Christian Ulvert emerges as Miami-Dade’s top PAC money power broker

Florida Division of Elections records list Christian Ulvert as chairperson of the active political committees New Leadership for Florida and Engaged Florida, and as chairperson and treasurer of the revoked Committee of Continuous Existence Floridians for Accountability and Justice. The same state records also list Ulvert as chairperson and registered agent for Common Sense in Florida, another revoked committee. Those filings place Ulvert inside the formal machinery that can collect, route and spend political money across Miami-Dade.

That network has helped make Ulvert a central player in local campaign finance. Campaign reporting has described Ulvert and EDGE Communications as a major force in the Democratic campaign scene, with millions of dollars in campaign expenditures flowing from progressive candidates. In Miami-Dade, that kind of reach can shape which races are viable, which consultants get hired and which political messages get amplified before voters ever see a ballot.

The clearest example is Daniella Levine Cava’s political orbit. Ulvert-linked committees gave $990,000 to Levine Cava’s Our Democracy, a figure that shows how PAC money can be bundled and redirected into aligned political efforts. Levine Cava’s reelection campaign also drew a $500,000 donation from billionaire Ken Griffin, underscoring the scale of the money moving through county politics and the mix of donor and committee power that can surround a sitting mayor.

Levine Cava’s own campaign finances show how much of that ecosystem runs through Ulvert’s firm. Her campaign had raised more than $5.2 million after a roughly $650,000 June haul, and nearly 60% of her May spending, $42,500, went to EDGE Communications. That is not just a vendor relationship. It is a channel through which campaign cash pays for strategy, messaging and political positioning inside one of the county’s most competitive offices.

Miami-Dade’s public records make the trail visible. County election resources keep political committee financial reports available going back to January 1, 2006, and the state Division of Elections database identifies who chairs each committee, who serves as treasurer and which groups remain active or have been revoked. For voters, that paper trail is the point: it shows how a consultant like Ulvert can sit between donors, PACs and elected officials, shaping access and leverage long before the next vote is cast.