Blaise Ingoglia seeks full term as Florida CFO

Blaise Ingoglia, the Republican incumbent for Florida chief financial officer, is running for a full term in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

He faces Democrat Annette Taddeo.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Ingoglia as CFO in July 2025 after former CFO Jimmy Patronis resigned to run for Congress, according to the Florida Phoenix. Ingoglia won the Republican primary on Aug. 18, 2026, with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Frank Collige, who received 38.7%, according to the Bradenton Times. Lakewood Ranch voters will cast ballots in this statewide race.

Candidate information

Party: Republican
Residence: Spring Hill, Florida
Born: Nov. 4, 1970, in Queens, New York City
Education: John Adams High School (1988); Brooklyn College; Queens College, City University of New York
Family: Wife, Julie

Ingoglia moved to Spring Hill in 1996, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services.

Experience and public service

Ingoglia served in the Florida House as District 35 representative from 2014 to 2022 and in the Florida Senate as District 11 senator from 2022 to 2025, according to BallotReady. DeSantis appointed him CFO in 2025. He also serves as state fire marshal, according to the Department of Financial Services.

Before entering office, Ingoglia was chief executive officer of America One Mortgage from 1998 to 2015 and has been chief executive officer of Hartland Homes since 2002, according to BallotReady.

In Republican Party politics, Ingoglia chaired the Hernando County Republican Executive Committee beginning in 2009, then served as vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida from 2011 to 2015 and chairman from 2015 to 2019, according to Wikipedia. He also founded Government Gone Wild in 2007, a YouTube channel that has garnered nearly 8 million views, according to the Department of Financial Services.

The Bradenton Times reported Ingoglia co-launched Florida's Department of Government Efficiency in 2025.

On the issues

The following positions come from Ingoglia's campaign website and are the candidate's own claims.

Taxes and budget: Ingoglia said he authored legislation providing over $2 billion in tax cuts as a state senator. He said he is traveling the state auditing local governments to root out waste and is working with DeSantis to eliminate taxes on homestead properties.

Insurance and economy: Ingoglia said he has helped levy millions of dollars in fines against insurance companies as CFO for failing to protect homeowners. He also said he was instrumental in passing lawsuit reform, noting Florida had 8% of all claims filed in the U.S. but 68% of all lawsuits, which he said drove up property insurance rates.

Environment: Ingoglia said he was among the first legislators to oppose building hotels and golf courses in state parks as a state senator. He also said he stopped a proposed bill that would have allowed overdevelopment of agricultural lands.

Immigration: Ingoglia said he sponsored SB 1718 to stop issuing IDs and driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, mandate E-Verify and increase fines and penalties for employers who hire unauthorized workers.

Guns: Ingoglia said he sponsored SB 952 in 2025, which he said struck down restrictions on the sale, display and possession of firearms and ammunition during a declared state of emergency.