Jacob Ogles
U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz ended the first quarter with $293,000 in cash on hand. But two other Republicans signed up to challenge him — Raven Harrison and George Moraitis — added more than the Parkland Democrat in the first three months of this year.
That could forecast challenges for Moskowitz, an incumbent already being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
Moskowitz raised more than $169,000 in the first three months of 2025, according to his April quarterly report with the Federal Election Commission. But he also spent nearly $126,000 of that.
Because he had leftover cash at the end of 2024, he still holds more resources in the bank than anyone now running in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District.
Meanwhile, Harrison, a conservative activist and author, reported the most in collections in the first quarter, though that came nearly completely through self-funding.
Of more than $277,000 reported by the Boca Raton Republican since she filed in March, $270,000 of it comes in the form of loans.
Moraitis, a former state Representative who once served with Moskowitz in the Florida Legislature, also announced his bid in March. Since then, he has raised more than $262,000 for the race.
Again, much of that comes from a loan worth $110,000.
But he also rallied nearly $147,000 in outside donations to his campaign, rivaling the collections reported by the Democratic incumbent. Most of that came from individual donations. He notably received $4,000 from political committees connected to U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, a Sarasota Republican who also once served with Moraitis in Tallahassee.
Moskowitz raised a good amount of his contributions from PACs and finance interests. That included $10,000 from Guidewell Mutual Holding, as well as $5,000 from both the INFiN financial alliance and from Populus Financial Group.
Republican Darlene Swaffar has also filed against Moskowitz but has raised less than $5,000 so far. Republican Joe Kaufman also opened an account but has reported no fundraising.
In November, Moskowitz won a second House term with 53% of the vote over Kaufman. That 9-percentage-point win came when Moskowitz’s seat wasn’t targeted by the NRCC, as it is this year.
When the seat was open in 2022, Republicans made a more serious run in the district. But Moskowitz, then a Broward County Commissioner, won with almost 52% that cycle over Republican Joe Budd’s 47%.
