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Blaise Ingoglia

Annette Taddeo

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Blaise Ingoglia

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Blaise Ingoglia

Annette Taddeo

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Blaise Ingoglia

Blaise Ingoglia is a politician currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Florida. Before becoming CFO, Ingoglia was a residential homebuilder, mortgage broker, and the founder of the public spending awareness initiative "Government Gone Wild". He has a long history in Florida politics, serving in the Florida House of Representatives (2014–2022), as Chair of the (2015–2019), and in the Florida State Senate (2022–2025) before resigning to take his current Cabinet position.

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Annette Taddeo

Annette Taddeo, the first Latina elected to the Florida State Senate, is a business owner and former state senator with a record of bipartisan public service. She is running for Florida Chief Financial Officer to challenge political corruption, hold insurance companies accountable, and protect families facing rising costs.

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Abortion and reproductive policy

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Agriculture and rural policy

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Artificial intelligence

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Civil rights and freedoms

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Criminal justice and policing

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Economy, jobs and wages

Ingoglia’s CFO office publicizes state treasury investments that earned nearly $2.6 billion in the 2025-2026 fiscal year and over $847 million in unclaimed property returned to citizens. It also describes “Florida DOGE” audits of municipal and county budgets, which the Ingoglia campaign says exposed $3.7 billion in wasteful or excessive local spending.

Based on: state CFO website (myfloridacfo.com)

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Taddeo promises to make the Office of the CFO put Floridians first, protect consumers and respond to requests in a timely way. Taddeo names property insurance rate relief as the top consumer priority, promises to investigate insurers that report net losses, and prioritizes premium relief over broad property tax cuts.

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Education

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Elections and voting

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Energy

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Environment and climate

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Families and social services

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Firearms policy

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Government reform

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Taddeo says “Tallahassee insiders are protecting themselves and their donors,” and calls for “an independent watchdog” rather than a political appointee who answers to the governor. Taddeo promises that as CFO the corrupt will be held accountable starting on day one, and describes insurance companies as profiting while homeowners struggle.

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Healthcare

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Housing

Ingoglia is described as backing, with Governor DeSantis, a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes on homestead exemptions. Ingoglia campaigns on lowering insurance costs, stricter insurer accountability and more action against insurance fraud, and names making Florida more affordable the top priority, through lower property taxes and insurance costs.

Based on: state CFO website (myfloridacfo.com) and WCTV

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Taddeo says families are “crushed by property insurance rates and high costs,” and promises that as CFO “Big Insurance” companies will be held accountable and costs lowered for working families. Taddeo says insurers are making profits while homeowners cannot afford to stay in their homes, and that Taddeo has paid Florida’s “skyrocketing” premiums personally.

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Immigration

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Infrastructure and transportation

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Local control

Ingoglia leads “Florida DOGE” audits in which the CFO office scrutinizes municipal and county budgets. The Ingoglia campaign says these efforts exposed $3.7 billion in wasteful or excessive local government spending within the first year. This is the only statement filed under this issue and it names no specific bill.

Based on: state CFO website (myfloridacfo.com)

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National security and foreign policy

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Social Security and retirement

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Taxes and government spending

Ingoglia names making Florida more affordable as the top priority of the CFO office, with a focus on lowering property taxes and reducing insurance costs for families. This is the only statement filed under this issue, and it does not name a specific bill, amount or proposal beyond those two goals.

Based on: state CFO website (myfloridacfo.com)

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Taddeo promises to audit politicians’ spending and demand answers for taxpayers, citing no-bid contracts to donors. Taddeo says all state contracts should be accurately logged and promises to enforce public access to the F.A.C.T.S. contract database, alleging hundreds of millions in spending is hidden. Taddeo says Floridians deserve CFO office transparency.

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Technology and privacy

Ingoglia has pushed Florida toward emerging financial markets and overseen the launch of the Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program, enacted through SB 1568, to explore blockchain and digital asset integration in the state’s financial framework. This is the only statement filed under this issue.

Based on: state CFO website (myfloridacfo.com)

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Taddeo’s platform calls for AI safeguards in modernizing the state’s financial systems. The platform opposes letting automation alone dictate state financial actions and requires strict human review to remain attached to all public sector tech algorithms. This is the only statement filed under this issue and it names no specific bill.

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Veterans

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