---
type: Candidate
title: "Ernesto J Rivera"
description: "U.S. Senate candidate, FL (2016)"
office: "U.S. Senate"
state: "FL"
party: "REP"
stance: "challenger"
election_year: 2016
status: "prior candidate"
committee:
  name: "ERNIE 4 SENATE"
  id: "C00946269"
ids:
  fec: "S6FL00418"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, senate, fl]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Ernesto J Rivera

Republican challenger for U.S. Senate (FL), 2016.

## Campaign Committee

- ERNIE 4 SENATE (C00946269)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.