James Uthmeier
Republican · FL · Florida Attorney General
James Uthmeier is the Republican incumbent Florida Attorney General, appointed in 2025 and seeking election in 2026. He previously served as chief of staff to Governor Ron DeSantis.
Campaign Finance Information — Attorney General
Campaign Finance Information · Attorney General · August 18, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $1,341,955
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- ATTORNEY$215,244
- PAC$124,750
- RETIRED$118,031
- LAW FIRM$84,000
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- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$77,213
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$25,000
- $1,000-$4,999$1,222,450
- $500-$999$44,101
- $100-$249$17,125
- $1-$99$19,470
Source: Florida Division of Elections · 2026 cycle · dos.elections.myflorida.com
Campaign Finance Information — Attorney General
Campaign Finance Information · Attorney General · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $1,341,955
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- ATTORNEY$215,244
- PAC$124,750
- RETIRED$118,031
- LAW FIRM$84,000
Show 1 more
- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$77,213
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$25,000
- $1,000-$4,999$1,222,450
- $500-$999$44,101
- $100-$249$17,125
- $1-$99$19,470
Source: Florida Division of Elections · 2026 cycle · dos.elections.myflorida.com
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 3 records
Created a Public Integrity Unit within the Office of Statewide Prosecution to investigate corruption involving public funds and legislative appropriations.
February 19, 2026For
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Was found in civil contempt after a federal judge ruled that he failed to comply with an order halting enforcement of Florida's new immigration law; the court required biweekly enforcement reports as a sanction.
June 17, 2025Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
As Governor Ron DeSantis's chief of staff and chair of Keep Florida Clean, arranged an October 2024 conversation with a nonprofit leader before two Hope Florida grant recipients contributed $8.5 million to his committee; lawmakers later investigated the fund flow, and Uthmeier denied wrongdoing.
October 11, 2024Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO alleging that ChatGPT violated Florida consumer-protection laws and harmed children.
June 1, 2026For
Source: theweek.com · researched July 13, 2026
Gun Control
· 1 record
Issued statewide guidance that open carry was lawful after an appellate ruling struck down Florida's ban, and announced that his office would not appeal the decision.
September 15, 2025Against
Source: axios.com · researched July 13, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Chaired Keep Florida Clean and the Florida Freedom Fund, political committees that raised more than $1 million to oppose Florida's 2024 abortion-rights and recreational-marijuana constitutional amendments.
November 5, 2024Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Data Privacy
· 1 record
Filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO alleging that ChatGPT violated Florida consumer-protection laws and harmed children.
June 1, 2026For
Source: theweek.com · researched July 13, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Issued a legal opinion that Florida's constitutional ban on public funding for religious institutions violated the First Amendment and said the state would not enforce it.
April 2, 2026For
Source: wlrn.org · researched July 13, 2026
Issued a legal opinion asserting that roughly 80 Florida laws and programs supporting minority contracting and diverse appointments violated equal-protection guarantees, and said his office would no longer enforce or defend those provisions.
January 19, 2026Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Filed a state lawsuit against McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning alleging that the textbook publishers overcharged Florida school districts in violation of state pricing law.
August 19, 2025For
Source: wctv.tv · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 2 records
Received the Associated Industries of Florida endorsement for a full term as attorney general.
February 9, 2026
Source: floridianpress.com · researched July 13, 2026
Took leave from the Florida governor's office to become campaign manager for Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign during an August 2023 staff shakeup.
August 8, 2023
Source: axios.com · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Attorney General · August 18, 2026 · Florida · incumbent
- Attorney General · November 3, 2026 · Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.