Jim DeNiro
Candidate. Does not currently hold an office tracked on this site.
Republican
On the ballot
Running for Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners, District 4 in the General Election, Nov 3, 2026.
Filing status: Advanced. $92,255 raised in monetary contributions
Where the campaign money comes from
Totals from official campaign finance reports. Occupations and locations are as reported by each contributor.
2026 campaign$97,697 in contributions
Who gave
- Individuals74%
- Businesses13%
- Candidate self-funding1%
- Political committees (PACs)7%
- Candidate self-funding1%
- Other6%
Where contributors live
- Elsewhere in Florida20%
- Outside Florida6%
- Not reported3%
- Other72%
Individual contributors by occupation group
- Retired47%
- Real estate & construction15%
- Health care7%
- Not reported7%
- Finance & insurance4%
- Other20%
Largest contributors
- Florida PBA Justice PAC (Tallahassee)$1,500
- Patrick Wright (Sarasota)$1,000
- Kathleen DeNiro (Nokomis)$1,000
- Ken Goldstone (Venice)$1,000
- Olivia DeNiro (Venice)$1,000
- Leslee Deckard (Sarasota)$1,000
- Lon Deckard (Sarasota)$1,000
- Jennifer Goldstone (Venice)$1,000
How the campaign spent
- Advertising & media55%
- Other / Not described11%
- Fees & filing10%
- Postage & mail9%
- Signs & printing5%
- Other10%
Source: Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
In the news
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- yoursun.com, Aug 19, 2026PRIMARY ELECTION 2026: DeNiro defeats Neunder in Sarasota County Commission GOP race
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug 18, 2026DeNiro ousts Neunder, Smith reelected to Sarasota County Commission
- The Florida Trident, Aug 7, 2026In Sarasota County Commission race, DeNiro dodges key questions