Over the past two weeks, Florida has been flooded with more than $2.5 million in spending from super PAC’s.
As reported by POLITICO, the PAC’s are spending an average of $178,000 a day.Overall, 14 super PAC’s are spending heavily in Florida’s U.S. Senate race and eight congressional races. The groups offer an opportunity for a small number of big money donors to have a large influence on the outcomes of competitive races.
Because the groups are able to start raising and spending money almost overnight, some have not yet to disclose donor information. Those disclosing information only show data through June 30.
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Of the 12 super PAC’s that have reported, 48 donors have given $28 million. Overall, those donors have given an average of 84 percent of all contributions received by those committees. In some cases, one donor is funding the whole operation.
Even though campaigns cannot directly coordinate with super PAC’s it is common for a longtime friend of advisers of a candidate to leader a super PAC.
Here is a breakdown, by race, of super PAC spending in Florida over the past two weeks. Donor information is through June 3o.U.S. SENATE
Super PAC: Floridians for a Strong Middle Class
Top donors: Tom Murphy and his company, Coastal Construction, ($500,000)
Candidate supported: Patrick Murphy
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $441,348Super PAC: Let’s Clean Up Washington
Top donor: Pat Neal ($100,000)
Candidate supported: Carlos Beruff
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $99,194
Super PAC: Club for Growth Action Fund
Candidate supported: Marco Rubio
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $5,103
10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (Orange County)
Super PAC: Independence USA PAC
Top donor: Michael Bloomberg ($5.5 million)
Candidate supported: Val DemingsAmount spent in the past two weeks: $468,938
Super PAC: Women Vote!
Top donors: Hedge fund manager Donald Sussman ($2 million), Bloomberg ($1 million)
Candidate supported: Val Demings
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $30,01318TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (Palm Beach/St. Lucie/Martin counties)
Super PAC: Conservative Congress Now
Top donor: The GEO Group ($50,000)
Candidate supported: Rebecca Negron
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $361,265
Super PAC: Valor Fund
Top donor: Lawrence DeGeorge ($75,000)
Candidate supported: Brian Mast
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $74,209
19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (Lee/Collier counties)
Super PAC: Constitutional Conservatives
Top donors: N/A
Candidates opposed: Dan Bongino, Chauncey Goss
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $121,502
Super PAC: Floridians for Security and Prosperity
Top donors: N/A
Candidate opposed: Francis Rooney
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $17,766
4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (Duval/Nassau/Baker counties)
Super PAC: Conservative Outsider
Top donor: Ring Power Corporation ($25,000)
Candidate opposed: John Rutherford
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $167,486
Super PAC: Conservatives United
Top donors: Ed Burr ($15,000), Robert Cocker and Tom Petway ($10,000 each)
Candidate opposed: Hans Tanzler
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $25,000
9th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (Orange/Polk/Osceola counties)
Super PAC: True Blue Florida
Top donors: Auto Tag Management Group and Dealers Services Network ($10,000 each)
Candidate opposed: Darren Soto
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $47,182
Super PAC: Latino Victory Fund
Top donors: 10 donors at $5,000 each
Candidate supported: Darren Soto
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $79,161
Super PAC: Women Vote!
Top donors: Hedge fund manager Donald Sussman ($2 million), Bloomberg ($1 million)
Candidate supported/opposed: Susannah Randolph/Darren Soto
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $101,805
Super PAC: Common Sense Leadership for America
Top donors: John and Laura Arnold ($185,000)
Candidate supported/opposed: Darren Soto/Susannah Randolph, Dena Grayson
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $167,291
2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (North Florida)
Super PAC: Club for Growth Action Fund
Top donors: Richard Uihlein ($3.2 million), Jackson Stephens ($3.1 million), Warren Stephens ($3 million)
Candidate supported/opposed: Mary Thomas/Neal Dunn
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $28,894 (nearly $300,000 total on the race)
Super PAC: North Florida Neighbors (committee also heavily involved in the 1st Congressional District)
Top donors: Economic Freedom Foundation ($379,008); Harness Oil and Gas ($100,000)
Candidate supported/opposed: Neal Dunn/Mary Thomas
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $35,713
23RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (Broward/Miami-Dade counties)
Super PAC: Patriot Majority PAC
Top donors: IUOE Local No. 132, IUOE Political Education Committee ($10,000 each)
Candidate supported: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $220,867
26TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (Miami-Dade/Monroe counties)
Super PAC: Women Vote!
Top donors: Hedge fund manager Donald Sussman ($2 million), Bloomberg ($1 million)
Candidate supported: Annette Taddeo
Amount spent in the past two weeks: $34,601
