Municipal Election, Nov 3, 2026
Holmes Beach City Commission, At-Large
3 candidates are on the ballot.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
… (b) POWERS. Municipalities shall have governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes except as otherwise provided by law. Each municipal legislative body shall be elective. …
(1) As provided in s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, municipalities shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law. …
Listed alphabetically; the order on your ballot may differ.
Money raised
Monetary receipts reported to the filing officer this cycle, including any loans. In-kind gifts are listed separately. See Who gave for the breakdown.
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Manatee County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Manatee County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals65%
- Businesses10%
- Candidate self-funding25%
- Individuals16%
- Candidate self-funding0%
- Candidate loans to own campaign78%
- Loans from others6%
- Individuals50%
- Political committees (PACs)12%
- Candidate loans to own campaign7%
- Loans from others12%
- Other17%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Richard Motzerr (Holmes Beach)$500
- Gerald Goff (Saint Petersburg)$500
- Gary Charles Cacioppo (Brandon)$500
- Sandy Brill (Holmes Beach)$400
- Jame Carver (Holmes Beach)$250
- Renee J Ferguson (Holmes Beach)$500
- Terry W. and Vicky L. Schaefer (Holmes Beach)$100
- Kimball & Theresa A Rash (Holmes Beach)$100
- David & Susan A. & W. Cheshire (Holmes Beach)$50
- DANIEL C MCCLURE (PALMETTO)$1,000
- Carol R Whitmore (City of Holmes Beach)$698
- ROBERT N SPENCER$500
- KEEP FLORIDA MOVING FORWARD (TALLAHASSEE)$500
- NATALIE THRASHER (BRADENTON)