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Kalyn Stralow

$266,166 was spent with USPS from Florida campaign accounts

In Florida, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $266,166 from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 0.07 percent of all reported expenditures. 

According to Florida Department of State reports, here are the top candidates and PACs that have spent campaign funds with USPS between Jan. 1, 2021, and Jun. 30, 2022.

Top 10 Florida candidates and PACs spending money with USPS

Of the $266,166 spent with USPS, 74.7 percent came from these 10 campaign accounts.

Top Campaign Expenditures with USPS (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)

Rank Total Paid to USPS Name Account Type
1. $72,578.06 Suncoast Better Government Committee Non-Candidate Committee
2. $48,875.74 Florida Education Champions Non-Candidate Committee
3. $23,450.11 Kaylee A Tuck Candidate Committee
4. $11,065.00 Ron DeSantis Candidate Committee
5. $9,934.50 Daniel E. Sotelo Candidate Committee
6. $8,406.97 Heartland Prosperity Non-Candidate Committee
7. $7,376.58 Floridians for Solar Choice, Inc. Non-Candidate Committee
8. $6,589.08 St. Lucie County Enterprise PAC Non-Candidate Committee
9. $6,444.00 Rachel Plakon Candidate Committee
10. $4,204.41 Foundation for Freedom Non-Candidate Committee

Campaign expenditures with USPS in nine states

Here is how spending with USPS in Florida compares to other states with data available from Transparency USA for the 2021-2022 election cycle:

Comparison of total spent with USPS, by state

Rank State Expenditures with USPS Total Reported Expenditures % of Total Expenditures Available Reporting Period
1 California $15,081,328 $1,226,617,654 1.23% 1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022
2 Pennsylvania $2,783,385 $520,342,053 0.53% 1/1/2021 – 6/16/2022
3 Texas $2,296,493 $558,195,683.20 0.41% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
4 Michigan $516,804 $164,128,118.56 0.31% 1/1/2021 – 7/20/2022
5 Wisconsin $359,986 $84,579,752.31 0.43% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
6 North Carolina $275,000 $57,297,691.78 0.48% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
7 Florida $266,166 $402,768,829.94 0.07% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
8 Indiana $118,005 $34,302,447.74 0.34% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
9 Ohio $58,235 $71,355,093.80 0.08% 1/1/2021 – 6/3/2022

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Florida PACs submitted to the Florida Department of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Name of Report Reporting Period Deadline
2021 Q4 (2021 M12) 10/1/2021 – 12/31/2021 1/10/2022
2022 Q1 (2022 M1,M2,M3) 1/1/2022 – 3/31/2022 4/11/2022
2022 Primary 2 (M4, M5, Primary 1 & P2) 4/1/2022 – 6/30/2022 7/8/2022
2022 General 1 (Primary 2, 2A, 3,4,5,6, P7 & General 1, G1A) 7/1/2022 – 9/2/2022 9/9/2022
2022 General 3 (General 2,2A,3 & 3A) 9/3/2022 – 9/30/2022 10/7/2022
2023 Jan Semiannual (General 4, 4A, 5 & Semiannual) 10/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 1/10/2023
Data from reports in parentheses are published on Transparency USA along with the primary report listed.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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