Native New Yorker Blaise Ingoglia isn’t on the list because he represents Hernando County as a state representative in the House.
No, It’s because of his ascent to becoming chairman of the Republican Party of Florida in January 2015.
After winning that spirited race (including over Leslie Dougher, Rick Scott’s hand-picked candidate), Ingoglia has repeated like a mantra that his No. 1 goal is to have the Sunshine State turn red in this November’s presidential election.
It’s been challenging, though. Since his election, Gov. Rick Scott’s fundraising efforts have turned away from the RPOF and into his own Let’s Get to Work committee. That put a burden on Ingoglia that previous RPOF chairs haven’t had to contend with.
While RPOF fundraising has been down in comparison with previous years, it still absolutely blows the Florida Democratic Party out of the water.
Ingoglia moves up from being ranked 18 in the 2015 survey.
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