Tampa St. Petersburg, FL, October 15, 2026 —

A Florida political action committee supporting Amendment 3 has spent more than $14 million on SGS Inc., a firm owned by Republican operative Patrick Bainter, according to the information provided.

The committee is described as being primarily funded by Florida Realtors. The available account does not specify when the spending occurred, what services or work SGS Inc. provided, or how much of the committee’s overall spending the payments represented.

Bainter’s company, Data Targeting, was previously linked to a “ghost candidate” election fraud scandal in Florida. The information provided does not describe the company’s role in that matter, give details about the scandal’s outcome, or establish any connection between the earlier episode and SGS Inc.’s work for the committee.

The account also does not provide the committee’s name, identify the source of the spending figures, or include comments from the committee, Florida Realtors, Bainter or SGS Inc. It does not specify which version or election cycle of Amendment 3 is involved.

Without those details, the reported spending amount and ownership information are the principal facts available. The information provided does not establish the purpose of the payments or whether they were connected to any particular campaign activity.


Story summarized from the original created by Colin Wolf on www.cltampa.com, see more information here.

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