Concerned Citizens of Tampa

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

• They Just Proved My Point By Matt Brightman For weeks, I have made one simple argument in this Republican primary: Electability matters. Winning the Republican nomination is only half the battle. The real mission is defeating Kathy Castor in November. Now Kevin Steele and Mike Beltran have proven my point. Both campaigns have gone negative. That should tell Republican voters something. Negative campaigns only work when there is something to attack. They depend on records, decisions, publi

  9 August 2026 · Concerned Citizens of Tampa · $300 – $399 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• The General Election Starts Now By Matt Brightman Republicans have a decision to make on August 18. Not simply who should be our nominee. But who can actually defeat Kathy Castor. Those are two very different questions. Democrats already made a costly mistake by nominating Graham Platner. They selected a candidate who entered the general election carrying political liabilities that made it easier for Republicans to define him before he could define himself. Republicans cannot afford to ret

  21 July 2026 · Concerned Citizens of Tampa · $300 – $399 · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• New FL-14 Poll Shows Wide-Open Three-Way Race New polling challenges claims that the Republican primary has already been decided By Matt Brightman A new poll conducted by NorthStar Strategic Group from August 6 through August 10 paints a very different picture of the Republican primary for Florida's 14th Congressional District than some of the campaign polling being circulated in recent weeks. According to the results, 1,000 registered voters in the district were contacted. The ballot numbe

  14 August 2026 · Concerned Citizens of Tampa · $200 – $299 · 25K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• They’re Proving My Point: Part II By Matt Brightman A few days ago, I warned Republican voters that baggage matters. I argued that the vulnerabilities exposed during a Republican primary don't magically disappear when the primary ends. They become ammunition for Kathy Castor and the Democrats in November. I didn't expect Kevin Steele and Mike Beltran to prove my point this quickly. Over the past several days, this race has descended into an increasingly bitter fight between the two campaign

  13 August 2026 · Concerned Citizens of Tampa · $200 – $299 · 8K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Baggage Matters By Matt Brightman Every candidate carries baggage. Some carry baggage from votes they cast. Some carry baggage from promises they broke. Some carry baggage from the company they keep. And some carry baggage from the professional judgment they exercised long before they asked for your vote. Every Republican wants the same thing this August. To nominate the strongest candidate to defeat Kathy Castor. That means looking beyond campaign commercials, slogans, and mail pieces.

  5 August 2026 · Concerned Citizens of Tampa · $200 – $299 · 15K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Questions Mike Beltran Should Answer Before Republicans Vote By Matt Brightman Campaigns are built on trust. Candidates ask voters to believe what they say. Republican primary voters deserve to know whether those words match a candidate's record. Mike Beltran asks Republicans to trust him. That's fair. But trust is earned through consistency. And consistency begins with answering legitimate questions. Which Mike Beltran is asking for our vote? The Mike Beltran described during his first

  25 July 2026 · Concerned Citizens of Tampa · $200 – $299 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library