Political ads · 2026 · FL

Florida House District 17 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Greg Steube won · 58.5% to 40.1% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Matthew Montavon (Democrat), Michael Quirk (NPA) and Greg Steube (Republican) are the nominees for Florida's 17th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Greg Steube is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Matthew Montavon's campaign had raised $156,000 (through October 14, 2026), Michael Quirk's campaign $32,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Greg Steube's campaign $1.6 million (through October 14, 2026).

Matthew Montavon (DEM), Michael Quirk (NPA), Greg Steube (REP, incumbent). 1 other 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.

Matthew Montavon (DEM)

Raised: $156K through 2026-10-14 individuals $117K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $39K · cash on hand $25K
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Michael Quirk (NPA)

Raised: $32K through 2026-10-14 individuals $100 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $32K · cash on hand $3,141
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Greg Steube (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $555K · PACs $751K · from the candidate's other committees $272K · cash on hand $2.1M
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: $28K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $28K from 19 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

ABBVIE PAC $2,000
ACADEMY OF MANAGED CARE PHARMACY A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION PAC (AMCP PAC) $500
AIR METHODS CORPORATION PAC (AMPAC) $3,000
AKSM UROLOGY PAC 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC' $1,000
ALTICOR, INC. PAC ALTIPAC $2,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $1,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT PAC $1,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC, (ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PAC (PA PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS PAC $3,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $7,500
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $1,000
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC $3,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $7,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC ('HOTELPAC') $5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC $10K
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATION PAC $8,500
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED PAC $1,000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC PAC $1,000
ANTI-WOKE FUND $10K
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS PAC $2,500
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $5,000
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS PAC $500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
BACARDI U S A INC PAC $1,000
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC) $1,000
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION PAC (BOEHRINGER PAC) $1,000
BOWLING PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC PAC $1,000
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY PAC (BMS PAC) $2,500
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,000
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $3,000
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC $6,500
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC) $5,000
CENTENE CORPORATION PAC (CENTENE PAC) $3,500
CERRIS INC. PAC (FORMERLY KNOW AS MMC CORP PAC) $1,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) $1,000
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION PAC (COGNIZANT PAC) $1,000
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE PAC CAI-PAC $1,000
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $1,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC $1,000
CROPLIFE AMERICA PAC $2,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION PAC $500
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,000
CVS HEALTH PAC $3,500
DAVITA INC. PAC (DAPAC) $2,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $10K
EHEALTH INC. PAC (EHEALTH PAC) $1,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $7,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY PAC $2,000
EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC) $4,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP PAC $2,000
ENHABIT, INC. PAC $1,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (ENPAC) $2,000
EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (EQUITABLE PAC) $1,000
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC PAC $1,000
FINSECA PAC $4,500
FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES, LLC GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $2,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FMR LLC PAC - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $1,000
FREE MARKET FUND $3,500
GARNEY HOLDING CO. PAC $500
GENENTECH INC. PAC (GENENPAC) $1,000
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC. PAC $2,000
GLOBE LIFE INC. PAC $1,000
GRAYROBINSON, P.A., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC $1,500
GRIDIRON-PAC $5,000
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION PAC (GUIDEWELL PAC) $10K
HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $5,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $1,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $3,000
HEARTDOCPAC $1,000
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW $5,000
HIMS & HERS HEALTH, INC, PAC $2,000
HNTB HOLDINGS LTD. PAC $1,500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,500
HOUSEHOLD & COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INC PAC (HCP-PAC) $2,500
HUMANA INC. PAC $1,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA PAC (ICBA PAC) $1,000
INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC PAC (IEC PRIDE PAC) $1,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (INSURPAC) $1,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE PAC (IRI PAC) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC PAC (ICSC PAC) $2,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $1,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC (ICI PAC) $3,000
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC. PAC $4,500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $2,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $2,500
LEADERSHIP FOR ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY PAC $2,500
LEAN FORWARD AMERICA FUND $3,500
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $5,000
MCDONALDS CORPORATION PAC $2,500
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES PAC (MERCK PAC) $2,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $1,000
MILLER & CHEVALIER CHARTERED PAC ('MILLER & CHEVALIER PAC') $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOSS & ASSOCIATES LLC PAC (MOSS FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABILITY REPRESENTATIVES PAC (NADR PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS PAC (NAPEO PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS PAC $2,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC $7,500
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $2,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $3,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC $3,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $2,500
NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION PAC/HORSE PAC $2,000
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $1,000
NETJETS INC. PAC $2,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $2,500
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $1,000
NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC) $2,000
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PAC $5,000
OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. PAC $1,000
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $1,000
PCG (PERFORMANCE CONTACTING GROUP) EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $1,000
PFIZER INC. PAC $2,500
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
PRIMACY PAC DC $1,000
PRIMERICA INC PAC (PRIMERICA PAC) $1,500
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC ('PROTECTPAC') $2,000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC $1,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
REWORLD WASTE, LLC PAC (REWORLD WASTE PAC) $3,500
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. PAC; RAI PAC $1,500
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
RYAN LLC PAC (RYANPAC) $2,500
S CORPORATION ASSOCIATION PAC (S-CORP PAC) $2,500
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) $2,500
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. PAC $1,000
SANDLER TRAVIS AND ROSENBERG P.A. PAC $1,000
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) $1,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $2,000
SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION PAC $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION PAC TEPAC $2,000
TECO ENERGY INC EMPLOYEES' PAC $4,000
TEXANS FOR RONNY JACKSON $2,500
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $2,500
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC (AOTPAC) $1,500
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES PAC (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN R... $10K
THE GOOD FUND $500
THE GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC PAC $2,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE KROGER CO. PAC $1,000
THE MOSAIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MOSAICPAC) $7,000
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (A... $5,500
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. PAC $2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $4,000
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,000
TRINET GROUP INC PAC $2,500
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE PAC (SF) INC. $2,000
TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
TRUSTWORTHY REPUBLICANS ALWAYS SERVE HUMBLY $2,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC) $5,000
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $2,500
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $10K
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,000
UNUM GROUP PAC (UNUMPAC) $2,500
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK PAC $1,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC (VERIZON PAC) $2,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $3,000
WAWA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
WEST CHARLOTTE CTY CONSERVATIVE CLUB $500
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC PAC $500
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $5,000
WOOLPERT, INC. PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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