Count House Speaker Daniel Perez as an ardent member of “Team Donalds.”
Two political committees Perez chairs — Miami United PC and Conservatives for a Better Florida — gave $500,000 apiece to Friends of Byron Donalds PAC , which is supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds’ campaign for Governor.
Friends of Byron Donalds PAC included the combined $1 million gain in a running donations ledger online.
Both contributions were recorded on Aug. 27. Perez did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Other notable contributions the political committee accepted over the past month include $1 million from the Seminole Tribe of Florida , $125,000 from a Tampa-based company associated with TECO Energy , and $80,000 from Clermont-based construction executi