Blaise Ingoglia raises $1.8M in first quarter since appointment as CFO

Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia raised more than $1.8 million for his campaign^[1] during his short time in the Cabinet.

The Spring Hill Republican, who Gov. Ron DeSantis named to his statewide office^[2] in July, raised more in his first quarter of fundraising than any first-time CFO candidate in state history. Adding to his standing, Friends of Blaise Ingoglia^[3] and Government Gone Wild^[4] political committees, he closed the quarter with over $4.6 million in cash on hand.

“The amount of support we have received since kicking off our campaign just last month has been truly amazing,” Ingoglia said.

“Floridians across the state are sick and tired of local governments charging more and more money in property taxes each year, with nothing to show for it. I am proud to have the support of so many of my fellow Floridians as we lead the fight to root out waste, fraud, and abuse, support our first responders, and keep Florida fearless.”

His fundraising efforts include almost $511,000 that went to his official campaign account. The rest went to his political committees.

For the moment, he faces little serious opposition. Republican opponent Frank William Collige hasn’t filed his third-quarter report, but had less than $3,000 in cash on hand in his candidate account as of June. Another GOP Primary opponent, Benjamin Horbowy hasn’t filed a financial report since 2023.

While Ingoglia was heading toward a serious Primary against Sen. Joe Gruters, who had raised hundreds of thousands for a campaign, but he isn’t pursuing a run following his election^[5] as Republican National Committee Chair.

Ingoglia may still face a well-financed challenge, with the White House reportedly encouraging^[6] state Rep. Kevin Steele to run in a Republican Primary.

However, for the moment, Ingoglia, a former Republican Party of Florida, has been able to rapidly amass a war chest with no significant rival.