OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Republican candidate Ben Butler introduced his marketing campaign for Congress in Florida’s ninth Congressional District this week, launching with endorsements from a number of Florida elected officers and later saying the marketing campaign had raised greater than $100,000 inside its first 48 hours.
Butler, a ninth-generation Floridian and member of the South Florida Water Administration District Governing Board, said that his marketing campaign’s focus consists of help for working households, strengthening Florida’s economic system, and advancing President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
“Florida deserves leaders with real-world expertise who perceive the impression authorities selections have on households, farmers, small companies, and native communities as a result of they’ve lived it themselves,” Butler stated within the marketing campaign announcement.
In line with the marketing campaign, Butler helped construct and function Butler Oaks Farm, a multi-generational dairy and cattle operation in Central Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to the South Florida Water Administration District Governing Board in 2019, 2021, and 2024, the place he has labored on points involving Everglades restoration, water provide, and flood safety.
The marketing campaign launch included endorsements from U.S. Reps. Kat Cammack and Greg Steube, in addition to native officers and sheriffs from Okeechobee, Highlands, and Glades counties.
“President Trump wants conservative fighters in Congress who’re able to again his agenda and tackle the Washington institution, and Ben Butler is precisely that sort of chief,” Steube stated.
Two days after the launch, Butler’s marketing campaign introduced it had raised greater than $100,000 within the first 48 hours of the race, calling the overall an early signal of momentum within the Republican major contest.
The marketing campaign stated the fundraising help got here from grassroots donors, enterprise leaders, and first-time contributors throughout Florida and the nation, including that not one of the cash got here from a private mortgage by the candidate.
“Individuals are fed up with empty guarantees and Republican politicians who discuss robust again residence however collapse Washington,” Butler stated. “I’m operating to combat, and this unbelievable outpouring of help exhibits voters are able to ship a fighter to Congress.”
The marketing campaign additionally highlighted Butler’s management roles with the Florida Farm Bureau, Florida FFA Basis, Southeast Milk Inc., and Newtrient. Butler earned bachelor’s and grasp’s levels in animal science from the College of Florida.
