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Josh Weil to run for U.S. Senate and says he'll raise cash for other Democrats
Although Josh Weil came up 14 points short to Republican Randy Fine in a special congressional election in Northeast Florida earlier this year, he stunned political observers by raising more than $15 million in a district that had elected a Republican by 33 points just five months earlier.
Emboldened by that display of fundraising prowess, the 40-year-old Orlando Democrat is now announcing his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2026, in a race that he surmises may require raising up to $100 million to compete against Republican Ashley Moody.
In addition to the challenge of raising that prodigious amount for his own candidacy, he is asserting that he intends to help Democratic congressional candidates financially throughout the state next year.
“We built what I believe is the strongest fundraising infrastructure in the country right now during our last campaign,” Weil told the Phoenix earlier this week in a video conference call. “I believe that we have the opportunity and the ability to raise a lot of money, and that’s what Florida needs. That’s what the Florida Democratic Party needs. Someone can take that money and invest across the state.”
Emboldened by that display of fundraising prowess, the 40-year-old Orlando Democrat is now announcing his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2026, in a race that he surmises may require raising up to $100 million to compete against Republican Ashley Moody.
In addition to the challenge of raising that prodigious amount for his own candidacy, he is asserting that he intends to help Democratic congressional candidates financially throughout the state next year.
“We built what I believe is the strongest fundraising infrastructure in the country right now during our last campaign,” Weil told the Phoenix earlier this week in a video conference call. “I believe that we have the opportunity and the ability to raise a lot of money, and that’s what Florida needs. That’s what the Florida Democratic Party needs. Someone can take that money and invest across the state.”
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/18/josh-weil-to-run-for-u-s-senate-and-says-hell-raise-cash-for-other-democrats/