Political ads · 2026 · FL

Florida House District 12 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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Gus Bilirakis (Republican), Kimberly Overman (Democrat) and Branden Scrivener (NPA) are the nominees for Florida's 12th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Gus Bilirakis is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Gus Bilirakis's campaign had raised $2.3 million (through October 14, 2026), Kimberly Overman's campaign $280,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Branden Scrivener's campaign $8,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $441,000 for Gus Bilirakis and $0 against; $12 for Kimberly Overman and $0 against.

Gus Bilirakis (REP, incumbent), Kimberly Overman (DEM), Branden Scrivener (NPA). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Gus Bilirakis (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $2.3M through 2026-10-14 individuals $889K · PACs $1.2M · party $3,500 · from the candidate's other committees $143K · cash on hand $254K
Outside spending: $441K supporting Bilirakis · latest reported 2026-10-20
Largest outside spenders: AFFORDABLE FLORIDA — $406K supporting Bilirakis Largest donors: COOL MASTER PRO LLC $100K (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Joseph C White $100K (25%), Retired SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM — $35K supporting Bilirakis Largest donors: COMMONSENSE POLICY IN ACTION $790K (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Konstantin Sokolov $100K (10%), US Investments LLC, Executive

Bundled through PACs: $32K through 3 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $27K from 30 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $5,100 from 8 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

256 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
ABBVIE PAC $3,500
ACCENDRA HEALTH $3,500
ACP SERVICES PAC $3,500
ACRO PAC $10K
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN PAC (ADVAMED) $2,500
AGC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AGSH&F CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
AICPA PAC $10K
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS PAC $4,000
ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION PAC $1,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC PAC $1,000
ALSTON BIRD PAC $1,000
ALTICOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTIPAC) $2,500
ALZHEIMER'S IMPACT MOVEMENT PAC $3,000
AMAZON PAC $1,000
AMEREN FED PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC $5,000
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $7,500
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS $1,000
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS - AHIP PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOC. PAC $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS $2,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS PAC $4,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION (ACRA) PAC $5,000
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (RHEUMPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (ACSPA) $2,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC) PAC $5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION $1,000
AMERICAN GRIT PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $4,000
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION (HOTEL PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC (AIPAC) $10K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC (AMPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION $2,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION $5,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSN., INC. PAC $8,000
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PAC (APA PAC) $7,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY (ASCRS) $2,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS INC. PAC $1,000
AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION STAFFING PAC $1,000
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC (AUAPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSN (AVMA) PAC $7,000
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD PAC $6,000
AMGEN PAC $2,000
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $1,500
ARDA ROC-PAC AMERICAN RESPORT AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION $5,000
ARENTFOX CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND $1,000
ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
ASHA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS PAC $500
ASTELLAS US LLC PAC $1,000
ASTRO PAC $2,500
AT&T, INC. FEDERAL PAC $7,500
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AZ PAC - ZENECA INC $2,500
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL PC PAC $1,000
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $1,000
BEST BUY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM PAC $1,000
BIOGEN PAC $3,500
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC PAC $7,500
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION PAC $500
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PAC $1,000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP PAC $5,000
BRAINPAC (AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY) $2,000
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC $1,000
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC (BRETTPAC) $2,500
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. PAC CATPAC $2,500
CENTENE CORPORATION PAC $1,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS PAC $10K
CIGNA PAC $2,500
COALPAC $500
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS PAC (PATH PAC) $1,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $8,000
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOC PAC (CHPA) $1,000
CORE PAC $2,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $1,000
COVESTROPAC $2,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
CURA PAC $4,500
CVS HEALTH PAC $2,000
DAVITA, INC. PAC $2,500
DISNEY PAC TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
DRAFTKINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $6,000
DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC $3,000
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PAC $2,000
EL SUENO AMERICANO $5,000
ELEKTA HOLDINGS US, INC $3,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC $3,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY PAC $2,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA $2,500
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC PAC $2,500
EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC $3,500
EXXONMOBIL PAC $3,500
EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
FAEGRE DRINKER PAC $2,000
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS (FEDPAC) $3,500
FLUOR CORPORATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE $1,000
FOX PAC $1,500
FRELINGHUYSEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY $2,000
GAINWELL HOLDING CORP PAC $3,000
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC $2,500
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $1,000
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A., PAC $2,500
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORP PAC $5,000
HALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH LYMAN EMPLOYEE PAC $10K
HCA, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $5,000
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE HDA PAC $3,500
HILTON WORLDWIDE PC $1,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMM. FOR EFFECTIVE GOVT. $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $8,500
HUMANA PAC $5,000
ICCFA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC.- CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATION PAC $7,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA INC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $1,000
INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION IWLA $1,000
IRON MOUNTAIN INC EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC PAC $2,500
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JOHN DEERE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $8,500
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO PAC $3,500
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP, PAC $5,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $3,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS PAC $10K
LABPAC AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOC $10K
LINCARE HOLDINGS EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $7,500
LIVERAMP COMMITTEE PROMOTING ETHICAL DATA USAGE $2,500
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES' PAC $2,000
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE $4,500
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. $2,500
MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEE FUND $2,000
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
MEDTRONIC INC. PAC $1,000
META PLATFORMS, INC PAC $2,000
METREA MANAGEMENT LLC TEAMMATES PAC $1,200
MINEPAC $500
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $4,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC $3,500
NABIP PAC $1,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMS PHYSICIANS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALER'S ASSOCIATION (NADA) PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS PAC $1,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (NECA) PAC $5,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC (NEM PAC) $7,000
NATIONAL FUEL GAS FEDERAL PAC $1,000
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION'S (BOAT PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC (NSSF PAC)PAC $2,000
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS $1,000
NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOC PAC $1,000
NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION $2,000
NCTAPAC THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH PAC $1,000
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES PAC INC $3,000
NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC PAC $2,500
NEXTERA ENERGY PAC $2,500
NFIB FEDERAL PAC $2,000
NIELSEN PAC $2,000
NOOGA PAC $5,000
NOVARTIS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NOVOCURE PAC $2,000
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
OPHTHPAC $5,000
ORACLE AMERICAN INC PAC $1,000
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PAC $3,500
OTSUKA US PAC $3,500
PATRIOT FUND $1,000
PFIZER, INC. PAC $7,500
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOV'T COMMITTEE $1,000
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC $3,000
POLARIS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM $2,500
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
PRECISION METALFORMING ASSOCIATION $2,000
PRIMERICA INC PAC $1,000
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICA $5,000
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS ASSOCIATES PAC $2,500
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC. PAC $7,500
RAPTOR PAC $6,000
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. PAC $1,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP PAC $2,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
REVVITY PAC $2,500
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION PAC $2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC PAC $5,000
SALEM COMMUNICATIONS CORP PAC $2,500
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $2,500
SAREPTA PAC $2,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PAC $1,000
SELF-INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA,INC PAC $1,000
SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI/PAC) $1,000
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS (SCAI) PAC $10K
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY PAC $2,500
SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PAC (SIRPAC) $2,500
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP PAC $10K
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION $3,500
STERIS EMPLOYEE PAC $1,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC. PAC $3,500
TECO ENERGY, INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
THALES USA, INC. PAC $1,000
THE HOME DEPOT, INC. PAC $5,000
THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS $1,000
THE MOSAIC COMPANY PAC $1,000
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS $6,000
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. PAC $1,000
THIN BLUE LINE PAC $2,000
THOROUGHBRED PAC $2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC $3,500
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE PAC $2,000
U.S. TELECOM ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
ULTRAGENYX PAC $2,500
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA $1,500
US ONCOLOGY INC NETWORK PAC $8,000
US SUGAR CORP. EMP. STOCK OWNERSHIP PAC $10K
USACS PAC $2,500
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC PAC $3,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (VERIZON PAC) $5,000
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC PAC $4,000
VILLAGEMD PAC $2,500
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC $6,000
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
ZIMMER BIOMET PAC ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC PAC $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Kimberly Overman (DEM)

Raised: $280K through 2026-10-14 individuals $265K · PACs $852 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $14K · cash on hand $30K
Outside spending: $12 supporting Overman · latest reported 2026-09-14
Largest outside spenders: EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC. — $12 supporting Overman

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ACTBLUE $852

All filings at the FEC ↗

Branden Scrivener (NPA)

Raised: $8,195 through 2026-10-14 individuals $1,195 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $7,000 · cash on hand $28
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

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