Current office
Blaise Ingoglia is Florida’s chief financial officer and state fire marshal. He took office on July 21, 2025, following appointment by Governor Ron DeSantis. The Department of Financial Services identifies him as the incumbent as of October 28, 2026. Before entering statewide executive office, he served in both chambers of the Florida Legislature and chaired the Republican Party of Florida. His current state office, past legislative positions and former political-party role are distinct entries in his career. S1S2
The chief financial officer leads the Department of Financial Services and participates in the Florida Cabinet. The role is not the same as a private company’s finance officer, despite the shared title. Its public responsibilities include state financial administration and programs involving insurance consumers, unclaimed property, financial investigations and fire services. The department’s organizational information is the appropriate guide to the particular division responsible for an individual request. S1S3
Background and move to Florida
Ingoglia’s official biography says that he grew up in New York and moved to Spring Hill in 1996. It describes his work as a mortgage broker and the development of his homebuilding business, Hartland Homes. Those details connect his professional background with the Hernando County area that later formed an important part of his political base. The official account does not establish a college degree, so this biography does not supply one. S1
The private-sector period preceded his election to the Legislature. Mortgage brokerage and homebuilding are different business activities from administering a state department; they should be recorded as prior work rather than treated as proof of a particular governmental achievement. His subsequent public career involved a series of changes in institution and geographic constituency, from a legislative district to statewide administration. S1
Political and legislative career
In 2007, Ingoglia began a series of presentations and online videos titled Government Gone Wild. The department’s biography identifies the project as an early part of his public activity. Its presence in his career can be reported without repeating promotional claims about audience totals or accepting its policy arguments as factual conclusions. The project preceded his first election to the Florida House. S1
Ingoglia served in the Florida House from 2014 through 2022 and then in the Florida Senate from 2022 until 2025. The Senate’s person-specific historical record documents his District 11 service and departure when he became chief financial officer. That archived record should be used for his legislative history, since the current district page can display a later officeholder. A new occupant of a district does not inherit the former occupant’s personal biography or voting record. S4
His separate service as Republican Party of Florida chair ran from 2015 to 2019. A party chair is not a constitutional state office. Including the role helps explain his public career, but it should not be confused with his legislative authority during the same period or with his later responsibility to administer government services for all eligible Floridians. Party affiliation is therefore recorded as a factual field, not used to turn this page into a campaign argument. S1
Appointment as chief financial officer
The department’s July 21, 2025 announcement records his appointment and swearing-in. That is the starting date for this statewide office, separate from the beginning of his Senate term. The announcement contains statements from supporters; the relevant fact for the roster is the appointment itself, not the favorable characterizations accompanying it. S2
Florida’s Constitution identifies the chief financial officer as a Cabinet officer and assigns important responsibilities for the state’s accounts and financial administration. Ingoglia’s additional designation as state fire marshal connects the office to fire prevention, investigations and assistance programs. These duties make the CFO’s public portfolio broader than a simple tax-collection or budgeting description. The Legislature remains responsible for appropriations, and statutory responsibilities are distributed among different agencies. S3S5
Unclaimed-property work
In September 2026, the department announced a rebranding of its unclaimed-property program as Claim Your Cash Florida. Ingoglia’s announcement directed residents to an official search-and-claim service. Unclaimed property is not a new grant program: the process concerns property that has been reported and transferred to the state for safekeeping until its owner or another eligible claimant establishes a right to it. S6
For a resident, the practical distinction is between searching a government database and proving ownership of a particular item. A matching name is not by itself confirmation that money belongs to the person viewing the result. The state program’s current instructions govern identification and supporting documents. The biography should not direct readers to a paid private intermediary as though it were the state agency or promise that every visitor will find money. S6
Firefighter assistance and public records
A March 19, 2026 department announcement described nearly $14 million in awards connected with firefighter safety and emergency response. It identified assistance and cancer-decontamination programs, along with projects funded through the fiscal-year 2025–2026 budget. These are specific examples of the State Fire Marshal portfolio under Ingoglia. The announcement records awards, not an independent audit of every recipient’s subsequent spending or the outcome of every project. S7
The distinction between legislative funding and executive administration is particularly relevant here. The department administers programs and announces awards, while appropriations and statutory eligibility determine what funds and authority exist. A profile can explain Ingoglia’s role in that process without giving one official sole credit for the whole funding chain. S7
Contacting the department
The department lists its principal address as 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0301. Its public CFO contact number is 850-413-3100. Insurance consumers can use the department’s separate consumer-assistance channels, including 877-693-5236 within Florida and 850-413-3089 from outside the state, as listed on the official site. The correct division depends on the issue. S1S3
This profile records the incumbent checked on October 28, 2026. Future election or appointment changes should update the office listing only when officially established and effective. Ingoglia’s person page should retain his historical roles and their dates rather than be replaced by a different person’s biography.