Democrat David Jolly’s gubernatorial campaign reported its strongest fundraising quarter to date on Friday, raising nearly $1.1 million in the final three months of 2025 and surpassing $3 million overall.
The campaign said the fourth-quarter haul reflects a mix of grassroots contributions, increased major-donor support and growing national interest. Funds were raised through Jolly’s principal campaign committee and an affiliated political committee, Florida 2026.
“Floridians are telling us they want leaders who will lower costs and fix the insurance market, not more petty politics as usual,” Jolly said. “This quarter shows our message is resonating in every corner of the state and our campaign’s momentum continues to grow. This fundraising strength allows us to keep building the broad coalition needed to win.”
Jolly, a former U.S. congressman from Pinellas County, was the first Republican in Congress to refuse to endorse Donald Trump in 2016 and later left the party, saying he could no longer support its direction.J olly served in Congress from 2014 to 2017 and later became a political commentator.
Launching his campaign in June, Jolly has held more than 80 town halls and community events across the state. His campaign has focused on building a coalition of Democrats, independents, and moderate Republicans, positioning him as a centrist alternative in a state that has trended solidly Republican in recent elections.
In November, Jolly announced an expanded statewide leadership team, naming attorney Sean Pittman and State Sen. Tina Polsky as campaign co-chairs alongside Chair Mitchell Berger and Co-Chair Mike Abrams, as the campaign works to broaden its policy development and outreach across Florida.
Pittman, a Tallahassee attorney and former advisor to Andrew Gillum’s 2018 campaign, and Polsky, who represents parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties, help lead efforts focused on affordability, education, and economic opportunity.
The campaign also added Gayle Andrews as senior campaign advisor; Rev. R.B. Holmes as faith leadership chair; Laurence Humphries and Suzanne Lewis to advise on higher education policy; Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May and Pinellas County Commissioner René Flowers to co-lead community development and economic empowerment initiatives; and Jacksonville NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin as senior advisor on civil rights.