Politician
Carlos A. Gimenez
Republican · Florida · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0FL26036
Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2024 Florida 28th District race, $345K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.5M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
27%
$1.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.0M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$7.7M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida 28th District | $1.1M | 31% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 28th District | $2.1M | 37% | $18K / $0 | $3K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 26th District | $2.2M | 14% | $1.0M / $7.7M | $17K | $11M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $421KLeadership PAC $306KOther $263KTrade group $254KUnion $105KMembership $75KSuper PAC $28KParty $10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Hispanic Leadership Trust PartnershipOther$16K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Gimenez Victory CommitteeOther$15K
- American PrinciplesOther$14K
- Hispanic Leadership TrustOther$10K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $3.3M
- DCCCagainst $2.6M
- Lcv Victory Fundagainst $764K
- South Florida Residents Firstfor $583K
- Women Vote!against $462K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $13K
- National Right to Life Victory Fundfor $3K
- The Guardian Fundfor $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 29 key votes where Carlos A. Gimenez had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 26 times (90%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $112K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $140K$40K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $140K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $79K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $112K | Present |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $40K$105K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $105K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $105K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $51K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $51K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $51K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $112K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $51K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $40K$10K$105K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $112K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Carlos A. Gimenez's 2024 campaign?
- Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2024 Florida 28th District race, $345K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Carlos A. Gimenez?
- Hispanic Leadership Trust Partnership ($16K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Hispanic Leadership Trust ($10K), International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Carlos A. Gimenez raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2024 (Florida 28th District), $2.1M in 2022 (Florida 28th District), $2.2M in 2020 (Florida 26th District).