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Alex Vindman Qualifies, Raises $8 M, Challenges Moody in Senate Race

4/24/2026

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Alex Vindman, former whistleblower against President Donald Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign, qualified for the Florida Senate race on April 24 2026 by paying the filing fee in Tallahassee.
He raised $8 million in Q1, versus incumbent Senator Ashley Moody’s $2.6 million.
Polls this year show Moody ahead of Vindman by one to eight points, with 43-50 percent support.
The Florida Republican Party and Republican National Committee called Vindman a non-Floridian and a radical Democrat hack.

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Alex Vindman, former whistleblower against President Donald Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign, qualified for the Florida Senate race on April 24 2026 by paying the filing fee in Tallahassee.
He raised $8 million in Q1, versus incumbent Senator Ashley Moody’s $2.6 million.
Polls this year show Moody ahead of Vindman by one to eight points, with 43-50 percent support.
The Florida Republican Party and Republican National Committee called Vindman a non-Floridian and a radical Democrat hack.