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Michael Thompson

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Michael Thompson

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FL-22 Republican nominee?

$97.5K

AUG 19, 2026

Primary Election

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Overview

Current roleReal estate broker

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican

GenderMale

LocationFlorida

BackgroundReal estate broker

EducationGlades Day School (graduated 1993)

Notable personal detailsMichael Thompson is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District (2026 cycle). He has worked in real estate, including founding a real estate brokerage in 2013 and selling it in 2024 while remaining broker of record. He is a former chair of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee and has been active in local Republican politics.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Public Safety & Guns

Michael Thompson has publicly criticized gun-purchase restrictions that he said would trample Second Amendment rights, while also saying he understands the goal of making communities safer. His position reflects support for law-and-order concerns and gun rights, but not an absolutist anti-regulation stance.

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026

Total raisedCash on hand

$18.4K

$13.8K

$9.2K

$4.6K

2026

Latest

Year

Total raised

Cash on hand

Total spent

Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$18.4K

$3.0K

$15.4K

$854.86

Source: FEC

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