Follow the Money
The PACs, committees, and special interests behind the 2026 Lee County campaigns — who they are and which candidates they fund, from public records.
The committees, PACs and interests behind the 2026 races
Friends of Brian Hamman
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Brian Hamman, Lee County Commissioner (District 4) and former Fort Myers Chamber CEO.
Interests: Local economic development, tourism, chamber/business community.
Friends of Denise Carlin
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Denise Carlin, the elected Superintendent of Lee County Schools (2024).
Interests: Directly governs the K-12 district these candidates would oversee.
Friends of Carmine Marceno
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Carmine Marceno, Lee County Sheriff.
Interests: Law enforcement; school policing and school-resource-officer contracts.
Friends of Amira Fox
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Amira Fox, State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit (incl. Lee County).
Interests: Regional criminal prosecution.
Friends of Jonathan Martin
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Jonathan Martin, Florida Senator (Dist. 33) and longtime Lee County Republican Party chairman.
Interests: State legislation and Lee County GOP party-building.
Tiffany for Florida
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Tiffany Esposito, Florida House (Dist. 77, Lee County) and former Bonita Springs Chamber CEO.
Interests: Business/chamber advocacy and state education policy.
Friends of Mike Giallombardo
Officeholder committee. Gave $3,000 across 3 campaign(s): Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Mike Giallombardo, Florida House (Dist. 79, Cape Coral).
Interests: State legislation; conservative/'medical freedom' positions.
Friends of Kevin Ruane
Officeholder committee. Gave $3,000 across 3 campaign(s): Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Kevin Ruane, Lee County Commissioner and former Sanibel mayor.
Interests: Fiscal conservatism, budgeting.
Friends of Spencer Roach
Officeholder committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Spencer Roach, former Florida House member, now a pharmaceutical-company government-affairs director.
Interests: State legislation; pharmaceutical lobbying.
Friends of Vanessa Oliver
Officeholder committee. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of Vanessa Oliver, Florida House (Dist. 76, incl. part of Lee County).
Interests: State legislation.
John Snyder for Florida
Officeholder committee. Gave $1,500 across 2 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Sam Fisher.
Committee of John Snyder, Florida House (Dist. 86, Hobe Sound, not Lee County).
Interests: Staffing/payroll business; NRA-backed, socially conservative.
Friends of Wilton Simpson
Officeholder committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Tony Beougher.
Committee of Wilton Simpson, Florida Agriculture Commissioner and former Senate President; large farming operator.
Interests: Agriculture industry; a statewide Cabinet war chest ($33M+).
Friends of Ben Albritton
Officeholder committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Committee of Ben Albritton, President of the Florida Senate (Dist. 27, incl. part of Lee).
Interests: Agriculture/citrus; rural Florida policy.
Friends of Jennifer Canady
Officeholder committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Committee of Jennifer Canady, Florida House (Polk Co.), a future House Speaker; married to a FL Supreme Court justice.
Interests: Education policy, private/Christian-school background.
Friends of Lauren Melo
Officeholder committee. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Sam Fisher.
Committee of Lauren Melo, Florida House (Dist. 82, neighboring counties); real-estate/business background.
Interests: State legislation; SW Florida real estate.
Friends of David Mulicka
Officeholder committee ⚑ family. Gave $5,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Committee of David Mulicka, Lee County Commissioner and founder of Honc Destruction, husband of Jenna Persons-Mulicka and son-in-law of candidate Armor Persons.
Interests: Construction/demolition/recycling with government contracts.
Friends of Sarasota
Political committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
A Florida political committee run by Sarasota GOP finance operative Eric Robinson (further leadership unverified).
Interests: Funds Republican-aligned candidates statewide.
Conservative Legacy Fund
Political committee ⚑ family. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Political committee chaired by Jenna Persons-Mulicka, former state rep, now DeSantis-appointed Lee County Supervisor of Elections, and daughter of candidate Armor Persons.
Interests: Funds 'principled conservative' candidates statewide.
Conservative Leadership Caucus
Political committee. Gave $4,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
A Fort Myers conservative organization to elect Republican candidates in SW Florida; VP Doris Cortese also leads the Lee County Trump Club.
Interests: Organized SWFL Republican/Trump-aligned activist network.
A Stronger Florida
Political committee. Gave $3,000 across 3 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher.
Florida-registered political committee; chair, treasurer, and donors could not be confirmed.
Interests: Unverified.
Heartland Prosperity
Political committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Sam Fisher.
Florida-registered PAC; officers and donors could not be confirmed.
Interests: Unverified.
Southwest Florida Jobs Alliance
Political committee. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
A SW Florida PAC that reported ~$348k raised / ~$491k spent through late 2024; named donors unverified.
Interests: 'Jobs' branding suggests business/development alignment (unconfirmed).
People Above Politics
Political committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Committee chaired by Republican state legislator Demi Busatta Cabrera (Coral Gables).
Interests: Republican-aligned officeholder fundraising vehicle.
Fight for Florida
Political committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Florida-registered committee, likely Republican-aligned; multiple committees share this name.
Interests: Unverified specifics.
Principled Moral Conservatism
Political committee. Gave $500 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Committee chaired by Republican state legislator Alex Rizo (Hialeah/Miami).
Interests: Socially conservative, GOP officeholder vehicle.
Project Florida
Committee. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Debbie.
No matching registered committee could be confirmed in state records.
Interests: Unverified.
Parents for Accountability
Advocacy committee. Gave $2,000 across 3 campaign(s): Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Closest match is a Florida school-choice advocacy group; the exact committee/officers are unverified.
Interests: School-choice / education-reform (conservative-aligned) advocacy.
Boatwashers for Botana
Officeholder committee. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Political committee of Republican state Rep. Adam Botana (family runs a Bonita Springs boat club).
Interests: Conservative officeholder fundraising vehicle.
Ruth's List Florida
Political committee. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Debbie, India.
A statewide political committee (CEO Christina Diamond) that has raised $7.5M+ to fund Democratic women running for office.
Interests: Organized political funding for Democratic women candidates.
Suffolk Construction Company PAC
Contractor PAC ⚑ district vendor. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
PAC of Suffolk, a national construction contractor with a large Florida K-12 practice.
Interests: Active School District of Lee County contractor, completed Riverdale High School's expansion in Estero in 2025.
Florida Realtors PAC
Industry PAC. Gave $10,000 across 4 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
The political arm of Florida Realtors / National Association of Realtors, channeled locally through SW Florida Realtor associations.
Interests: School boundaries, ratings, impact/concurrency policy, all move property values.
Waste Pro
County vendor ⚑. Gave $5,000 across 5 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Debbie, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Regional solid-waste hauler holding a large, active Lee County garbage franchise (200k+ homes).
Interests: Ongoing multi-year county franchise; potential district facility/construction hauling.
Honc Destruction
Government vendor ⚑ family. Gave $3,999 across 2 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Tony Beougher.
Demolition firm founded by David Mulicka, Lee County Commissioner, husband of Jenna Persons-Mulicka, son-in-law of candidate Armor Persons.
Interests: Government/education demolition work; WGCU reported an illegal-dumping track record.
Strayhorn, Persons-Mulicka & Fanjul
Land-use law firm ⚑ family. Gave $2,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Fort Myers land-use/zoning law firm whose name partner Jenna Persons-Mulicka is candidate Armor Persons' daughter.
Interests: Represents developers in land-use/zoning matters before local government.
Patrick K. Neal / Neal Communities
Developer. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Armor Persons.
Pat Neal, billionaire Florida homebuilder (Neal Communities, 25,000+ homes) and former Republican legislator.
Interests: Land use, growth, school-concurrency/impact-fee policy, and school ratings that drive home sales.
Aubuchon Homes
Developer. Gave $500 across 1 campaign(s): Sam Fisher.
Cape Coral custom homebuilder led by Gary Aubuchon, a former Florida state representative.
Interests: Real estate and land use tied to growth and school policy.
Gulfpoint Construction Company
Contractor ⚑ potential vendor. Gave $1,500 across 3 campaign(s): Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher, Tony Beougher.
Fort Myers general contractor (Huether family) whose core specialty is building schools and churches.
Interests: Likely current/prospective bidder on Lee school-district building projects the board funds.
Gulfpoint / Randolph E. Thibaut PLLC
Real estate / land use. Gave $3,500 across 3 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher.
Randolph E. Thibaut, a longtime Fort Myers real-estate broker/professional operating through a PLLC.
Interests: Property, zoning, and land-use matters that intersect school-siting policy.
Castleton Capital / Quest Resources
Finance (linked donors). Gave $2,500 across 2 campaign(s): Armor Persons, Jada Langford-Fleming.
Castleton Capital and Quest Resources are Fort Myers equipment-finance firms sharing the identical McGregor Blvd suite address.
Interests: No apparent district contract; niche consumer/commercial lending.
Scott Fischer Enterprises
Local business. Gave $1,000 across 1 campaign(s): Jada Langford-Fleming.
Scott Fischer Enterprises, a Fort Myers motorsports/Harley-Davidson dealership and venue group (~$147M revenue).
Interests: Commercial real estate/venues and general local business influence (no direct district vendor tie confirmed).
Geraghty Stockman, PA
Law firm. Gave $2,000 across 2 campaign(s): Jada Langford-Fleming, Sam Fisher.
Fort Myers civil-litigation firm (incl. construction litigation).
Interests: Could seek or hold district/government legal engagements (unconfirmed).