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Jim Schwartzel

Republican · Florida U.S. House district 19 · 2026

Race details and available evidence

Other candidates in FutureBallot’s record for this race: Seth Haskin (Independent) · Victor Arias (Democratic).

Election source and identity checks

Matched by full name, party, race and election stage. Official election source checked 2026-10-31. Our current candidate list still includes this candidate. Check the election office for subsequent withdrawals, replacements or ballot changes.

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Career background

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The money

Campaign money
CandidateRaisedCash on handPAC shareSelf-fundedOutside $ forOutside $ against
Jim Schwartzel (Republican)
figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$2,828,903$506,2115%$1,460,000—$47,879
Victor Arias (Democratic)
figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$69,983$15,4170%$38,500No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Seth Haskin (Independent)
figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$8,000$6510%$8,000No outside-spending records in this FEC data
15 other filers (primary candidates and old committees)
Other filers
CandidateRaisedCash on handPAC shareSelf-fundedOutside $ forOutside $ against
Casey Askar (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$7,357,433$1,881,2302%$6,690,000—$54,931
James Oberweis (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$5,442,627$1,738,6670%$5,007,096—$23,846
Chris Collins (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through August 20, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$3,410,000$00%$3,410,000—$1,264,932
Catalina Lauf (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$1,996,711$6,8352%$25,000$3,225,007—
Madison Cawthorn (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$875,816$2,2690%$800,000No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Byron Donalds (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$738,092$237,5838%$0$56,535—
Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$395,243$9,7132%$124,327No outside-spending records in this FEC data
John Strand (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$144,110$2,0842%$22,640No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Mike Pedersen (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee)
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$76,178$00%$10,000No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Howard Lee Sapp (Democratic)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$55,236$-2,5710%$17,069No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Robert M. Neeld Jr. (Democratic)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$29,204$3,2490%$29,204No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Gregory Bukowski (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$25,667$00%$19,246No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Linda J Sawyer (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 1, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$11,550$1610%$10,550No outside-spending records in this FEC data
John Robert Fratto (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through February 26, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$631$00%$0No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Stephen W Elliott (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through December 17, 2025
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$25$00%$0No outside-spending records in this FEC data

Candidate money and outside spending have different reporting cutoffs. Where available, outside totals cover the full election cycle, including primaries; recent spending may be absent.

Money sources and coverage

FEC bulk candidate summaries through October 15, 2026. Candidate summaries may include earlier election stages. A dash or unavailable record does not establish that no outside spending occurred. Do not add outside spending to candidate receipts: money spent independently is separate from money raised by the candidate. These tables do not estimate a causal effect on votes; the race's model explanation identifies the inputs it actually uses. Outside spending covers 2025–2026, including spending during primaries. Records retrieved October 31, 2026, 16:02 UTC. These FEC figures include processed regular filings, not separate 24/48-hour notices; recent spending may be absent. Some filings submitted before the retrieval time may still be missing. Spending is matched by FEC candidate ID to the candidates listed here.

Outside spending by committee

FEC processed records for 2025–2026, retrieved October 31, 2026, 16:02 UTC. These amounts pool election stages, including primaries; they are not November-only totals. Support and opposition refer to the named candidate. Recent spending may be absent.

Sources, coverage and accounting

Unclassified records remain separate. These FEC committee and candidate totals use the latest processed amended regular filings, exclude Schedule E memo entries and include Form 5/7 spending under FEC processing rules. Separate 24/48-hour notices are not added. Recent spending reported only in notices may be absent. Retrieval time is not a guarantee that all filings through that time were processed. Committee sums reconcile to FEC candidate totals. Negative amounts reflect net adjustments. Only candidates with outside-spending records appear below; candidate receipts and outside spending have different reporting cutoffs. Record counts are expenditure entries, not unique filings.

Outside spending by committee
Candidate targetedCommittee or other spenderDirectionAmountRecords
Casey Askar (Republican) (other filer) — H0FL19221HMP (C00495028)Oppose$54,930.881
James Oberweis (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19129LOVE AMERICA UPHOLD FREEDOM PAC (C00894071)Oppose$8,845.632
James Oberweis (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19129PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C00657866)Oppose$15,000.001
Chris Collins (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19228WIN IT BACK PAC (C00844613)Oppose$1,264,932.0424
Jim Schwartzel (Republican) — H6FL19137LOVE AMERICA UPHOLD FREEDOM PAC (C00894071)Oppose$18,845.623
Jim Schwartzel (Republican) — H6FL19137PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C00657866)Oppose$12,533.001
Jim Schwartzel (Republican) — H6FL19137SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM (C00819508)Oppose$16,500.002
Catalina Lauf (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19186CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION (C00487470)Support$60,556.7910
Catalina Lauf (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19186FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND (C00552851)Support$50,216.242
Catalina Lauf (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19186LOVE AMERICA UPHOLD FREEDOM PAC (C00894071)Support$724,489.9120
Catalina Lauf (Republican) (other filer) — H6FL19186PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C00657866)Support$2,389,743.5713
Byron Donalds (Republican) (other filer) — H2FL14186FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND (C00552851)Support$185.0610
Byron Donalds (Republican) (other filer) — H2FL14186LATINOS FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUES (C00888867)Support$56,350.008