Florida Taxpayers Defense

Political Committee · TALLAHASSEE, FL · account 64313

Filings on file from 2017-01-03 to 2026-08-17.

Raised

$2,349,201

from 40 contributors

Paid out

$2,328,691

to 105 recipients

On the registration

Chair and treasurerWilliam S. Jonesnamed on 225 committees

Donors · all cycles on file

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

Traced$1.4M · 60%

National pool$158K · 7%

Trail ends$306K · 13%

Long tail$487K · 21%

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 11 hops. It is a claim about proportions, not about the route a particular dollar took.

showing the largest 25 of 627, $1,398,701

TRULIEVE INC.organization · 2 hops away$105,6674.5%
ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT FUND, INC.organization · 1 hop away$85,1383.6%
NEAL PATRICK K.individual · 2 hops away$79,8133.4%
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYorganization · 1 hop away$74,0213.2%
Publix Super Markets, Inc.organization · 3 hops away$41,8201.8%
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATIONorganization · 3 hops away$40,3451.7%
SKBV MGMT, LLCorganization · 2 hops away$30,9381.3%
CED STRATEGIES, LLCorganization · 2 hops away$26,6821.1%
MINTO COMMUNITIES, LLCorganization · 2 hops away$22,4361.0%
FLORIDA CONSUMER AWARENESS FUNDorganization · 1 hop away$18,6860.8%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONSorganization · 2 hops away$17,7130.8%
John D. Baker IIindividual · 2 hops away$17,1950.7%
ABC FAMILY, LLCorganization · 2 hops away$17,1880.7%
Wayne Weaverindividual · 2 hops away$16,9880.7%
VB ACQUISITION, LLCorganization · 2 hops away$15,7590.7%
FIRST COAST ENERGY, LLPorganization · 2 hops away$14,4650.6%
GUNNER/HOUSTON LTDorganization · 2 hops away$13,8630.6%
CHARTRAND GARYindividual · 2 hops away$13,6670.6%
Thomas Petwayindividual · 2 hops away$10,9550.5%
Frederick Sontagindividual · 2 hops away$10,7840.5%
GRIFFIN KENNETH C.individual · 3 hops away$10,7540.5%
PHILLIPS AND JORDAN, INCORPORATEDorganization · 2 hops away$10,6520.5%
FLORIDA BLUEorganization · 2 hops away$10,4530.4%
RBY LLCorganization · 1 hop away$9,6710.4%
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC.organization · 2 hops away$9,6010.4%

Entered Florida through a national pool

Republican State Leadership Committee$153,850

Raised nationally and spent across many states. Its own funders are below, as shares of its money — not of Florida Taxpayers Defense. 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%

Entered Florida through a national pool

Fraternal Order of Police Jack$2,696

Florida Business Leadership$4K100.0%

Entered Florida through a national pool

FRIENDS OF MIKE H$1,072

Entered Florida through a national pool

BYRON DONALDS FOR CONGRESS$590

Trail ends here

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

showing the largest 10 of 64, $305,769

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 95, $2,328,691

Americans For Liberty and Prosperity, Inc.Political committee×1$530,000
Sunshine State RisingPolitical committee×1$410,000
Florida ProsperPolitical committee×1$172,000
RIGHT AIM MEDIA LLCFinancial services×15$168,948
Florida ShiningPolitical committee×4$166,250
RADEY LAW FIRM×11$162,804
DEL CIELO MEDIA LLC×2$100,695
The Responsible Leadership Committee, Inc.Political committee×1$50,000
Florida Coalition for Conservative LeadershipPolitical committee×1$50,000
96 CONSULTING & MARKETING, LLC×1$47,500
RAPID LOOP CONSULTING, LLCLobbying×3$45,689
PUSH DIGITAL, LLCConsulting×3$35,579
DATA TARGETING RESEARCH LLCConsulting×1$35,000
Protect JupiterPolitical committee×1$35,000
Citizens Alliance for Florida's EconomyPolitical committee×2$31,900
First Amendment FundPolitical committee×1$25,000
Florida StrongPolitical committee×1$25,000
Sun Coast AlliancePolitical committee×1$25,000
ELECTIONEERING CONSULTING, INC.Lobbying×1$23,000
Turning Jacksonville BluePolitical committee×1$20,000
LibertatemPolitical committee×1$15,000
DATA TARGETING, INC.Real estate×2$13,375
Accountability In Government, Inc.Political committee×1$12,000
Accountability in GovernmentPolitical committee×1$12,000
Greater Manatee AlliancePolitical committee×1$10,000

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 Taxpayers Defense: 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.