Political ads · 2026 · FL

Florida House District 14 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Kathy Castor won · 51.2% to 45.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

78 ads analyzed · 47 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.

The words doing the persuading

Paid for by American Action Network “Kathy Castor voted for higher taxes to funnel cash to taxpayer funded child sex changes and wide open borders. Tell Castor to stop wasting our money.” Loaded Language See this ad →

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Mike Beltran (Republican), Kathy Castor (Democrat) and Brian Lambert (Libertarian) are the nominees for Florida's 14th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Kathy Castor is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Mike Beltran's campaign had raised $2.7 million (through October 14, 2026), Kathy Castor's campaign $4.9 million (through October 14, 2026) and Brian Lambert's campaign $17,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $1.3 million for Mike Beltran and $12.4 million against; $4.1 million for Kathy Castor and $14.8 million against; $84,000 for Brian Lambert and $0 against. Semblen has analyzed 78 ads in this race; 47 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.

Mike Beltran (REP), Kathy Castor (DEM, incumbent), Brian Lambert (LIB). 10 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 78 ads analyzed, 47 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-11-06. 4 ads from other advertisers shown separately below.

Also on every Florida ballot: 3 statewide ballot measures → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

How to vote in Florida

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Registration Register by Mon, Oct 5 (29 days before the election) (passed)Source: dos.fl.gov ↗Source: dos.fl.gov ↗
Early voting in person Sat, Oct 24 to Sat, Oct 31 (Mandatory start date (10th day before). Counties may start as early as Oct 19 (15th day before).) (passed)Source: dos.fl.gov ↗Source: dos.fl.gov ↗
By mail Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Thu, Oct 22 (5 pm on the 12th day before the election. This is the deadline for a ballot to be mailed.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by 7 pm local time on Election Day; the postmark does not count) (passed)Source: dos.fl.gov ↗
Election Day Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time (passed)Source: dos.fl.gov ↗
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Findings

As of 2026-11-06. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
78 · started running between 2026-07-26 and 2026-11-04
With at least one technique
47 of 78 (60%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 25 adsName Calling · 21 adsGlittering Generalities · 14 ads
Reported Meta spend
$130,000–183,210 on all ads, $110,500–152,194 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“funnel cash to taxpayer funded child sex changes” — Loaded Language, paid for by American Action Network · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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Who is running these ads

By sponsor (16)
Paid for byAdsWith at least one techniqueMost common
Castor for Congress1712 of 17 (71%)Loaded Language (8), Name Calling (6), Glittering Generalities (4)
BEA VALENTI FOR CONGRESS107 of 10 (70%)Glittering Generalities (4), Black-and-White Fallacy (2), Transfer (2)
The Fair Cost Project101 of 10 (10%)False Urgency (1), Loaded Language (1)
House Freedom Action99 of 9Appeal to Fear (8), Loaded Language (8), Name Calling (6)
Concerned Citizens of Tampa74 of 7Appeal to Fear (1), Black-and-White Fallacy (1), Card Stacking (1)
LCV VICTORY FUND52 of 5Card Stacking (1), Name Calling (1)
Brian Lambert for Congress42 of 4Glittering Generalities (2), Black-and-White Fallacy (1)
American Grid Institute Action30 of 3
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND22 of 2Loaded Language (2), Name Calling (2), Appeal to Fear (1)
EDF ACTION VOTES22 of 2Name Calling (2), Appeal to Fear (1), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (1)
Freedom Caucus Fund22 of 2Appeal to Prejudice (2), Loaded Language (2), Name Calling (2)
HMP20 of 2
Mike Beltran for Congress22 of 2Loaded Language (2), Appeal to Prejudice (1), Glittering Generalities (1)
American Action Network11 of 1Appeal to Fear (1), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (1), Loaded Language (1)
Food Security and Affordability Initiative11 of 1Flag-Waving (1), Slogans (1)
GRAND OPPORTUNITY USA10 of 1

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60% of the 78 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (47 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 49% of ads.

The words doing the work

The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.

  • MAGA in 7 ads · e.g. “MAGA Mike Beltran”, “MAGA Mike”
  • illegal in 4 ads · e.g. “illegals”, “illegal aliens”
  • radical in 4 ads · e.g. “far-left radical”, “RADICAL TRANS AGENDA”
  • socialist in 4 ads · e.g. “woke, Socialist nightmare”, “Socialist nightmare”
  • trump in 4 ads · e.g. “rubber stamp all of Trump’s disastrous decisions”, “because that’s what Trump wants”
  • border in 3 ads · e.g. “rip our borders wide open”, “rip the borders wide open”
  • communist in 3 ads · e.g. “Islamists and Communists”, “The Socialists, Communists, and Radical Islamists”
  • corruption in 3 ads · e.g. “DC corruption and extreme partisanship”, “pay-for-play politics and corruption”

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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.

Mike Beltran (REP)

Raised
$2.7M through 2026-10-14 individuals $331K · PACs $168K · party $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $2.0M · from the candidate's other committees $199K · cash on hand $1.7M
Outside spending
$12.4M opposing Beltran · $1.3M supporting Beltran · latest reported 2026-11-03
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $8.8M opposing Beltran · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD $93.7M (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid G Hoffman $8.5M (4%), Greylock Partners, Partner; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND $5.0M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Fred Eychaner $5.0M (2%), Retired; UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $4.8M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) EDF ACTION VOTES — $1.8M opposing Beltran · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND $10.7M (75%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Susan Z Mandel $2.5M (18%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; Michael Bills $200K (1%), Bluestem Asset Management, Founder; Barbara Hostetter $100K (1%), Barr Foundation, Chair; Amos Hostetter $100K (1%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $640K supporting Beltran · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: Michael T Rydin $8.8M (76%), Retired, Retired; HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $350K (3%); KOMADA, ANNA $253K (2%); Steven Cowles $205K (2%), Retired, Retired; Steven W Corbett $200K (2%) INVEST IN TOMORROW COALITION PAC — $500K opposing Beltran Largest donors: Chris Larsen $6.0M (87%), Ripple Inc., Executive Chairman; Mark Mccall $200K (3%), Lime Rock NEW Energy, Managing Director; TRAJECTORY ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC $100K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SUMMIT RIDGE ENERGY LLC $100K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) LCV VICTORY FUND — $412K opposing Beltran · 5 ads on this pageLargest donors: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $18.0M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Amos Hostetter $600K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman; DEMOCRACY PAC $500K (2%); Giovanna Randall $375K (2%), Randall Apparel, Designer; Eric Laufer $375K (2%), Laufer Wind Group, Film Producer and 11 more
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Kathy Castor (DEM, incumbent)

Raised
$4.9M through 2026-10-14 individuals $3.1M · PACs $1.4M · party $5,659 · from the candidate's other committees $414K · cash on hand $577K
Outside spending
$14.8M opposing Castor · $4.1M supporting Castor · latest reported 2026-10-31
Largest outside spenders
NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $12.4M opposing Castor LCV VICTORY FUND — $2.5M supporting Castor · 5 ads on this pageLargest donors: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $18.0M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Amos Hostetter $600K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman; DEMOCRACY PAC $500K (2%); Giovanna Randall $375K (2%), Randall Apparel, Designer; Eric Laufer $375K (2%), Laufer Wind Group, Film Producer CLF — $1.5M opposing Castor · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK $64.3M (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Elon Musk $30.0M (12%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO; Timothy Mellon $21.0M (8%), Self-Employed, Investments; Miriam Adelson $10.0M (4%), Adelson Drug Clinic, Physician; Paul E Singer $8.0M (3%), EMC, President PROJECT 218 — $538K supporting Castor Largest donors: DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.9M (50%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Keith Behner $250K (2%), Retired; Amos Hostetter $250K (2%), Retired; James Millstein $250K (2%), Millstein & CO., Consultant; Samuel Walton $250K (2%), Restoration Works, Executive CFFE PAC — $505K supporting Castor Largest donors: PIVOTAL VENTURES $2.0M (56%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); OPPORTUNITY ACTION FUND $750K (21%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PAC $250K (7%); GREEN ADVOCACY PROJECT $250K (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CHILDREN'S EQUITY FUND $100K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) and 14 more
Bundled through PACs
$39K through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $29K from 46 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC EMILYS LIST — $4,800 from 3 gifts SPIKE PAC — $4,500 from 2 gifts NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC
271 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC $2,500
  • A LOVE SUPREME PAC $5,000
  • AAJ PAC $10K
  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
  • AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE $2,500
  • AFLAC PAC $5,000
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. POLITICAL ALLIANCE $2,500
  • AKERMAN LLP PAC $2,000
  • AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) $10K
  • ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAIN PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK S $7,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PAC (AACAP-PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS PAC $7,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC $4,500
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS $2,000
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC $4,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $2,500
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EM $7,500
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCATION PAC $7,000
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $4,000
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $4,000
  • AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $1,000
  • AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
  • AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $2,000
  • AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS $1,500
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
  • ARCHIPAC $5,000
  • ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC $1,000
  • ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) $1,000
  • ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY AFFILIATED PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES INC PAC $2,500
  • AT THE TABLE! $1,000
  • AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
  • AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
  • BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $1,000
  • BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $2,000
  • BEST BUY CO., INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM $1,000
  • BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC $2,500
  • BFB PAC $1,000
  • BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC) $3,000
  • BLUE MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,000
  • BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) $3,500
  • BUILD AMERICA PAC $2,000
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $10K
  • CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $1,000
  • CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC $7,500
  • CAROLINA VICTORY FUND $3,000
  • CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC) $1,000
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
  • CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL $1,000
  • CITIZENS FOR CANCER AWARENESS $1,000
  • CLEAN PAC $5,000
  • CLEARWAY ENERGY GROUP LLC PAC $2,500
  • CMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLEY DRIVE $3,500
  • COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $5,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $2,000
  • COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
  • COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CCA PAC) $1,000
  • COX ENTERPRISES PAC $10K
  • CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CULAC) $5,000
  • CTIA PAC $4,000
  • CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) $2,000
  • CVS HEALTH PAC $6,000
  • DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORK $1,000
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $5,000
  • DEMOCRATIC VALUES $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC) $5,000
  • DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE $5,000
  • DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC. PAC $874
  • DMFI PAC $2,500
  • DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) $5,000
  • DOGGETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC $1,000
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $8,500
  • ELECT EVERY DEMOCRAT PAC $5,000
  • ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,500
  • EMILYS LIST $5,000
  • ENGIE NORTH AMERICA, INC. PAC (ENA PAC) $1,000
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) $5,000
  • ERIC LYNN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • FAEGRE DRINKER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAEGRE DRINKER PAC) $1,000
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $10K
  • FARM TO TABLE PAC $1,000
  • FIGHTING BACK PAC $2,000
  • FOSTERING PROGRESS PAC $2,000
  • FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE II (FOX PAC II) $1,000
  • FRAMATOME INC PAC $1,000
  • FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • GE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS $1,500
  • GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $1,000
  • GOOD FRIENDS PAC $2,000
  • GOOGLE INC. NETPAC $5,000
  • GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • GRIDIRON PAC $2,500
  • GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC) $7,500
  • HCA INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $5,000
  • HILTON WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $5,500
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,500
  • HOPE PAC $1,000
  • HOULAPAC $1,000
  • HOUSE CALL PAC $1,000
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $4,550
  • HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • HUSKY PAC $1,500
  • IHEARTMEDIA, INC. - CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR PAC $10K
  • IHG SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IHG PAC) $1,000
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $5,000
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ITI PAC) $2,000
  • INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
  • INVENERGY LLC PAC $4,850
  • IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES PAC (IMPAC) $2,000
  • JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $10K
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $1,000
  • JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $1,500
  • LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC $5,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $4,050
  • LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $5,000
  • LIFTOFF PAC $2,000
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL A $1,000
  • LOFGREN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MAC PAC $1,000
  • MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
  • MADISON PAC; THE $2,000
  • MAINTAINING INTEGRITY IN OUR NATION PAC $1,000
  • MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $500
  • MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC $2,500
  • MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC $1,000
  • MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $2,000
  • MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) $2,000
  • MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES $1,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PAC (NABH CHAMPIONS PAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS $7,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL $1,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $2,500
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PAC $500
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $1,500
  • NCTA - THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
  • NEMPAC $7,500
  • NEW LEAF ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEW LEAF ENERGY PAC) $1,000
  • NEW VOICE PAC $1,000
  • NEW YORK LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NIRON MAGNETICS PAC $2,500
  • NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $1,000
  • NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC) $1,000
  • NRDC ACTION FUND INC. PAC $1,000
  • NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $10K
  • NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE) $5,000
  • OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PAC $5,000
  • ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PAC $5,000
  • PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
  • PAC OF APPLES $2,000
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
  • PATRIOT PAC $1,000
  • PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') $1,000
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • PFIZER INC. PAC $1,000
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • POET PAC $1,000
  • PREMIER INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND, THE $1,500
  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I $10K
  • PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
  • PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY $2,500
  • PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS ASSOCIATES PAC $2,500
  • PUGET PAC $1,500
  • QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION CO $5,000
  • READY TO FIGHT PAC $1,000
  • REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • RHEUMPAC $2,500
  • S&P GLOBAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC) $1,000
  • SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PAC $1,000
  • SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PAC $2,000
  • SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT INC. PAC $2,000
  • SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION $2,500
  • SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PAC $1,000
  • SES SPACE AND DEFENSE, INC. PAC $3,500
  • SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SHORE PAC $2,500
  • SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC $1,000
  • SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. PAC $5,000
  • SILICORN VALLEY PAC $6,000
  • SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $7,500
  • SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) $6,000
  • SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS PAC $10K
  • SPIKE PAC $1,000
  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS PAC $1,000
  • SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $3,500
  • SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC $5,000
  • SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC $5,000
  • SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • T-MOBILE USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $9,000
  • TAKING THE HILL PAC $2,500
  • TERESA FOR ALL $1,000
  • THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $6,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • THE MOSAIC COMPANY PAC $7,000
  • TOMORROW PAC $1,000
  • TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • TRANSMISSION PAC $1,000
  • TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC $1,000
  • TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' $3,500
  • U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION $5,000
  • UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC $5,000
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP $2,500
  • USACS PAC $2,500
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • VISIONARY PAC $1,000
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $4,000
  • WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
  • WSP USA INC. PAC $4,500
  • Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (LITTLE TECH PAC) $2,000
  • ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Brian Lambert (LIB)

Raised
$17K through 2026-10-14 individuals $12K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,523 · cash on hand $2,477
Outside spending
$84K supporting Lambert · latest reported 2026-11-03
Largest outside spenders
OUR HERITAGE MATTERS — $84K supporting Lambert
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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The ads

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Paid for by American Grid Institute Actionfrom 2026-11-04spend $400–49920,000–24,999 impressions
Sunshine is a Florida advantage. Families should see the benefit in the energy that powers their homes. Help turn that potential into progress. Call Rep. Kathy Castor at 866-823-0361 and tell her to support the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
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Paid for by American Grid Institute Actionfrom 2026-11-04spend $200–29910,000–14,999 impressions
The Sunshine State has energy potential to spare. Let’s put it to work for families who need affordable, reliable power. Call Rep. Kathy Castor at 866-823-0361. Tell her to support the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act and help move energy projects forward.
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Paid for by American Grid Institute Actionfrom 2026-11-04spend $400–49920,000–24,999 impressions
Florida families need relief on their electric bills. Cutting permitting delays can help get more energy projects built and more power to the people who need it. Urge Rep. Kathy Castor to support the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act. Call 866-823-0361 today.
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Paid for by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDfrom 2026-10-264 variantsspend $3,900–5,096380,000–464,996 impressions
Kathy Castor voted against deporting illegals. Kathy Castor voted to give them free taxpayer funded healthcare. Kathy Castor supports taxpayer-funded sex change for kids, spending our tax dollars to mutilate children. Kathy Castor is wasting our money while she gets rich. It’s time for Kathy Castor to go.
Loaded LanguageAppeal to PrejudiceAppeal to FearName Calling80.0% of sentences flagged

Loaded Language: The term 'illegals' is a dehumanizing, derogatory label for immigrants that triggers a negative reaction rather than describing people neutrally.

Appeal to Prejudice: The vague 'them' implies an out-group (likely immigrants) undeserving of benefits, stoking resentment toward that group.

Appeal to Fear: Frames the policy as a vivid threat of harm to children to provoke alarm and opposition. Flagged: “spending our tax dollars to mutilate children”.

Name Calling: Discredits a named politician with a derogatory accusation of waste and self-enrichment instead of addressing any specific policy or action. Flagged: “wasting our money while she gets rich”.

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Paid for by Freedom Caucus Fundfrom 2026-10-254 variantsspend $1,200–1,596220,000–264,996 impressions
Kathy Castor isn't just any Democrat, but a far-left radical who wants to reopen our borders, defund ICE, and give illegals welfare, Section 8 housing, food stamps, and free health care. The choice is clear. Vote Mike Beltran for Congress. America First.
Name CallingAppeal to PrejudiceLoaded LanguageBlack-and-White Fallacy100.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: Labels the opponent a 'far-left radical' to discredit her rather than engage her positions.

Appeal to Prejudice: Uses the term 'illegals' for immigrants and frames them as recipients of benefits, playing on distrust of immigrants.

Loaded Language: Emotionally charged terms like 'radical' and 'illegals' are used to provoke a reaction.

Black-and-White Fallacy: Implies there is only one obvious choice between two candidates, closing off nuance. Flagged: “The choice is clear.”.

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Paid for by GRAND OPPORTUNITY USAfrom 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-27spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
Mike Beltran or Kathy Castor? See how each record scores on the issues, side by side. Then take the free 2-minute OppScore Challenge: answer 12 quick questions and find out which candidate in Florida's 14th District actually matches you. Don't vote without taking the FREE OppScore Challenge.
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Paid for by Castor for Congressfrom 2026-10-238 variantsspend $1,000–1,79234,400–45,992 impressions
MAGA Mike doesn't want you to know the truth. Right after winning the primary, MAGA Mike Beltran scrubbed Trump from his campaign website. What he can't erase: $200K from special interests that want higher rates, a $1 billion insurance bailout, and a net worth that almost quadrupled while he was in office. Vote Kathy Castor on or before Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Name Calling50.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: Uses the derogatory label 'MAGA Mike' to discredit the candidate rather than address his positions.

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Paid for by Castor for Congressfrom 2026-10-2312 variantsspend $4,200–6,188192,400–225,988 impressions
Right after winning the primary, MAGA Mike Beltran scrubbed Trump from his campaign site, but Mike's own record of pay-for-play politics and corruption can't be erased so easily. ❌ Took nearly $200K from data center, insurance, and utility lobbyists—then voted to let them raise your rates. ❌ Almost quadrupled his net worth since he took office. ❌ Gave insurance companies a $1 billion bailout after taking tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. Vote Kathy Castor on or before Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Name CallingLoaded Language20.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: Uses the derisive label 'MAGA Mike' to discredit the candidate by tying him to a political movement.

Loaded Language: Emotionally charged accusations like 'pay-for-play politics and corruption' are used to provoke a negative reaction rather than present specific facts.

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Paid for by Castor for Congressfrom 2026-10-238 variantsspend $800–1,59226,400–37,992 impressions
MAGA Mike Beltran took nearly $200K from data center, insurance, and utility lobbyists and then voted to let them raise your rates. Florida families deserve better. Say No to MAGA Mike Beltran. Vote Kathy Castor on or before Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Name CallingGlittering Generalities75.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: Labels the politician 'MAGA Mike' as a derogatory tag to discredit him rather than addressing his arguments.

Glittering Generalities: Vague, positive-sounding phrase about what families 'deserve' with no specific content.

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Paid for by Freedom Caucus Fundfrom 2026-10-215 variantsspend $1,000–1,495164,100–196,995 impressions
During her 20 years in Congress, Democrat Kathy Castor voted for wide open borders time and time again. She wants to flood our country with the same Islamists and Communists burning down France. America can't afford Castor's open borders. Vote Mike Beltran for Congress!
Exaggeration/HyperboleAppeal to FearAppeal to PrejudiceLoaded LanguageName Calling100.0% of sentences flagged

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: Characterizes her voting record as 'wide open borders' repeatedly, overstating it beyond what a voting record supports.

Appeal to Fear: Evokes a vivid threat of an invasion of violent extremists burning the country down to provoke fear. Flagged: “flood our country with the same Islamists and Communists burning down France”.

Appeal to Prejudice: Targets a religious group (Islamists, conflated with Muslim immigrants) as a threat to distrust.

Loaded Language: Uses emotionally charged words such as 'flood' and 'burning down' to provoke a reaction.

Name Calling: Labels the opponent's imagined constituency with derogatory ideological labels like 'Communists'. Flagged: “Islamists and Communists”.

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Rocky For Congress : campaign for another office

Paid for by Rocky For Congress from 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-20spend $100–19910,000–14,999 impressions
The choice belongs to you. For more than 33 years, I wore the uniform of the United States Navy and served our country wherever the mission required. I led Sailors and Marines, commanded around the world, and served under President Donald J. Trump as my Commander in Chief. I never served for a title. I served because America was worth defending. Now I am asking for the opportunity to serve again. This campaign has never been about personal ambition. It has been about securing our border, protecting our seniors and children, restoring fiscal responsibility, strengthening our military, defending our constitutional freedoms, and giving President Trump the reinforcements he needs in Congress. And it is about something else: Winning in November. Republicans have an opportunity to finally flip this seat and defeat Kathy Castor. We cannot waste it. I have run this campaign the same way I served our country: with discipline, integrity, and a focus on the mission. While others fought each other, we kept fighting for you. Tomorrow, I humbly ask for your vote. Send a Navy Commodore who served under President Trump to Washington. Let’s flip FL-14. Let’s strengthen President Trump’s majority. Let’s finish the mission. Vote Commodore Rocky Rochford for Congress. Mission Over Ambition. Country Before Self. @followers Patrick Roxy Snow FloridaPoliticsAllen LynnVFAF : Veterans for America First - Veterans for Trump Linda Iudiciani Youdis Barry Josh Griffin FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay
Glittering GeneralitiesTransferFlag-WavingSlogans20.8% of sentences flagged

Glittering Generalities: Lists vague, positively charged goals that sound noble but give no specifics. Flagged: “protecting our seniors and children”.

Transfer: Military or national service is invoked to lend the campaign borrowed legitimacy and authority. Flagged: “the same way I served our country”.

Flag-Waving: Patriotic, religious, or in-group identity invoked to validate a position.

Slogans: Catchy phrase used to compress a complex position into an emotionally loaded shorthand.

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Rocky For Congress : campaign for another office

Paid for by Rocky For Congress from 2026-08-16 to 2026-08-18spend $400–49930,000–34,999 impressions
Official Republican voter guides were altered at early voting sites across Hillsborough County to make it look like the party endorsed Mike Beltran in the CD-14 primary. It didn't. The party confirmed the tampering, pulled the guides, and banned the volunteers involved. Multiple witnesses have now come forward, and voters deserve to know exactly what happened. Election integrity is not partisan, and it is not negotiable. No campaign, candidate, or political operative should ever interfere with information voters rely on when casting their ballots. I am asking every Republican voter in Hillsborough County to read this article, look at the evidence and witness accounts for yourself, and make your own judgment. Please read this. Then share it. https://sunshinenewswire.com/p/hillsborough-gop-voter-guides-tampered Election Day is Tuesday, August 18. Vote Rocky Rochford for Congress. @followers Hillsborough County Republican Party FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay FloridaPolitics
Glittering Generalities18.2% of sentences flagged

Glittering Generalities: Uses a vague, noble-sounding value ('election integrity') as an absolute rhetorical flourish without specifics.

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Rocky For Congress : campaign for another office

Paid for by Rocky For Congress from 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-18spend $300–39920,000–24,999 impressions
While other candidates fight each other over their tarnished records, Rocky Rochford’s record speaks for itself. 33+ years serving our nation. Proven leadership. Integrity. Experience. Results. This election isn’t about who can spend the most money or sling the most mud. It’s about who can WIN in November and finally defeat Kathy Castor. Rocky has already taken on Castor before. Now, with a new district and a real opportunity to flip this seat, Republicans cannot afford to nominate a candidate Democrats can easily tear apart. Vote for the proven leader. Vote for the candidate who can beat Kathy Castor. Vote Robert “Rocky” Rochford for Congress. Early Voting is underway. Every vote counts. MISSION OVER AMBITION @followers
Loaded LanguageGlittering GeneralitiesAppeal to Fear100.0% of sentences flagged

Loaded Language: The emotionally charged phrase 'tarnished records' disparages opponents without giving facts.

Glittering Generalities: The claim that the record 'speaks for itself' is a vague positive assertion offering no specifics.

Appeal to Fear: Suggests that nominating the wrong candidate would let Democrats 'tear apart' the nominee and cost the seat, pressuring voters through fear of losing.

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Rocky For Congress : campaign for another office

Paid for by Rocky For Congress from 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-17spend $300–39920,000–24,999 impressions
The primary is only half the mission. We have to win in November. Democrats will spend millions researching our nominee, attacking their record, and exploiting every controversy they can find. That’s why Republicans cannot afford to nominate someone who gives Kathy Castor an easy target. While others spend the final days attacking each other and exposing their own baggage, Commodore Rocky Rochford’s record speaks for itself: 33+ years of honorable Navy service, proven national security leadership, and a lifetime of putting mission over ambition. President Trump needs reinforcements in Congress, and Tampa needs a Republican who can actually win this seat. Don’t just vote to win a primary. Vote to win Congress. Vote Commodore Rocky Rochford. Early Voting is underway. Election Day is August 18. #rockyrochford #missionoverambition #FL14 #AmericaFirst#VoteRocky @followers Hillsborough County Republican Party Donald J. Trump Allen Lynn FOX 13 News - Tampa BayCaptain Kieran Kelly
Glittering GeneralitiesCard StackingLoaded Language7.7% of sentences flagged

Glittering Generalities: Vague, positive, noble-sounding phrases praise the candidate without specifics. Flagged: “honorable Navy service, proven national security leadership, and a lifetime of putting mission over ambition”.

Card Stacking: Presents only flattering facts about one candidate while framing rivals solely as negative, ignoring any complicating information. Flagged: “While others spend the final days attacking each other and exposing their own baggage”.

Loaded Language: Emotionally charged wording like 'baggage' and 'honorable' casts rivals negatively and the candidate positively.

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