules, and money can move between them, so adding them could count some money twice.
Offices and candidacies
- 2014–2017 Served as a Republican member of the U.S. House from the Tampa Bay area. He left the Republican Party in 2018, was unaffiliated until 2025, then registered as a Democrat. (WLRN, “David Jolly wins Democratic nomination for governor, will face Republican Byron Donalds”, Aug. 18, 2026)
- June 4, 2025 Filed as a candidate for governor (Division of Elections account 89243). (Florida Division of Elections, “Candidate record, account 89243”, Oct. 16, 2026)
- Aug. 18, 2026 Won the Democratic primary for governor. Republican nominee: Byron Donalds. (WLRN, “David Jolly wins Democratic nomination for governor, will face Republican Byron Donalds”, Aug. 18, 2026)
Record IDs
- FL Division of Elections candidate account (governor, 2026)
- 89243