Florida — 19th congressional district

21 candidates have filed

Everyone below has an active candidate registration with the Federal Election Commission for this seat. That is not the ballot. Most of these names will not survive a primary, ballot access is decided state by state, and people qualify for a ballot without an FEC filing and file with the FEC without ever qualifying.

Some of the registrations below are marked as not yet having reported raising or spending $5,000. That is the threshold at which the FEC calls someone a statutory candidate, and it is about money and nothing else — a campaign announced last month sits below it until its first report is due. It is noted because their money sections are empty for that reason and not because they raised nothing.

The money under each name is receipts into that candidate's own campaign committee for the 2025–2026 cycle, as the FEC reports them. It is not every dollar spent to elect them: leadership PACs, party committees and independent expenditures all sit outside it, and in a contested seat the outside money can exceed everything shown here. Money is not a position. Nobody's place on the Democratic–Republican scale comes from it — that is counted from roll-call votes and nothing else.

• Byron Donalds

  Republican

  Currently holds this seat · first filed 2012-01-19 · FEC filing

  Where their votes land

  Each scale runs between the two parties. The left end is the side most Democrats took on a set of hand-picked roll-call votes, the right end the side most Republicans took, and Byron Donalds's marker sits at the share of those votes they cast on the Republican side. Votes that most of both parties agreed on are left out, because they cannot show which side anyone was on.

  Overall

  average of 7 values

  Democratic side100 · Voted with Republicans almost every timeRepublican side

  • Average House Democrat: 2
  • Average House Republican: 98

  0 is the Democratic side of every party-split vote and 100 the Republican side of every one. This is the average of the 7 value positions below that rest on 4 or more votes, each counted once however many votes stand behind it; 3 values below have fewer than 4 votes and are drawn but not counted in it, and 2 values have no votes from Byron Donalds at all.

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  • Clean air, water and public land

    9 of 9 votes
    Stronger limits on pollution and development9 of 9 with RepublicansFewer federal restrictions on land and industry

  • War powers

    9 of 9 votes
    Requiring Congress to authorise military force9 of 9 with RepublicansLeaving the deployment decision with the President

  • Climate and clean energy

    6 of 6 votes
    Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions faster6 of 6 with RepublicansCheaper energy now and fewer federal mandates

  • Civil rights and discrimination

    5 of 5 votes
    Broader federal anti-discrimination protection5 of 5 with RepublicansNarrower federal rules, more left to states

  • Consumer financial protection

    4 of 4 votes
    Stronger federal protection for borrowers4 of 4 with RepublicansLighter regulation of banks and lenders

  • Guns

    4 of 4 votes
    Tighter limits on firearms4 of 4 with RepublicansFewer restrictions on lawful gun owners

  • Immigration

    4 of 4 votes
    More legal protection and processing capacity4 of 4 with RepublicansStricter enforcement and less federal benefit access

  • Reproductive health care

    3 of 3 votes
    Protecting access to abortion, contraception and IVF3 of 3 with RepublicansRestricting abortion and the funding behind it

    Only 3 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Workers, wages and care

    3 of 3 votes
    Stronger bargaining rights and higher wage floors3 of 3 with RepublicansMore employer flexibility and lower labour costs

    Only 3 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Voting and elections

    2 of 2 votes
    Wider access to the ballot2 of 2 with RepublicansTighter eligibility and identity checks

    Only 2 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

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  Positions count only the votes this person cast, so two people can be placed on different numbers of votes — the count beside each value says how many. How the votes were chosen, and how each party's side is counted.

  $738k raised by Byron Donalds's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors43.8%$324k
  • Large individual donors28.4%$210k
  • PACs7.7%$57k
  • Transfers in10.6%$79k
  • Other and unclassified9.4%$69k

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• Howard Lee Sapp

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-02-26 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Howard Lee Sapp has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $54k raised by Howard Lee Sapp's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors13.7%$7k
  • Large individual donors56.7%$30k
  • Self-funded29.3%$16k
  • Other and unclassified0.3%$152

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• Jared Martin Kane

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-11-21 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Jared Martin Kane has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Robert M. Neeld Jr.

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2004-02-11 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Robert M. Neeld Jr. has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $15k raised by Robert M. Neeld Jr.'s campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Self-funded100.0%$15k

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  Where their money came from

• Victor M. Arias

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-01-16 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Victor M. Arias has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $45k raised by Victor M. Arias's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors6.8%$3k
  • Large individual donors25.9%$12k
  • Self-funded67.2%$31k

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• Seth Haskin

  No Party Affiliation

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-05-12 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Seth Haskin has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $8k raised by Seth Haskin's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Self-funded100.0%$8k

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• Catalina Lauf

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-10-01 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Catalina Lauf has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $1.7M raised by Catalina Lauf's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors50.5%$845k
  • Large individual donors43.4%$726k
  • PACs1.0%$18k
  • Transfers in4.5%$76k
  • Other and unclassified0.5%$9k

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• Chris Collins

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-01-12 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Chris Collins has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $3.4M raised by Chris Collins's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Self-funded100.0%$3.4M

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• Dylan Modarelli

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-05-28 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Dylan Modarelli has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Gregory Bukowski

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-05-25 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Gregory Bukowski has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $21k raised by Gregory Bukowski's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors6.2%$1k
  • Large individual donors23.4%$5k
  • Self-funded70.4%$15k

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• James Oberweis

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-03-05 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. James Oberweis has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $5.3M raised by James Oberweis's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors0.4%$19k
  • Large individual donors5.5%$294k
  • PACs0.2%$10k
  • Self-funded92.0%$4.9M
  • Transfers in<0.1%$2k
  • Other and unclassified1.9%$99k

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• Jim Schwartzel

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-04-09 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Jim Schwartzel has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $2.1M raised by Jim Schwartzel's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors0.3%$6k
  • Large individual donors48.2%$995k
  • PACs0.5%$10k
  • Self-funded50.8%$1.1M
  • Other and unclassified0.3%$5k

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• John Robert Fratto

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2024-02-23 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. John Robert Fratto has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• John Strand

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-10-29 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. John Strand has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $135k raised by John Strand's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors17.1%$23k
  • Large individual donors63.5%$86k
  • PACs2.6%$4k
  • Self-funded16.7%$23k

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• Linda J. Sawyer

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-03-10 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Linda J. Sawyer has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $12k raised by Linda J. Sawyer's campaign through September 1, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Large individual donors8.7%$1k
  • Self-funded91.3%$11k

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• Louis Shenker

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-01-12 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Louis Shenker has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Madison Cawthorn

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-10-01 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Madison Cawthorn has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $875k raised by Madison Cawthorn's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.0%$8k
  • Large individual donors6.0%$52k
  • Self-funded91.5%$800k
  • Other and unclassified1.6%$14k

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• Mike Pedersen

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-05-06 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Mike Pedersen has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $75k raised by Mike Pedersen's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors15.5%$12k
  • Large individual donors71.2%$53k
  • Self-funded13.4%$10k

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• Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-08-27 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $392k raised by Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh's campaign through July 29, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.7%$7k
  • Large individual donors34.8%$136k
  • PACs1.9%$8k
  • Self-funded31.7%$124k
  • Transfers in29.4%$115k
  • Other and unclassified0.5%$2k

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• Richard Stephen Youschak III

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-02-06 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Richard Stephen Youschak III has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Stephen W. Elliott

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-12-01 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Stephen W. Elliott has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.