DeSantis advisers who contributed to his campaign

KEITH WOLD, attorney, private investor, $600,002 RICK SONTAG, president, Spring Bay Ventures, $531,200 JOHN HAMLIN, president, Hamlin and Associates, $188,649 BILL HEAVENER, chairman, University of Florida Board of Trustees, $150,000 JOE ANDERSON, president, Anderson Columbia, $135,000 MAX ALVAREZ, owner, founder and president, Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, $75,000 DAVID KULIK, retired former CEO, CEVA Logistics, $63,100 STEVE HERRIG, CEO, SUNZ Insurance, $61,000 JOHN KIRTLEY, founder and chairman, Step Up for Students, $50,000 ERIC HOLM, owner, Golden Corral, $50,000 KENT STERMON, CFO, Total Military Management, $39,900 JOHN ROOD, chairman, The Vestcor Companies, $27,600 DANNY GAEKWAD, founder and CEO, NDS USA and Founder, Danny G Hospitality Management, $25,000 ANTHONY FARHAT, president, PGI Homes LLC, $20,176 ALLAN BENSE, president, partner, GAC Contractors, $19,000 RON HOWSE, president, Real Deal Development Group, $17,404 TONY GRIPPA, former senior vice president, Brown and Brown, $15,000 MORI HOSSEINI, member, University of Florida Board of Trustees, $12,600 AUBREY EDGE, president and CEO, First Coast Energy, $7,900 MANNY KADRE, chairman and CEO, MBB Auto, and director, Home Depot, $5,000 ADAM CLAMPITT, president, The District Communications Group, $5,000 JOHN RITENOUR, co-founder and chairman, Insurance Office of America, $3,000

Source: Florida Division of Elections, Herald/Times research