2026 Florida Chief Financial Officer election
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The 2026 Florida Chief Financial Officer election will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. Incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis resigned on March 31, 2025, to run for Congress in a special election for FL-1.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Frank Collige, businessman and Air Force veteran[2]
- Joe Gruters, treasurer of the Republican National Committee (2025-present), member of the Florida Senate from the 22nd district (2018-present), former chair of the Florida Republican Party (2019-2023), and former member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 73rd district (2016-2018)[3]
- Benjamin Horbowy, candidate for Florida Senate in 2020[4][5]
Potential
- Blaise Ingoglia, state senator from the 11th district (2022-present), former member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 35th district (2014-2022), and former chair of the Florida Republican Party (2015-2019)[1][6]
- Susan Miller, acting Chief Financial Officer of Florida and former chief of staff to Jimmy Patronis[7]
Declined
- Jimmy Patronis, representative from Florida's 1st congressional district (2025-present) and former Chief Financial Officer of Florida (2017-2025)[8]
Endorsements
Joe Gruters
Executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017-2021, 2025-present)[1]
U.S. senators
- Rick Scott, senator from Florida (2019-present) and former Governor of Florida (2011-2019)[9]
U.S. representatives
- Jimmy Patronis, representative from Florida's 1st congressional district (2025-present) and former Chief Financial Officer of Florida (2017-2025)[3][10]
Statewide officials
- Wilton Simpson, incumbent Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (2023-present) and former member of the Florida Senate (2012-2022)[9]
State legislators
- Daniel Perez, speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2024-present) and member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 116th district (2018-present)[2]
- 19 state senators, including Senate Majority Leader Jim Boyd and Senate President Ben Albritton[9]
Notes
- ^ Jimmy Patronis, who was the previous incumbent, resigned on March 31, 2025 due to his election to the United States House of Representatives in a special election. There is no official appointee for CFO as of July 4, 2025, but Miller is the current acting CFO.
References
- ^ a b c Rohrer, Gray (April 1, 2025). "Who will be Florida's next CFO? DeSantis faces key decision". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Ogles, Jacob (January 14, 2025). "'Joe knows what it takes to get the job done': Daniel Perez backs Joe Gruters for CFO". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Rohrer, Gray (December 19, 2024). "Trump ally Gruters seeks Florida CFO job. Will DeSantis make it easy". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Ogles, Jacob (June 4, 2024). "Joe Gruters quietly files for Chief Financial Officer in 2026". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Burlew, Jeff (September 22, 2020). "Recent candidate for Florida Senate arrested for allegedly trespassing at Costco". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Leonard, Kimberly; Fineout, Gary; Dominguez, Isa (April 30, 2025). "Reading the tea leaves on Florida's next CFO". Politico. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Bridges, C. A. (June 24, 2025). "Florida Chief Financial Officer pick may come down to loyalties". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Leonard, Kimberly (June 14, 2024). "Patronis stirs up 2026". POLITICO. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ogles, Jacob (February 23, 2025). "Senate GOP colleagues endorse Joe Gruters' 2026 CFO bid, hosting fundraiser March 3". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Perry, Mitch (December 4, 2024). "Patronis wants Joe Gruters to succeed him as Florida's chief financial officer". Florida Phoenix. Retrieved July 4, 2025.