$5.5M raised, $4.7M spent, $860.1K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
1.8% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 82% from Florida · largest committee giver ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC, $10K
25 priorities from votestrada.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
25 priorities · 3 parts · 29 quoted statements
Washington has become far too comfortable serving itself. Joe’s plan begins with three commonsense reforms to make Congress less profitable, less permanent, and finally accountable for the money it spends.
When members of Congress make suspiciously well-timed trades, the American people deserve answers. Joe supports serious investigations into potential congressional insider trading and real accountability whenever a public official uses privileged information or public office for personal financial gain.
Joe supports firm congressional term limits so new leaders can rise, new ideas can be heard, and public officials remember that they work for the people. Experience has value, but Washington was never supposed to become a lifetime career.
Central Florida families cannot spend without limits, ignore the bill, and leave the balance to their children. Congress should not be allowed to do it either.
Joe supports a balanced budget amendment requiring Washington to live within its means, confront wasteful spending, and make honest decisions about national priorities. The national debt clock should be a warning, not a scoreboard.
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$5.5M
$5,512,075
Spent
$4.7M
$4,652,008
Cash on hand
$860.1K
$860,068
FEC filings, Apr 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00952713 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
84¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 4 reports ($4.7M of $5.5M). Cash on hand went from $4.1M on Jun 30, 2026 to $860.1K on Oct 14, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$2M$4M$6M
Jun ’26
Jul ’26
Sep ’26
Oct ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$5,134,560
$1,048,836
$4,085,724
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Jul 29, 2026
$114,080
$1,950,901
$2,248,903
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$185,898
$1,614,818
$819,983
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026
$77,538
$37,453
$860,068
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $5,512,075 reported receipts
LoansMoney the campaign borrowed this cycle, from the candidate or a lender, which it may repay.$5,000,00091%
Who lent it
Joe Stradathe candidate’s own money · 3 loans · $5M not yet repaid$5,000,000
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$406,3987.4%
Sari Nicholas2 contributions, latest Jul 28, 2026 · OWNER · BASELINE PROPERTY GROUP · ORLANDO, FL$7,000
Joshua Grabel4 contributions, latest Jun 13, 2026 · FINANCIAL PLANNER · UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES · FT LAUDERDALE, FL$6,500
EndorsementsWho does Strada’s campaign say backs them?
25 endorsers listed on Joe Strada’s own campaign site: 22 officials, 3 unions.
This is the campaign's claim, checked by an editor against its page; the endorsers have not confirmed it to us. Each name opens the campaign’s page with that name highlighted.
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Buckeye Liberty PACOne contribution on Jul 24, 2026 · Organization · HUDSON, WI$5,000
EYE of the Tiger PACOne contribution on Jul 28, 2026 · Organization · WASHINGTON, DC$5,000
Bobby Good2 contributions, latest Jul 10, 2026 · OWNER · BRIAR TEAM · SANFORD, FL$5,000
L. William Varner2 contributions, latest Jun 16, 2026 · RETIRED · RIVIERA BEACH, FL$5,000
Allan Keen3 contributions, latest Jul 21, 2026 · REAL ESTATE · KEEWIN · WINTER PARK, FL$4,500
William AdamsOne contribution on Jun 17, 2026 · HOMEBUILDER · ADAMS HOMES · PENSACOLA, FL$3,500
David AuldOne contribution on Jun 15, 2026 · EXECUTIVE · WINTER PARK, FL$3,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 113 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $222K.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$95,7501.7%
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 39 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $96.8K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$7,4280.1%
Party committeesNational, state, and local committees of a political party.$2,500<0.1%
Total reported receipts $5,512,075
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $222,010 placed by state
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under $7.3K
$7.3K+
$29.1K+
$65.6K+
$116.6K+
none
Outlined: Florida, home state
Home state and away
Florida 82%FL 82%Elsewhere 18%
82% of the money placed by state came from inside Florida: $182.2K of $222K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Florida home93 contributions · 82%
$182,150
Texas4 contributions · 4.5%
$10,000
Pennsylvania3 contributions · 3.6%
$8,000
Arkansas2 contributions · 3.2%
$7,000
Arizona2 contributions · 1.8%
$4,000
Illinois1 contribution · 1.6%
$3,500
Tennessee2 contributions · 1.1%
$2,500
Alabama1 contribution · 0.5%
$1,000
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 13 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 9 contributions · 13% of ranked
$29,250
Baseline Property Group4 contributions · 6.3% of ranked
$14,000
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 8 contributions · 5.9% of ranked
$13,000
DR Horton12 contributions · 5.7% of ranked
$12,750
3MG Solutions2 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$7,000
Complete Outdooors2 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$7,000
Warner Brothers2 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$7,000
UBS Financial Services4 contributions · 2.9% of ranked
$6,500
Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($7,428) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Outside spending $367,059 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$148,850 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Strada’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Stradaunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
What the payments were for $3,036,960 itemized
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$2,497,25182%
Filed as
MEDIA ADVERTISING$2,463,225
DESIGN AD AND MAILING SERVICE$34,026
Paid to
Smart Madia Group, LLC$2,463,225
Merus Strategies LLC$34,026
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$272,6059%
Filed as
DIRECT MAILING$265,310
CAMPAIGN SOFTWARE/YARD SIGNS/PAMPHLETS$7,295
Paid to
Merus Strategies LLC$272,605
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$132,6704.4%
Filed as
DIRECT MAILING/CONSULTING$130,670
ACCOUNTING SERVICE$2,000
Paid to
Merus Strategies LLC$130,670
Robinson Gruters & Roberts$2,000
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$74,1342.4%
Filed as
PRODUCTION SET UP, CREW EQUIPMENT$74,134
Paid to
Something Else Strategies, LLC$74,134
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$40,6501.3%
Filed as
PRIMARY ELECTION POLLING$40,650
Paid to
1892 LLC$40,650
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$19,6500.6%
Filed as
QUALIFYING FEE$10,440
TRANSACTION FEE$8,936
BANK FEE$274
Paid to
Florida Department of State$10,440
Anedot$8,936
Truist$274
Total itemized disbursements $3,036,960
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 97 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Smart Madia Group, LLC3 payments · 53% of all spending
$2,463,225
Merus Strategies LLC5 payments · 9.4% of all spending
$437,301
Something Else Strategies, LLC1 payment · 1.6% of all spending
$74,134
1892 LLC1 payment · 0.9% of all spending
$40,650
Florida Department of State1 payment · 0.2% of all spending
$10,440
Anedot83 payments · 0.2% of all spending
$8,936
Robinson Gruters & Roberts2 payments · <0.1% of all spending
$2,000
Truist1 payment · <0.1% of all spending
$274
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Owner16 contributions · 16% of ranked
$35,000
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 9 contributions · 13% of ranked
$29,250
CEO7 contributions · 8.3% of ranked
$18,500
Real Estate8 contributions · 6% of ranked
$13,360
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 8 contributions · 5.9% of ranked
$13,000
Homebuilder6 contributions · 5.2% of ranked
$11,500
Attorney6 contributions · 3.4% of ranked
$7,500
Construction2 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$7,000
Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($7,428) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
