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Earle Ford Drops Out of Florida Congressional Race, Clears Path for Retired General Leela Gray
Ford left the congressional primary and announced he will seek Florida’s chief financial officer position.
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FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · FL-13 (D)FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · FL-13 (D)
Earle Ford
Earle Ford withdrew from the 2026 Democratic primary for Florida’s 13th district.
- Party
- Democrat
- Ran for
- U.S. House · FL-13 (2026)
- Result
- Withdrew
- Raised
- $569K
- LAST RAN
- 2026
- RAISED
- $569K
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Earle Ford at a glance
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STORIES2026 election: Florida’s 13th District
THE 2026 RACE
Anna Paulina LunaREPIncumbent · $3.2M raised
Leela GrayDEM$1.2M raised
Tony D'ArrigoIND$28K raised
PAST RESULTS
No earlier House or Senate results on record (ChamberLight’s results start in 2018).2026 FL-13 HOUSE RACE →Earle Ford’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · 2025–26 CYCLE
- $569K
- CASH ON HAND
- $16K
- SPENT
- $553K
- DEBT
- $10K
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $554K · 97.4%
- PACs
- $5K · 0.9%
- Self-funding
- $10K · 1.8%
AIPAC · 2025–26
AIPAC TRACKER →HOW WE COUNT →TOP DONORS
Charles, KingsleySelf · MGMT$7K
Ferguson, JanetNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Risser, BudRisser Oil Corp. · BUSINESS MANAGER$4K
Ferguson, JohnNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Wolf, Stephen M.Retired · RETIRED$3K
Baxter, Karen DeborahRetired · RETIRED$3K
Baxter, George J.Retired · RETIRED$3K
Andreassi, DillonRoss & Andreassi Pllc · ATTORNEY$2K
Martin, ScottSelf · REAL ESTATE$2K
Harris, LyndaNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$2K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$518K
Advertising$20K
Administrative$3K
Refunds$1K
Travel$1K
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Earle Ford Drops Out of Florida Congressional Race, Clears Path for Retired General Leela Gray
Ford left the congressional primary and announced he will seek Florida’s chief financial officer position.
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