Florida First Initiative

Political Committee · TALLAHASSEE, FL · account 74668

Filings on file from 2018-07-07 to 2026-08-17.

Raised

$1,861,600

from 65 contributors

Paid out

$1,820,779

to 57 recipients

On the registration

Chair and treasurerWilliam S. Jonesnamed on 225 committees
Registered agentRichard E. Coatesnamed on 118 committees

Donors · all cycles on file

Followed past committee-to-committee transfers to whoever originated the money, not whoever wrote the check.

Traced$1.3M · 72%

National pool$72K · 4%

Trail ends$165K · 9%

Long tail$285K · 15%

Money in an account is fungible, so a committee that took $1M and passed on $100K passed on 10% of each of its own sources. That is the claim here, over 10 hops. It is a claim about proportions, not about the route a particular dollar took.

showing the largest 25 of 304, $1,339,526

MINTO COMMUNITIES, LLCorganization · 1 hop away$210,40011.3%
ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT FUND, INC.organization · 1 hop away$105,8515.7%
NEAL PATRICK K.individual · 2 hops away$77,1094.1%
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYorganization · 2 hops away$61,4143.3%
Wayne Weaverindividual · 1 hop away$50,8692.7%
Publix Super Markets, Inc.organization · 2 hops away$48,6172.6%
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATIONorganization · 3 hops away$47,5272.6%
NEUROSPINE PLUS LLCorganization · 1 hop away$40,0002.1%
FARAH & FARAH ATTORNEYS AT LAWorganization · 1 hop away$35,0001.9%
CED STRATEGIES, LLCorganization · 2 hops away$30,2061.6%
LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH, LLPorganization · 1 hop away$25,2471.4%
LIGORI & LIGORI P.Aorganization · 1 hop away$25,0001.3%
GOLDENFARB CRAIG M.individual · 1 hop away$25,0001.3%
LIGORI CHRISTOPHERindividual · 1 hop away$25,0001.3%
CHIUMENTO LAWorganization · 1 hop away$23,1421.2%
GUSTAFSON JR JAMES Windividual · 1 hop away$20,0001.1%
PHILLIPS AND JORDAN, INCORPORATEDorganization · 2 hops away$16,0490.9%
FLEET CAPITAL GROUP INCorganization · 1 hop away$15,0000.8%
HERITAGE MGA LLCorganization · 2 hops away$14,1620.8%
SPINE SPECIALISTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA LLCorganization · 1 hop away$12,5000.7%
FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATIONorganization · 2 hops away$12,2000.7%
MICHLES & BOOTH P.Aorganization · 1 hop away$12,0000.6%
PARC Grouporganization · 1 hop away$11,3240.6%
Edwards and Ragatz PAorganization · 1 hop away$10,1930.5%
GORDON & PARTNERS, P.A.organization · 1 hop away$10,1190.5%

Entered Florida through a national pool

Republican State Leadership Committee$65,317

Raised nationally and spent across many states. Its own funders are below, as shares of its money — not of Florida First Initiative. The two cannot be multiplied together, because no filing says which share of this pool came to Florida.

Unitemized contributions (EIN 050532524)$20M33.5%
Republican Party of Florida$3.0M5.1%
THE FUND$1.2M2.0%
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND RELATED ENTITIES$1.1M1.9%
Friends of Jim Boyd$1.0M1.7%
First Principles$1.0M1.7%
Florida Future Fund

Entered Florida through a national pool

FRIENDS OF MIKE H$6,037

Entered Florida through a national pool

Fraternal Order of Police Jack$560

Florida Business Leadership$4K100.0%

Entered Florida through a national pool

ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC./ENTERPRISE MOBILITY PAC$248

Trail ends here

These committees paid in, and nothing on file says where they got it.

showing the largest 10 of 47, $164,825

Florida Accountability Fund$96K
GROW FLORIDA$30K
Build Something That Lasts$7K
Restore The Trust$5K
Voice of Florida Business$4K
W CENTRAL FLA CHAMBER ALLIANCE$3K
Vote Differently$2K
NW FLA CHAMBER ALLIANCE$2K
Florida Hospital Association PC$1K
UNITED HEALTH GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1K

Following the money…

Payments out · all cycles on file

Everyone this committee paid, largest first. Mail vendors, consultants and transfers to other committees all appear here.

showing the largest 25 of 51, $1,820,779

$100 of that went to another committee on this page, marked below.

Florida ForwardPolitical committee×1$400,000
Florida Taxpayers DefensePolitical committee×2$195,000
McLaughlin Media, Inc.×1$148,820
HUGHES CORPORATE PRINTING×2$127,456
PUBLIC CONCEPTS, LLCMedia/advertising×12$125,896
Freedom First Committee, Inc.Political committee×1$100,000
Serious Conservatives PCPolitical committee×2$76,000
Florida CouragePolitical committee×1$60,000
Sunshine State FirstPolitical committee×1$54,000
Accountability In Government, Inc.Political committee×1$50,000
American Values PACPolitical committee×2$45,000
Florida Citizens for Change, Inc.Political committee×1$40,000
Floridians for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.Political committee×1$40,000
SARASOTA COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPolitical committee×1$39,000
Florida's ValuesPolitical committee×1$30,000
Florida ProsperPolitical committee×1$28,000
DATA TARGETING, INC.Real estate×3$27,490
Vote DifferentlyPolitical committee×1$25,000
Friends of James UthmeierPolitical committee×1$25,000
Friends of Paul RennerPolitical committee×1$25,000
Front Street Consulting×1$24,567
Building Florida's FuturePolitical committee×1$20,000
Friends of Wilton SimpsonPolitical committee×1$15,000
ART AND COPY PARTNERS LLC×1$13,996
SLY SPECTRUM, LLC×1$13,500

Reading the ledger…

Two hops in and out · all cycles on file

This is the graph the PAC Tracker explorer opens on for this committee. It shows who this committee paid or was paid by, and who they paid or were paid by. Each entity brings its 25 largest links each way. Only direct links are drawn, which means both ends went on to move money themselves. Donors who only give are left out, so the chain stays readable. Open the picture to see it full size or to save it.

Florida First Initiative: money in and out, two hops each way

Figures are as filed with the Florida Division of Elections and the county supervisors of elections, and may be amended.