{"id":151854,"date":"2026-02-11T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151854\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:00:09","slug":"florida-gop-approves-rule-removing-evan-power-from-state-fundraising-as-he-runs-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151854\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP approves rule removing Evan Power from state fundraising as he runs for Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) has enacted a new rule<\/a> limiting Chair Evan Power\u2019s fundraising ability while he runs for federal office.<\/p>\n

The rule formalizes restrictions already in place the entire time Power has been a candidate<\/a> in Florida\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, according to party officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, the Executive Board overwhelmingly approved Rule 33 as a routine governance update to ensure continued compliance and consistency in how the Republican Party of Florida operates,\u201d said RPOF Executive Director Bill Helmich.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis rule does not change the day-to-day operations of the Party, and there is longstanding precedent for state candidates and officeholders serving as Chairman. Our focus remains exactly where it should be \u2014 full transparency, empowering the grassroots and total unity as we continue growing our dominant voter registration lead, finishing the job against the last remaining Democrats in Florida and expanding GOP victories in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state Executive Committee approved the rule by a 24-10 vote.<\/p>\n

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The issue arose within the party because Power is running for a federal post to succeed retiring<\/a> U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn.<\/p>\n

Federal candidates cannot raise more than $10,000 for a state party, part of\u00a0soft money bans<\/a>\u00a0in place in federal law. A Special Committee was put in place to oversee any fundraising for RPOF\u2019s state account, and Power will not have any direct involvement in that work.<\/p>\n

The committee is made up of RPOF Treasurer Mike Moberly, Vice Chair Jovante Teague, National Committeewoman Kathy King, Sarasota Republican Executive Committee Chair Jack Brill and RPOF Budget Chair Rhonda Jett.<\/p>\n

Officials in the party say Power had a role in raising large-dollar contributions after\u00a0his election<\/a>\u00a0as Chair in 2024. That role has since been delegated to a full-time staffer in the state party for months.<\/p>\n

Under the new rule, such a committee will only be in place as long as any state Chair is running for federal office.<\/p>\n

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Power previously has said he intends to remain Chair through the November election. He faces opposition for the congressional Primary, including lawyer Keith Gross, who has alleged Power wrongly used his position to rally political support and political endorsements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) has enacted a new rule limiting Chair Evan Power\u2019s fundraising ability while…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[73264,73265,51922,28,30,29,73266,73267,73268,73269,64245,73270,32373,73271],"class_list":["post-151854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-bill-helmich","tag-cd-2","tag-evan-power","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-floridas-2nd-congressional-district","tag-jack-brill","tag-jovante-teague","tag-kathy-king","tag-keith-gross","tag-mike-moberly","tag-republican-party-of-florida","tag-rhonda-jett"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}