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Directory · Edition XIV

Named money

People and entities that already appear in live Old Florida Money casts. Each row links to the story that sourced the dollar and vehicle. This is not an OFM-authored richest list; Forbes ranks appear only as labeled estimates inside linked stories. House, club, and five-metro boards expand when sourced.

OFM desk · Mon Nov 2, 2026

Seed rows

NameMetroVehicleDollarAs-ofStory
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Suspended new policies statewide on Oct. 7 for Isaias and lifted the suspension at 5 a.m. ET Oct. 10. If it ran short after a storm, it could surcharge its own policyholders up to 15% of premium, then levy emergency assessments on nearly every property and casualty policy in Florida, auto included.
Panhandle / statewideState-created insurer; policyholder surcharge and emergency assessments9,052 policies and $3,560,176,119 of exposure in eight Panhandle coastal counties (Aug. 31); at least $9.6B claims-paying ability2026-10-11Open cast
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Hard Rock Bet)
Holds the sole right to take sports bets in Florida under the compact and pays the State 13.75% of sports-betting net win; sued DraftKings, CEO Jason Robins and GUS III LLC on Oct. 8, 2026.
Statewide2021 gaming compact; suit against DraftKings in Broward circuit court$1.04B compact revenue share from all tribal gaming, FY 2025-26; $5.5M to the Donalds PAC in five checks2026-10-08Open cast
Jason Robins / DraftKings, Inc.
The Tribe's complaint alleges an illegal sportsbook and names Robins alone on the racketeering count; these are allegations. DraftKings says its prediction markets follow federal law and Pick6 is not sports betting.
Statewide (defendant)DraftKings Sports & Casino app; Pick6; DraftKings Predictions (GUS III LLC)Nearly $6.1B FY2025 revenue, per the complaint; subsidiary DK Crown Holdings gave the Donalds PAC $500,0002026-10-08Open cast
James Uthmeier / Keep Florida Clean
On Oct. 7, 2026, the 1st District Court of Appeal ordered the grand jury report on Hope Florida's $10M from Centene expunged and called the money “never public money”; the ruling is not final.
Tallahassee / statewidePolitical committee (closed; chairperson of record)$8.5M from the two Hope Florida grant recipients, October 2024 (Division of Elections; our sums)2026-10-08Open cast
Brightline parent companies (FIHPNP LLC and 16 affiliates)
Entities managed by a Fortress affiliate indirectly own most of the debtors' equity; Judge Mark Edward Hall approved up to $257.7M of financing on an interim basis, $190M available on the interim order, and the trains kept running.
South Florida / OrlandoChapter 11, D.N.J. No. 26-20876 (MEH); the operating company did not fileAbout $2.492B of holding-company debt; about $490M of new long-term capital from Assured Guaranty and a mutual-fund group2026-10-08Open cast
Robert J. Guidry / Pointe Mezzanine and Pointe Resort
The Board of Trustees took up an option to buy about 4 acres in Okaloosa County from his companies for $83,326,520, or $20,831,630 an acre, on Sept. 30, 2025; Division of Elections records show eight checks from his companies' Harvey, La., address totaling $350,000.
Destin / Okaloosa CountyPointe Mezzanine, Pointe Resort, Superior Waterfront, Okaloosa Island Prime, SE Anderson Orange II$83,326,520 state price for about 4 acres bought for $7,901,214; at least $350,000 in political checks2026-10-07Open cast
Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Governor and Cabinet)
Approved buying development rights while the owners keep their land, including $6,520,000 for about 1,034.88 acres of Limestone Creek, a ranch formerly owned by Gov. Doyle E. Carlton.
StatewideOption agreements for conservation easementsMore than $72.6M for more than 10,770 acres (the state's figures)2026-09-29Open cast
Florida Realtors / Vote Yes on 3
The largest contributor to Vote Yes on 3; the National Association of Realtors added $2,016,500 on Oct. 9, and the three committees against Amendment 3, including No On 3. Protect Our Homes, which CubaHeadlines reports Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava formed, had raised $1,772,916.68 together through their newest reports, dated Oct. 22 to Oct. 29 (Division of Elections, read Nov. 1; our sum).
Orlando / statewideTrade association to Vote Yes on 3$19,500,000 in seven checks, Sept. 3 to Sept. 30, 20262026-11-01Open cast
Jeff Bezos
Forbes-estimate Florida #1 on the 400 and No. 2 in the country (Action News Jax).
Miami / statewide residency gravityPersonal residency; Blue Origin Cape adjacency~$378B Forbes estimate (FL #1 / No. 2 overall); labeled estimate2026-09-15Open cast
Shahid Khan
Jaguars owner named in the same Forbes-Florida gravity read as Bezos.
JacksonvilleJacksonville Jaguars ownership~$16.5B Forbes estimate (FL #8 / No. 70); labeled estimate2026-09-17Open cast
Larry Ellison
Paid an MLS-reported $34.4M for the southern 2.15 acres at 1960 S. Ocean Blvd; MacNeil took the northern slice for $32M.
Manalapan / Palm BeachPersonal / entity title; compound assembleMLS-reported $34.4M for 2.15 acres; $173M estate plus island parcel (June 2022 deed); 24+ south-end acres2026-10-18Open cast
David MacNeil
WeatherTech’s MacNeil took the northern slice beside Ellison and has spent $136.32M assembling three properties.
Manalapan / Palm BeachPersonal / entity title$32M northern slice; $136.32M across three properties2026-10-18Open cast
Ken Griffin
Paid Moishe Mana a reported $1.1B for Wynwood land whose value counts toward his $2B Carnegie Mellon Miami campus gift; gave Baptist Health $25M more on Oct. 7; his Miami Beach helipad goes to the Planning Board Nov. 3.
MiamiCitadel founder; Wynwood land purchase, Carnegie Mellon and Baptist Health gifts$1.1B reported for about 30 Wynwood acres; $3B Carnegie Mellon gift; $75M in all to Baptist Health2026-10-12Open cast
United Group Underwriters LLC
Not an insurer: state regulators’ exams call it the auto carrier’s managing general agent and affiliate. Its 2026 checks also went to Attorney General James Uthmeier’s committee and campaign ($33,000), and earlier ones to the committee of Blaise Ingoglia, now the CFO ($55,000).
Miami Gardens / statewideManaging general agent and affiliate of United Automobile Insurance Co.$500,000 to Friends of Byron Donalds PAC on Sept. 30, 2026; $653,000 to Donalds since May 2026; $1,068,000 in Florida political checks since January 2025 (our sums)2026-10-12Open cast
The GEO Group (George C. Zoley)
Signed and closed the sale of 2,644 beds on Oct. 2 and keeps running them for ICE; says it is in an active process to sell ICE more company-owned facilities, none named. Its 10-K lists the 700-bed Broward Transitional Center in Deerfield Beach as company-owned.
Boca RatonSale of the Adelanto, Calif., detention complex to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; continued ICE operating contract$950,000,000 sale price; about $705M expected net, about $678M of it set to redeem its 8.625% notes; buyback authorization $1.25B through 2029; $1M to the Donalds PAC on Oct. 82026-10-18Open cast
NextEra Energy (FPL parent) / the Robo Memo
On Oct. 8 Virginia’s chief hearing examiner limited the 2021 memo alleging misconduct tied to Florida political activity to in-person reading at the companies’ attorneys’ offices by commission staff and respondents bound by confidentiality; it does not go out through the case’s electronic system. NextEra says its investigation found no credible evidence of illegal conduct and no employee has been charged.
Juno Beach / VirginiaVirginia SCC Case No. PUR-2026-00112 ($67B merger with Dominion); Davidson v. Silagy settlement$15.5M from D&O insurers to NextEra and a separately negotiated $5.75M fee award, both subject to court approval (objections by Nov. 30; hearing Dec. 14)2026-10-18Open cast
Byron Donalds / Friends of Byron Donalds PAC
PAC war chest is the plot; sports betting gave $2.25M, $1.25M of it from the Sports Betting Alliance.
StatewideCandidate account + Florida PCPAC state ledger $131,002,774.70 received and $99,648,955.68 spent through Oct. 9 (our sums, re-read Oct. 18); $35,005,621.21 to the Republican Party of Florida in 11 payments, $24,000,000 of it in September and $4,000,000 on Oct. 52026-10-18Open cast
Patrick Zalupski / Florida Baseball Partners
Managing partner, co-chair, and MLB control person; the Dale Mabry ballpark is budgeted at $2.361B, with the county CIT/TDT well on the public side. Tampa's council voted 4-3 on Oct. 15 to seek court validation of up to $80M in city bonds; issuing them needs a separate vote.
Tampa / HillsboroughHoldCo → StadCo equity$1.37B Rays commitment (Sports Business Journal) vs about $876M local public (about $796M Hillsborough, $80M Tampa)2026-10-07Open cast
Charlie Crist / St. Pete Shines PC
Crist leads Welch on combined campaign and committee cash, nearly $411K to just over $41K as of Oct. 2 (Florida Politics; City Clerk G-4). St. Pete Shines has paid All Too Strategic $488,189.41 and Extensive Enterprises $274,797.05 through Oct. 9, both listed at the Florida Politics address (Division of Elections).
St. PetersburgCandidate + political committeeNearly $411K available, campaign + PC (Oct. 2)2026-10-09Open cast
Ken Welch / St. Petersburg Progress PC
Incumbent cash-poor against Crist; Welch raised $9,650 across both accounts Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, about a tenth of Crist's, and his committee raised nothing Oct. 3 to 9 (Florida Politics; City Clerk; Division of Elections).
St. PetersburgIncumbent + political committeeJust over $41K, campaign + PC (Oct. 2)2026-10-09Open cast
Glazer family / Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Renewal notice due Jan. 31, 2027; the Tampa Sports Authority that runs Raymond James now also reviews the Rays’ ballpark design.
Tampa / HillsboroughNFL franchise / Raymond James leaseOne-third private floated on a roughly $1B renovation; TSA $73.14M capital-subsidy request2026-10-07Open cast

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