Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, FL-01
Jimmy Patronis Jr.
American politician (born 1972)
- Over
- Gay Valimont (Democratic), 35.6%
- Votes
- 181,944 (78,215 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +18.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since April 2025.
More
A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the fourth chief financial officer of Florida from 2017 to 2025. He previously served as a member of the Florida Public Service Commission from 2015 to 2017; a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which includes Panama City and other parts of southern Bay County, from 2006 to 2014; and as a member of the Florida Elections Commission from 1998 to 2003.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- April 13, 1972 (age 54)
- Education
- Gulf Coast State College
- Florida State University
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 1 House term, since April 2, 2025
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, FL-01. Won with 62.5%, 26.9 points ahead over Gay Valimont.
- Jimmy Patronis Republican · winner62.5%
- Jimmy Patronis Republican · winnern/a
- Gay Valimont Democratic35.6%
- Tyler L. Davis Independent1.8%
- Gay Valimont Democraticn/a
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +18.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +26.9
- Difference
- 8.8 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF JIMMY PATRONIS, INC.. Covers December 3, 2024 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
27.2% of the $3,615,971 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)22.0%$981,966
- Individuals, itemized59.0%$2,634,005
- Other political committees (PACs)15.0%$671,300
- Party committees0.1%$5,000
- The candidate (own money and loans)0.3%$12,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts3.6%$163,041
Employers donors listed
- THE BALDWIN GROUP$42,13221 contributions
- RICK CASE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP$19,8009 contributions
- CHENEY BROTHERS$18,35015 contributions
- PHILLIPS PROPERTIES INC$16,5007 contributions
- KEISER UNIVERSITY$15,00010 contributions
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT LLC$14,0004 contributions
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$14,0004 contributions
- AGPM LLC$13,6007 contributions
- EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP$13,6005 contributions
- THE JAY ODOM GROUP$13,6005 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash db4356a5a095
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Small Business
3 subcommittees
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
- Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
3 subcommittees
- Aviation
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Water Resources and Environment
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 20 bills and resolutions, and 1 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 122 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10789: Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness ActIntroduced October 9, 2026. Latest action October 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 10693: GI Bill Transferability ActIntroduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- H.R. 10196: Lake America ActIntroduced August 31, 2026. Latest action August 31, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 9869: FECA Modernization and Cost Containment Act of 2026Introduced July 22, 2026. Latest action July 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9229: Seaport Security Act of 2026Introduced June 9, 2026. Latest action June 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9009: Firearm Freedom Act of 2026Introduced May 22, 2026. Latest action May 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 1138c2fcdd79
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- joinjimmy.com official
- Contact form
- patronis.house.gov
- Office phone
- 202-225-4136
- Washington office
- 2021 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0901
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:35 AM ET
- 2025 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2022State Treasurer, FL · General · won Vugol.Me record
- 2018CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, FL · General · won · 4,152,231 votes (51.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to 2025Chief Financial Officer of Florida Wikidata
- 2006 to 2014member of the Florida House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6201036). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/FederalOffices/USSenator
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 3:35 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Patronis
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6201036
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL01390/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jimmy_Patronis_official_photo.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jimmy_Patronis_Comments.jpg
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