Follow the money
The Florida power ledger
A detention company reports how much it gave in one state. The state's own transaction export does not yet carry the filing lineage needed to match that report line by line. This page publishes what is established — the company's own figures, the official identity of the recipient accounts, the public roles, and the state's separately documented enforcement decisions — and holds every recipient-level row back until the numbers reconcile exactly.
What the company says it gave
The three Florida figures come from the company's own unaudited political-activity report, alongside the approval policy the company says applies to them.
The GEO Group, Inc. — reported Florida political contributions, 2025
Company disclosure — unaudited · corporate treasury channel · as of 2026-08-21
- Florida candidates, calendar 2025
- $1,007,600
- Florida committees, calendar 2025
- $915,000
- Combined corporate money
- $1,922,600
- GEO PAC inside the Florida table
- $0 — reported as zero, kept as its own channel
- Disclosure basis
- company-published-unaudited
Company-reported approval policy
- General Counsel review
- CEO and CFO approval for contributions greater than $500
What this does not establish
The report states the company's general policy. It does not prove that a particular contribution request was reviewed or approved exactly as described.
What this does not establish
The aggregate is not a transaction ledger and does not identify every recipient, exact contributing subsidiary, refund, amendment, report lineage, or government action.
- The GEO Group, Inc. — Political Activity and Lobbying Report 2025 · retrieved 2026-08-21
Reconciliation status: zero rows published
The official Florida retrieval ran against every configured contributor alias. The export it returned cannot be reconciled to the company disclosure, so no recipient-level row is published.
Official reconciliation: zero rows published
Zero tolerance · publication state fail-closed-zero-transactions
GEO reports $1.9226 million in Florida corporate political contributions during 2025. Recipient-level publication remains withheld pending official state transaction lineage and exact reconciliation.
- Required, company-reported candidates
- $1,007,600
- Required, company-reported committees
- $915,000
- Required, combined
- $1,922,600
- Official transactions published
- 0 rows · $0
- Official gap, combined
- $1,922,600
- Secondary discovery coverage
- 21 leads · $1,380,000 · 71.8% of the company aggregate
- Provisional difference, candidates
- $362,600
- Provisional difference, committees
- $180,000
- Provisional difference, combined
- $542,600
- Company disclosure cutoff
- Calendar 2025
- Reviewed packet as of
- 2026-08-21
The $542,600 difference between the company aggregate and the secondary discovery rows is a coverage difference, not a finding. Reporting windows, contributor aliases, amendments and source coverage are not yet reconciled, so the difference is not described as missing, unreported or unexplained money.
What this does not establish
Secondary discovery rows are not public transactions. The official Florida export, filing lineage, exact entity match, and separate category reconciliation have not passed.
Official Florida retrieval, alias by alias
9 of 9 aliases retrieved · 01/01/2025–12/31/2025 · run 2026-08-22
| Alias queried | HTTP | Rows | Response SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GEO GROUP INC | 200 | 88 | f5101b5fbb0dbaea… |
| GEO GROUP INCHeader-only response. An empty result is a coverage note, not evidence that no transaction existed. | 200 | 0 | 0f351d4fde57fba9… |
| THE GEO GROUP, INC. | 200 | 27 | 443c4590f5147f71… |
| GEO GROUP, INC.Header-only response. An empty result is a coverage note, not evidence that no transaction existed. | 200 | 0 | 0f351d4fde57fba9… |
| GEO CARE LLC | 200 | 4 | 73273eb7d32bd3cc… |
| GEO SECURE SERVICES LLCHeader-only response. An empty result is a coverage note, not evidence that no transaction existed. | 200 | 0 | 0f351d4fde57fba9… |
| GEO REENTRY SERVICES LLCHeader-only response. An empty result is a coverage note, not evidence that no transaction existed. | 200 | 0 | 0f351d4fde57fba9… |
| GEO REENTRY INCHeader-only response. An empty result is a coverage note, not evidence that no transaction existed. | 200 | 0 | 0f351d4fde57fba9… |
| BI INCORPORATEDHeader-only response. An empty result is a coverage note, not evidence that no transaction existed. | 200 | 0 | 0f351d4fde57fba9… |
- Rows returned by the state export
- 119
- Duplicate-looking rows
- 2 repeat groups preserved, not deduplicated
- Negative, refund or adjustment rows returned
- 0
- Rows published
- 0
- Rows withheld
- 119
Publication gates
- Passed · official-row — All rows originate in the Florida Division of Elections contribution export.
- Failed · filing-locator — The export carries no original report or filing locator column, so no row can be tied to a specific original or amended report.
- Failed · recipient-identity — The export gives display names only. It carries no official committee account ID or official committee type.
- Failed · contributor-entity — Rows carry filed contributor strings only. Exact legal-entity resolution across The GEO Group, Inc., GEO Care, LLC and the other configured names is unresolved.
- Failed · amendments-refunds — The export carries no amendment or refund status column.
- Passed · calendar-window — Requested and returned window is 01/01/2025-12/31/2025.
- Failed · category — No official candidate/committee category column is present; category cannot be derived from a display suffix.
- Passed · duplicate-preservation — Two exact-fingerprint repeat groups were preserved, not deduplicated.
- Passed · search-absence — Six aliases returned header-only responses, recorded as coverage notes.
- Passed · historical-controls — No historical PAC 49915 or CCE 37278 row entered the corporate-treasury aggregate.
- Passed · privacy — Address, city/state/zip and contact columns are stripped from normalized output; raw bytes are retained unpublished.
- Passed · causation — No contribution-to-decision claim is produced.
What this does not establish
A successful retrieval is not a reconciliation. These rows are not published transactions and the difference between them and the company aggregate is not a finding.
The retrieved total is neither an official candidate total nor an official committee total. The export has no official category, locator or amendment field, so it cannot be reconciled against the company disclosure.
Query aliases are not one legal entity
Exact-entity rule · historical accounts kept apart
The configured GEO names are query aliases, not one legal entity. The GEO Group, Inc., GEO Care, LLC, GEO Secure Services, LLC, GEO Reentry Services, LLC, GEO Reentry, Inc. and BI Incorporated are separate legal persons and are never merged automatically.
- Political Action Committee · account 49915
- The GEO Group, Inc. Political Action Committee — Closed. Must not be merged with the 2025 corporate-treasury contribution aggregate.
- Committee of Continuous Existence · account 37278
- Florida GEO Group, Inc. Committee of Continuous Existence — Closed. Must not be merged with the 2025 corporate-treasury contribution aggregate.
- Florida Division of Elections — The GEO Group, Inc. Political Action Committee · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Florida GEO Group, Inc. Committee of Continuous Existence · retrieved 2026-08-21
Official recipient accounts
Each account below is an official Florida registration record. Identity is established; the money is not.
13 official recipient accounts
Identity reference only · no amount attached · no contact details published
| Account | Official name | Type | Status | Chair at retrieval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74340 | Conservative Florida | Political Committee | Active | Lawrence McClure |
| 70025 | Conservatives for a Better Florida | Political Committee | Active | Daniel Perez |
| 64386 | Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc. | Affiliated Party Committee | Active | Jim Boyd |
| 83464 | Friends of Ben Albritton | Political Committee | Active | Ben Albritton |
| 89043 | Friends of Byron Donalds PAC | Political Committee | Active | Ryan Smith |
| 69726 | Friends of Ed Hooper | Political Committee | Active | Ed Hooper |
| 89007 | Friends of James Uthmeier | Political Committee | Active | James Uthmeier |
| 79996 | Friends of Jennifer Canady | Political Committee | Active | Jennifer Canady |
| 83605 | Friends of Jim Boyd | Political Committee | Active | Jim Boyd |
| 74347 | Honest Leadership | Political Committee | Active | Sam Garrison |
| 78949 | John Snyder for Florida | Political Committee | Active | John Snyder |
| 83324 | Quiet Professionals FL | Political Committee | Active | Jay Collins |
| 4700 | Republican Party of Florida | Party Executive Committee | Active | Evan Power |
What this does not establish
An official account identity is not a transaction. No amount is attached to any account on this page while recipient-level rows remain withheld.
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Conservative Florida · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Conservatives for a Better Florida · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc. · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Friends of Ben Albritton · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Friends of Byron Donalds PAC · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Friends of Ed Hooper · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Friends of James Uthmeier · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Friends of Jennifer Canady · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Friends of Jim Boyd · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Honest Leadership · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: John Snyder for Florida · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Quiet Professionals FL · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Division of Elections — Committee detail: Republican Party of Florida · retrieved 2026-08-21
Who holds the institutional authority
Four public offices, each published from its own source, with no contribution attached to any of them.
Public office and a political-finance discovery lead are separately sourced facts. This page does not establish that money caused or influenced an official action.
James Uthmeier
Attorney General of Florida · 2025-02– present · month
- Transaction link
- Withheld until the official transaction gate passes
- Review state
- published-role-only
What this does not establish
The role and a secondary contribution lead are separate facts. The role does not establish receipt, influence, or action because of political money.
- Office of the Attorney General of Florida — Attorney General James Uthmeier · retrieved 2026-08-21
Ben Albritton
President of the Florida Senate · 2024–2026 · legislative-term
- Transaction link
- Withheld until the official transaction gate passes
- Review state
- published-role-only
What this does not establish
The role and a secondary contribution lead are separate facts. No vote, budget action, or policy decision is attributed to the money.
- The Florida Senate — Senator Ben Albritton — President · retrieved 2026-08-21
Jim Boyd
Florida Senate Majority Leader · 2024–2026 · legislative-term
- Transaction link
- Withheld until the official transaction gate passes
- Review state
- published-role-only
What this does not establish
The role and secondary contribution leads are separate facts. The duplicate-looking rows remain unresolved and no causal conclusion is drawn.
- The Florida Senate — Senate Majority Office — Jim Boyd · retrieved 2026-08-21
Ed Hooper
Chair, Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations · 2024–2026 · legislative-term
- Transaction link
- Withheld until the official transaction gate passes
- Review state
- published-role-only
What this does not establish
Committee authority and a secondary contribution lead are separate facts. No appropriation or detention action is attributed to the money.
- The Florida Senate — Senator Ed Hooper — Committee Assignments · retrieved 2026-08-21
What Florida did, on the record
An independently documented chronology of Florida detention and enforcement decisions, including a statutory appropriation kept separate from every other kind of money on this site.
Each Florida action below is documented on its own record. It appears here as chronology, not as a consequence of any contribution, and no line connects the two.
2025-02-13 · date certainty day · Florida Legislature and Governor
Florida enacted SB 2-C, an immigration-enforcement package
$298,830,552 — statutory appropriation · not a contribution, contract, reimbursement or lobbying amount, and not added to any total on this page.
SB 2-C created state immigration-enforcement institutions and programs, including the State Board of Immigration Enforcement and Unauthorized Alien Transport Program. The Senate page records a $298,830,552 appropriation and Chapter 2025-1 on February 14.
Evidence status · observed-primary-legislative-record
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
- The Florida Senate — SB 2-C: Immigration · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Executive Office of the Governor of Florida — Governor Ron DeSantis Signed Two Bills · retrieved 2026-08-21
2025-02-19 · date certainty day · Executive Office of the Governor and state law-enforcement agencies
Florida announced additional 287(g) agreements
The Governor's office announced additional agreements involving FDLE, FWC, the Florida State Guard, and other state agencies to perform specified ICE functions.
Evidence status · attributed-to-government-announcement
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
2025-05-01 · date certainty day · ICE and Florida law-enforcement partners
Florida and federal agencies announced results of Operation Tidal Wave
The Governor's office reported 1,120 arrests during the April 21–26 statewide operation.
Evidence status · attributed-to-government-announcement
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
2025-05-12 · date certainty day · Executive Office of the Governor
Florida announced submission of a federal detention-expansion plan
The Governor's office said Florida submitted a proposal to contribute new detention facilities and expanded apprehension activity.
Evidence status · attributed-to-government-announcement
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
2025-07 · date certainty month · State of Florida and federal partners
South Florida state-supported federal detention site began receiving people
A later official Florida account states that the site commonly called Alligator Alcatraz began accepting detainees in July 2025.
Evidence status · attributed-retrospective-government-account
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
2025-08-14 · date certainty day · Executive Office of the Governor
Florida announced a temporary North Florida detention facility
The Governor's office described more than 1,300 detention capacity at Baker Correctional Institution and stated that federal partners would reimburse costs.
Evidence status · attributed-to-government-announcement
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
2025-08-22 · date certainty day · Florida Highway Patrol and federal partners
Florida announced a Panhandle enforcement operation and weekly removal flights
The Governor's office reported nearly 200 apprehensions and said weekly deportation flights had begun from Tallahassee.
Evidence status · attributed-to-government-announcement
What this does not establish
This government action is independently documented. Its timing does not establish that a political contribution caused, influenced, purchased, or rewarded the action.
The lobbying channel, named but unpriced
The company names four Florida firms. It does not report a Florida lobbying amount, and its all-jurisdiction figure is not one.
Company-disclosed Florida lobbying firms
company-disclosed-firms · as of 2025-12-31 · no Florida amount established
- Capital City Consulting LLC
- Ronald L. Book PA
- Johnson & Blanton
- Rubin Turnbull & Associates
- Florida lobbying amount
- Not established in reviewed sources
- Official Florida registration and compensation rows
- review-pending-official-extraction
Why no Florida lobbying figure appears here
The $2,943,330 figure covers all state and local jurisdictions in GEO's report. It is not a Florida lobbying total.
Florida's Commission on Ethics administers executive-branch lobbyist registration and quarterly lobbying-firm compensation reporting.
Florida's legislative lobbying system maintains registration and compensation records.
What this does not establish
Listing a firm does not establish a particular contact, issue, payment amount, meeting, procurement result, or policy outcome.
- The GEO Group, Inc. — Political Activity and Lobbying Report 2025 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Commission on Ethics — Lobbyist Information · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Florida Legislature — Lobbyist Information · retrieved 2026-08-21
Research leads, kept out of every total
Secondary discovery rows are published as leads for other researchers, marked review-pending, and excluded from published totals, recipient totals and every official label.
Research leads — not public transactions
21 leads · $1,380,000 · excluded from every published total
These rows come from a secondary database. They carry no original Florida filing lineage, no amendment or refund treatment and no exact contributor legal entity, so they are excluded from every published total and from every official label on this site.
- Transparency USA election-season view
- $1,773,000 for “The GEO Group Inc” · 2026 election-season scope through 2026-03-31
The election-season figure is not the same reporting window as GEO's calendar-2025 company disclosure and cannot be used to reconcile that disclosure.
Show the 21 review-pending leads
| Date | Recipient as displayed | Amount | Provisional category | Review state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Friends of Byron Donalds PAC | $500,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-12-18 | Honest Leadership | $10,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-12-10 | John Snyder for Florida | $10,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-12-09 | Conservative Florida | $10,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-12-03 | Friends of Jennifer Canady | $15,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-11-21 | Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc. | $125,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-11-21 | Friends of Jim BoydDuplicate-looking row · preserve-until-official-lineage | $10,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-11-21 | Friends of Jim BoydDuplicate-looking row · preserve-until-official-lineage | $10,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-09-30 | Friends of James Uthmeier | $25,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-09-22 | Republican Party of Florida | $125,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-09-18 | Honest Leadership | $10,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-09-05 | Quiet Professionals FL | $250,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-28 | Friends of James Uthmeier | $25,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-19 | Friends of Ed Hooper | $15,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-18 | Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc. | $75,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-18 | Republican Party of Florida | $75,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-18 | Friends of Ben Albritton | $20,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-18 | Conservative Florida | $15,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-18 | Friends of Jim Boyd | $15,000 | candidate-associated | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-17 | Conservatives for a Better Florida | $20,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |
| 2025-02-17 | Honest Leadership | $20,000 | committee-only | review-pending-secondary-discovery |