A serious opponent for the Duval Democrat has yet to emerge.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is showing strength and bipartisan support in one of her first major fundraisers for her 2027 re-election campaign.

The high-powered host committee for Thursday’s event in Riverside includes several major players who have given big money to Republicans in the past.

The big names include real estate magnate and Gov. Ron DeSantis ally Mori Hosseini, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan (who helped to fund President Donald Trump’s first inauguration), and Tampa Bay Rays co-owner Patrick Zalupski. Zalupski is another DeSantis ally who, like Hosseini, is on the University of Florida Board of Trustees.

Hosseini was a major proponent of the University of Florida campus that came to Jacksonville. Khan derived benefit from the public-private partnership that funds stadium renovations. And Zalupski’s Dream Finders Homes has been very active in the local and state political process.

Other names historically associated with Republican political causes are also on the host committee, including JEA Board member John Baker, Ambassador John Rood, former Mayor Lenny Curry Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart, real estate developer Andy Allen, and former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman.

“I’m grateful to receive the support of business leaders from across the political spectrum. I appreciate their support of my leadership and all the progress we’re making in Jacksonville,” Deegan exclusively told Florida Politics on Thursday.

Though the formal campaign is just beginning, Deegan has already begun fundraising. The aligned Duval for All political committee has raised more than $1.62 million and has spent less than $177,000.

Deegan has nine filed opponents, but none of them have more than $6,000 cash on hand.

Republicans that could seek to challenge Deegan include House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan and former Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem. However, with Deegan drawing significant Republican support early, the path to match her fundraising may prove challenging.