Blaise Ingoglia
Blaise Ingoglia (Republican Party) is the Florida Chief Financial Officer. He assumed office on July 21, 2025. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Ingoglia (Republican Party) is running for re-election for Florida Chief Financial Officer. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Ingoglia resigned from the Florida State Senate District 11 on July 21, 2025 after Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis (R) appointed him Florida Chief Financial Officer on July 16, 2025, replacing Jimmy Patronis (R).[1]
Biography
Blaise Ingoglia was born in Queens, New York. Ingoglia's career experience includes founding America One Mortgage, Hartland Homes, and a marketing company.[2][3] Ingoglia was the chair of the Republican Party of Florida from 2015 to 2019.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Florida Chief Financial Officer
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia (R), Frank Collige (R), Joe Gruters (R), Benjamin Horbowy (R), and Kevin Steele (R) are running in the general election for Florida Chief Financial Officer on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Blaise Ingoglia (R) | |
 | Frank Collige (R)  | |
 | Joe Gruters (R) | |
 | Benjamin Horbowy (R) | |
 | Kevin Steele (R) | |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 11
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia defeated Marilyn Holleran in the general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blaise Ingoglia (R) | 69.3 | 229,609 |
| Marilyn Holleran (D) | 30.7 | 101,775 | ||
| Total votes: 331,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Marilyn Holleran advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 11.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ingoglia received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 11
Blaise Ingoglia defeated Brian Moore in the general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blaise Ingoglia (R) | 75.0 | 192,167 |
 | Brian Moore (G) | 25.0 | 64,119 | |
| Total votes: 256,286 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Blaise Ingoglia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11.
Green primary election
The Green primary election was canceled. Brian Moore advanced from the Green primary for Florida State Senate District 11.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia defeated Keith Laufenberg in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blaise Ingoglia (R) | 64.3 | 60,733 |
 | Keith Laufenberg (D) | 35.7 | 33,761 | |
| Total votes: 94,494 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Keith Laufenberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 35.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 35.
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia defeated Colleen Kasperek in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blaise Ingoglia (R) | 61.4 | 43,796 |
| Colleen Kasperek (D) | 38.6 | 27,570 | ||
| Total votes: 71,366 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 35
Colleen Kasperek advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 35 on August 28, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 35 on August 28, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia defeated Ramon Gutierrez in the Florida House of Representatives District 35 general election.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Blaise Ingoglia Incumbent |
61.79% | 49,966 | |
| Democratic | Ramon Gutierrez | 38.21% | 30,901 | |
| Total Votes | 80,867 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Ramon Gutierrez ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 35 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ramon Gutierrez (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 35 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Blaise Ingoglia Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Rose Rocco was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Blaise Ingoglia was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ingoglia defeated Rocco, Hamilton R. Hanson (I) and James Scavetta (I) in the general election.[8][9]
Endorsements
In 2014, Ingoglia's endorsements included the following:[10]
- Senator Wilton Simpson
- County Commissioner Dave Russell
- Clerk of Court Don Barbee
- Tax Collector Sally Daniel
- School Board Member Matt Foreman
- Commissioner Nick Nicholson
- State Rep. Jimmie T. Smith
- County Commissioner Jim Adkins
- School Board Member Gus Guadagnino
- County Commissioner Wayne Dukes
- School Board Member John Sweeney
- Sheriff Al Nienhuis
- Florida Chamber of Commerce
- Associated Builders And Contractors
- Attorney General Pam Bondi
- Speaker of the House Will Weatherford
- Senator Marco Rubio Endorsement
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Ingoglia was an automatic delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. He was bound to Donald Trump.
Delegate rules
In Florida, delegates to the national convention were selected at congressional district conventions and the state executive meeting. All 99 delegates were bound for three ballots at the Republican National Convention to the winner of the statewide primary.
Florida primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2016
| Florida Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.8% | 43,511 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.9% | 21,207 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 2,493 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 17.1% | 404,891 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,899 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 319 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 693 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 2,624 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.8% | 159,976 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 4,450 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 27% | 638,661 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,211 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
45.7% | 1,079,870 | 99 | |
| Totals | 2,361,805 | 99 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Florida had 99 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of Florida's district delegates.[11][12]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the candidate who won the state's primary.[11][12]
Republican Party of Florida
Blaise Ingoglia assumed his first leadership role with the Republican Party of Florida when he was elected Hernando County chair in 2009. Ingoglia rose to the position of vice chair of the state party in 2011. Former party chair Lenny Curry resigned in 2014, but Ingoglia was denied the chair position in favor of Leslie Dougher, Governor Rick Scott's preferred party leader. Ingoglia campaigned for party chair the following year and was elected on January 17, 2015. His campaign unseated Dougher, the establishment favorite, through a platform focused on grassroots outreach and local leadership. "We have to do a much better job of training our local party leaders at the local level and give them the tools that we need," Ingoglio told the Tampa Bay Times.[13][14]
According to the Times, the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee removed $800,000 from the party coffers following Ingoglia's election, signaling the displeasure of Governor Scott and party leaders with Ingoglia's new position. The financial loss prompted Ingoglia to temporarily limit entry to the party headquarters in order to avoid unauthorized access to party finances and records. Politico Florida reported that the Republican Party of Florida had struggled to raise money since Ingoglia's election because Governor Scott and state Senate leaders ceased fundraising for party committees in favor of personal independent committees, such as Governor Scott's Let’s Get to Work committee.[13][15]
During the party's 2016 annual meeting, Governor Scott and state Senate leaders ended the public discord with Ingoglio by committing to building unity within the state party.[16]
State legislative tenure
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In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2025-2026
Ingoglia was assigned to the following committees:
- Regulated Industries Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Fiscal Policy
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair
- Banking and Insurance Committee, Chair
- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight
2023-2024
Ingoglia was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Ethics and Elections Committee
- Finance and Tax Committee, Chair
- Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Ingoglia was assigned to the following committees:
- Public Integrity & Elections Committee (decommissioned)
- House Budget Committee
- Commerce Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Ingoglia was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ingoglia served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Affairs |
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ CBS News, "DeSantis appoints State Sen. Ingoglia as Florida chief financial officer to bolster state cabinet," July 16, 2025
- ↑ Florida House of Representatives, "Blaise Ingoglia," accessed November 5, 2019
- ↑ Blaise for Florida, "Home," accessed November 5, 2019
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ blaiseforflorida.com, "Official campaign website," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Tampa Bay Times, "New Florida GOP chairman Blaise Ingoglia: 'The party will be united,'" January 19, 2015
- ↑ Slate, "Party animal," January 29, 2015
- ↑ Politico Florida, "As fundraising dwindled, Florida GOP received state cash from Pa. party," October 14, 2015
- ↑ Florida Politics, "RPOF, Blaise Ingoglia take truce offer from Rick Scott a year after split," January 23, 2016
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| Preceded by Jimmy Patronis (R) |
Florida Chief Financial Officer 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Randolph Bracy III (D) |
Florida State Senate District 11 2022-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 35 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Fred Hawkins (R) |
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