Politician
Rick Scott
Republican · Florida · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8FL00273
Rick Scott (Republican) raised $37M for the 2024 Florida Senate race, $991K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $553K for and $584K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$37M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
3%
$991K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$553K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$584K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Senate | $37M | 3% | $553K / $584K | $1.1M | $38M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $442KLeadership PAC $279KOther $248KTrade group $211KMembership $114KParty $53KSuper PAC $32KUnion $20K
- Team Rick ScottOther$117K
- Senate Conservatives FundOther$55K
- NRSCParty$53K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$26K
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$24K
- Club for Growth PACMembership$19K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- WinSenateagainst $545K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $272K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $137K
- Senate Conservatives Actionfor $79K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)for $27K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 18 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 16 times (89%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $62K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $41K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $41K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $37K$36K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $62K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $8K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $41K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $40K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $37K$62K$36K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Rick Scott's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Megan BaileyFormer congressional staff
Congressman Bill Posey, Paid internship and Senator Rick Scott, Professional Staffer.
Now lobbies for Americans For Prosperity
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Rick Scott's 2024 campaign?
- Rick Scott (Republican) raised $37M for the 2024 Florida Senate race, $991K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $553K for and $584K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Rick Scott?
- Team Rick Scott ($117K), Senate Conservatives Fund ($55K), NRSC ($53K), Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($26K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($24K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Rick Scott's race?
- WinSenate ($545K against), Senate Conservatives Fund ($272K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($137K for) in 2024.