Kevin Steele Drops CFO Bid, Seeks Re-election in Florida House District 55
The reversal bolsters Blaise Ingoglia’s position in the CFO race by removing a well-financed challenger.
Overview
- The Pasco County Republican said he will run for another term in HD 55 after deciding a statewide campaign would strain his family life.
- Steele endorsed CFO Blaise Ingoglia after speaking with him, pledging his “full and total” support for Ingoglia’s re-election.
- He had filed in November to challenge Ingoglia and loaned $5 million to his own campaign following encouragement from President Donald Trump’s political team.
- Steele’s return to the local race reshapes the GOP field in HD 55, where Brenton Basinger and Walter Price had already filed.
- Ingoglia remains the GOP incumbent with a sizable war chest of about $711,000 through the end of 2025, while his declared Republican opponents have raised little.