Brock Mikosky, 46, a Nocatee-based political consultant who worked on campaigns across Florida for more than a decade, died last week after a lengthy medical battle following complications from the flu.
A husband and father, he was widely known on the state’s political campaign trail and in consulting circles.
Mikosky was admitted to the hospital Dec. 15 with severe complications from the flu, according to a fundraiser created for his family. His treatment began at the Mayo Clinic before he was later transported by medical flight to Atlanta while awaiting heart surgery.
He spent nearly three months in intensive care, where family members said he fought with “courage, strength and the humor that so many people loved about him.”
A veteran of numerous campaigns, Mikosky served as a general consultant focused on voter contact and research. He was known among colleagues for blending traditional campaign tactics with newer technologies to reach voters.
For more than a decade, he served as principal of his own firm, Momentum Strategy Group. He also worked with national consulting firm Axiom Strategies and business organizations including the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Florida.
His work contributed to victories in races for Congress, the Florida House, countywide constitutional offices and local government posts, according to his bio on 1845 Group, where he was a partner.
News of his death prompted condolences from figures across Florida’s political community. Peter Schorsch, publisher of Florida Politics, remembered Mikosky in a post on X.
“Saddened by the death of Brock Mikosky, whom many of us in Florida Politics know from his work on the campaign trail,” Schorsch wrote. “He was a devoted husband and father and a gregarious individual who filled up any room he was in with his presence, opinions, and good humor. Rest in peace.”
A GoFundMe campaign established for Mikosky’s family has raised more than $8,000 in less than a day to help cover medical bills, travel expenses and lost income during his illness.
Organizers said his greatest wish during his final months in the hospital was to return home to his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter.
“This fundraiser will help ease that financial burden and support Jennifer and Collins as they begin to navigate life without him,” the GoFundMe reads.
