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Doral, Florida — The Republican Party of Florida and its county Republican Executive Committees should refrain from intervening in primary elections. This is especially true when the intervention favors incumbents. Good incumbents do not need institutional protection; bad ones give voters all the more reason to decide for themselves.
That principle applies to incumbent United States Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL). Last year, while serving as Florida’s Attorney General, she was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to fill the vacancy created when Senator Marco Rubio resigned to become Secretary of State in the Trump administration. She was sworn in on January 21, 2025, and now seeks a full term in the 2026 elections.
Among grassroots conservative activists, Moody’s Senate tenure has so far inspired little enthusiasm. Critics describe her record as cautious where bolder leadership was expected.
Consider these points of contention:
1. Senate procedure and the SAVE Act. Moody has publicly supported canceling or delaying the Senate’s August recess until the SAVE Act—requiring proof of U.S. citizenship and photo identification for voting in federal elections—is passed. She is among a group of Senators pressing Majority Leader John Thune on this issue. At the same time, however, she continues to participate in pro-forma sessions, which prevent President Trump from making recess appointments. Grassroots conservatives who want decisive action on both election integrity and presidential appointments remain dissatisfied with the overall pace.
2. Campaign contributions from iGas, Inc. Investigative reports and forensic analyses of campaign-finance records show that committees associated with Moody have received substantial contributions from entities connected to iGas, Inc. (a Tampa-based industrial gas company) and related firms. These reports further show that iGas, Inc. is tied, through ownership structures, to the Chinese Communist Party.
3. Election-integrity record. As Attorney General of Florida, Moody joined multi-state litigation challenging aspects of the 2020 presidential election results and pursued certain voter-fraud prosecutions. Nevertheless, her office did not press election integrity issues with the urgency that conservative activists demanded. Her more recent statements supporting the SAVE Act and willingness to forgo recess are belated recognition of the issue’s importance.
Moody’s timid style leaves an opening that more assertive voices readily fill.
By contrast, Chris Gleason of Pinellas County is an election-integrity advocate and Army veteran (U.S. Army National Guard, 1989–1999). He is associated with the conservative grassroots group Pinellas Watchdogs, and ran in the 2024 Republican primary for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. He is now a candidate in the August 18, 2026 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat.
Gleason’s campaign highlights include the following:
1. Campaign finance investigation. Gleason developed forensic analytical tools (referred to as “Smurf Hunter”) that examined patterns in campaign-finance data and identified irregularities consistent with straw-donor and money-laundering activity involving ActBlue, the principal Democratic fundraising platform. This work contributed to subsequent actions, such as: (1) public pressure from then-Senator Marco Rubio regarding verification practices, (2) a criminal referral by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, (3) Congressional scrutiny, and (4) a 2025 presidential memorandum directing investigation of unlawful straw-donor and foreign contributions through online platforms.
2. Affordability agenda. Gleason pledges to address rising costs by reducing regulatory burdens, expanding domestic energy production, and restraining federal spending—positions that align with core conservative priorities on inflation and growth.
3. Vote-by-mail irregularities. Gleason has publicly documented 278,000 cases of questionable Vote-By-Mail ballot requests in Florida, including a large volume processed on a Sunday when election offices were closed. The Florida Secretary of State and his Office of Election Crimes and Security have not adequately investigated these findings. Court filings he submitted in Pinellas County reference specific figures, including more than 219,000 requests attributed to a single Sunday when the office of the Supervisor of Elections was closed.
Chris Gleason stands for the proposition that Florida needs a determined fighter in the Senate, rather than another cautious politician. His campaign website is www.voteforgleason.com. The Republican Party establishment should allow the decision to be made by the voters.
