Melton Little
Republican · FL
Melton Little is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 71, a Manatee County attorney and small-business owner with decades of civil, family, health, malpractice, and personal-injury practice. His campaign emphasizes free-market growth, reduced regulation, parental rights and school choice, limited government, constitutional rights, law enforcement, public safety, and fiscal responsibility; his public record also includes an 18-month Florida Bar suspension ordered in 2019 followed by reinstatement and current good standing.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 71
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 71 · August 18, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $468,030
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- ATTORNEY$330,325
- LAW FIRM$14,700
- RETIRED$14,600
- POLITICAL ORG.$6,500
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- MEDICAL SVCS-REFUNDED 9/2$6,000
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$285,000
- $1,000-$4,999$142,500
- $500-$999$26,200
- $250-$499$6,250
- $100-$249$7,275
Source: Florida Division of Elections · 2026 cycle · dos.elections.myflorida.com
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 1 record
The Florida Supreme Court suspended Little from practicing law for 18 months in 2019, followed by one year of probation upon reinstatement, after he and another lawyer offered baseball tickets to the judge presiding over their case.
July 18, 2019Against
Source: floridabar.org · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 2 records
Little supports free-market economics, small-business growth, and reducing regulatory burdens.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonforhouse.com · researched July 18, 2026
Little supports limited government, personal responsibility, constitutional principles, and individual liberty.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonforhouse.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Little pledges fiscal responsibility and conservative economic principles for Florida families.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonforhouse.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Little supports law enforcement and public-safety policies.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonforhouse.com · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Little's firm biography reports more than 600 hours of pro bono service, a scholarship program awarding more than $195,000 to over 65 Manatee students, youth coaching, and multiple community-service awards.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonlittle.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 3 records
Little earned a public-administration bachelor's degree from Samford University, a JD from Cumberland School of Law, and an LLM in health law from Hofstra University.
July 18, 2026For
Source: floridabar.org · researched July 18, 2026
Little's firm biography reports more than 600 hours of pro bono service, a scholarship program awarding more than $195,000 to over 65 Manatee students, youth coaching, and multiple community-service awards.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonlittle.com · researched July 18, 2026
Little supports parental rights, school choice, and what he describes as world-class education.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonforhouse.com · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Little supports limited government, personal responsibility, constitutional principles, and individual liberty.
July 18, 2026For
Source: meltonforhouse.com · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 2 records
Little has practiced law in Florida since 1986 and is currently a partner or shareholder at Kallins, Little & Brosious in Palmetto.
July 18, 2026
Source: floridabar.org · researched July 18, 2026
Melton Little is a qualified Republican candidate in the 2026 Florida House District 71 primary.
June 8, 2026
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 2 records
The Florida Bar currently lists Little as a member in good standing and eligible to practice law, while retaining the 2019 suspension in his public discipline history.
July 18, 2026
Source: floridabar.org · researched July 18, 2026
The Florida Supreme Court suspended Little from practicing law for 18 months in 2019, followed by one year of probation upon reinstatement, after he and another lawyer offered baseball tickets to the judge presiding over their case.
July 18, 2019
Source: floridabar.org · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 71 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 71; Florida
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.