Jared Moskowitz trails most targeted Dems in fundraising, ends 2025 with $1M for CD 23 defense

Of 24 incumbent Democrats the GOP is targeting this cycle, just four turned in worse fundraising numbers last quarter than U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz.

He still leads all Republicans in the race and a lone Primary challenger in total funds raised and held. And he stacked more than twice what his closest fundraising competitor, Republican Raven Harrison, amassed since the 2024 General Election.

Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, Moskowitz collected about $394,000 to hold onto his seat representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, which spans parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties.

After spending more than $159,000, he had about $1 million heading into 2026.

His fourth-quarter gains ranked 20th overall on the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) target list — two spots higher than U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, who represents Osceola County and parts of Orange and Polk counties.

Moskowitz and Soto are the only Floridians on the GOP list.

And on that list, Moskowitz outraised U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan of Indiana by about $22,000. He and Soto both outraised U.S. Reps. Dina Titus of Nevada and Henry Cuellar of Texas, neither of whom cracked $300,000 in Q4.

“Turns out, being a lazy rubber-stamp for the radical left isn’t popular. Who would’ve thought?” NRCC spokesperson Maureen O’Toole said in a statement.

In 2024, Moskowitz beat Republican Joe Kaufman with 53% of the vote. But while he won deep-blue Broward by 9 percentage points, he lost to Kaufman in Palm Beach by 5.6 points.

Palm Beach now accounts for a much smaller portion of CD 23. But that could change through Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-dominated Legislature’s plan to redraw Florida’s congressional map before this year’s Midterms.

And notably, Kaufman scored 47% of the vote while carrying a far smaller war chest — less than $167,000.

Kaufman, a counterterrorism expert, has already surpassed his past haul with about $108,000 raised last quarter and $408,000 raised last year.

Counting carry-over funds from last cycle, he had $462,000 by New Year’s Day.

Former Republican state Rep. George Moraitis did even better, raising almost $573,000 last year, including $68,000 in the fourth quarter. And after spending about $125,000 last year, he entered 2026 with $447,500 on hand.

Harrison, meanwhile, added an even more modest $51,000 in Q4, but reported raising close to $616,000 in 2025 overall — thanks to about $294,000 in self-loans.

Moraitis loaned his campaign $110,000, while Kaufman kicked about $39,500 from his bank account into his campaign coffers.

That’s about $16,000 less than what Moskowitz loaned his campaign, Federal Election Commission records show.

Others running include Democrat Oliver Larkin, who reported raising just under $128,000 through the end of 2025, and Republican Jared Gurfein, who added $28,000.

CD 23 runs from Broward County to Palm Beach County, stretching from Fort Lauderdale to Boca Raton.

The Cook Political Report rates the 2026 CD 23 race as leaning Democratic (D+2). That’s the most competitive of any contest in the state, according to Cook.