He needs some kind of campaign committee to raise money.
DeSantis, himself, meets directly with his PACs, solicites their advice, hires their staff and accepts their money. He IS the committee
@Free Vulcan Not only is he well beyond the "testing the waters" fund raising, but campaigning, too ---- now giving the media advance notice of upcoming events --- another indication, according to the FEC, that DeSantis needs to file his candidacy with them.