Sam Garrison, the Speaker-Designate of the Florida House, currently faces an improbable challenge in next August’s Republican Primary.
If either of his filed opponents qualify for the ballot, they won’t be able to match the resources the Clay County Republican has.
Between June 1 and Sept. 30, records with Florida’s Division of Elections show Garrison raised nearly $55,000 to his campaign account, and almost $475,000 to his political committee, “Honest Leadership.”
All together, the incumbent from House District 11 has roughly $1.8 million for a race against two political newcomers with no path to match him.
Antonette Harmon, a professional commercial office cleaner from Orange Park, has $66 cash on hand as of the end of Q3.
Cory Allan Jett of Middleburg hasn’t reported any activity in his account yet.
Should he be re-elected, Garrison envisions his two years as Speaker in 2027 and 2028 as opportunities to bring resources to Northeast Florida in general and Clay County in particular.
In 2024, he got nearly 70% of the vote against a Democrat in the General Election. Two years before that, he got nearly 74%.
