Jim Schwartzel
Republican · FL
Schwartzel owns and runs the radio station 92.5 FOX News and Gulfshore Life Media in Southwest Florida. He backs tighter border enforcement, term limits for Congress and cleaner local water.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Served on the board of directors of the Florida Association of Broadcasters, representing Sun Broadcasting.
September 21, 2026
Source: fab.org · researched September 21, 2026
Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for Florida's 19th District seat in the general election.
September 2, 2026
Source: winknews.com · researched September 21, 2026
Received endorsements from U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan and from former Southwest Florida members of Congress Connie Mack III and Connie Mack IV.
August 11, 2026
Source: flvoicenews.com · researched September 21, 2026
Received the endorsement of U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for Florida's 19th District seat.
August 7, 2026
Source: flvoicenews.com · researched September 21, 2026
While in college, interned in Washington, D.C., for Southwest Florida lawmakers Connie Mack and Porter Goss.
August 7, 2026
Source: yahoo.com · researched September 21, 2026
His company, Sun Broadcasting, won an FCC waiver to own six FM stations in Fort Myers-Naples, two more than the local ownership limit allows.
February 3, 2026
Source: insideradio.com · researched September 21, 2026
Led Sun Broadcasting in a $40 million deal to buy Fort Myers Fox station WFTX-TV (Fox 4) from the E.W. Scripps Company.
September 4, 2025
Source: insideradio.com · researched September 21, 2026
Led Sun Broadcasting in a $9 million deal to buy two Fort Myers-Naples FM stations, 96 KRock and B103.9, from Beasley Media Group.
August 20, 2025
Source: radioink.com · researched September 21, 2026
As president of Sun Broadcasting, rebranded radio station WHEL as "Trump Country 93.7" on Inauguration Day, using the president's image. He said the station did not ask permission.
January 20, 2025
Source: cbsnews.com · researched September 21, 2026
Received the First Amendment Foundation's 2023 Friend of the First Amendment award for publicly opposing Florida's 2023 defamation bill, which died in the Legislature.
June 6, 2023
Source: floridafaf.org · researched September 21, 2026
Wrote to Florida legislators opposing a 2023 bill that made defamation suits easier (HB 991). He warned it threatened his conservative talk station, 92.5 FOX News.
March 27, 2023
Source: tampabay.com · researched September 21, 2026
His company, Sun Broadcasting, settled an FCC investigation by admitting its radio stations posted political ad records late. It agreed to a compliance plan.
August 12, 2020
Source: docs.fcc.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Race Jim Schwartzel is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 19 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 19 (120th Congress), Florida
Profile last researched September 21, 2026.