SG
Sydney Gruters
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 10% from PACs.
89% individuals10% PACs1% other
$971K
raised
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Florida · U.S. House · District 16 · 2026
Florida District 16 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Florida District 16 House race
Vern Buchanan ranks No. 2 in money raised.
Candidates in the Florida District 16 House race, 2026 report raising $2.5M between them. Sydney Gruters reports $971,068 and Vern Buchanan reports $887,459, a gap of $83,609. Of what Sydney Gruters reports, 89% came from individuals and 10% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Vern Buchanan
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 66% from PACs and 33% from individuals.
33% individuals66% PACs1% other
$887K
raised
KK
Kelly Kirschner
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$223K
raised
TL
Tamika Lyles
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $81K on hand from $121K raised.
79% individuals0% PACs21% other
$121K
raised
JH
Jonathan Harris
DD · challenger
36% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 64% from other sources.
36% individuals0% PACs64% other
$81K
raised
JS
Jason Speir
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$42K
raised
MD
Mark Davis
NN · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 86% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
86% individuals0% PACs14% other
$42K
raised
GP
Glenn Pearson
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
90% individuals0% PACs10% other
$41K
raised
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EP
Edward Pope
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $23K on hand from $37K raised.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$37K
raised
JS
Jan Schneider
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $59K on hand from $21K raised.
84% individuals0% PACs16% other
$21K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Health & Pharma$29K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Insurance$13K
Banking & Financial$11K
Agriculture$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') · pac$9K
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
- NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC · pac$6K
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC · pac$5K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$5K
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) · pac$5K
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$5K
- CVS HEALTH PAC · pac$5K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
28%67%
28% PACs67% individuals5% other
The incumbent's record
Vern Buchanan is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$211M
$85M+. up $47M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Health & Pharma$29K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Insurance$13K
Banking & Financial$11K
Agriculture$5K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Sydney Gruters R · challenger SG | vs | Vern Buchanan R · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $971K | Raised | $887K |
| $838K | Cash on hand | $996K |
| 10% | From PACs | 66% |
| 89% | From individuals | 33% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Health & Pharma |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |