Florida Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Fourth generation Northwest Floridian who worked his way up in his family's Capt. Anderson's restaurant in Panama City Beach and served two terms as Florida's Chief Financial Officer before winning the April 2025 special election for this seat by double digits, per his campaign site. He sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Small Business committees, per his campaign site.

Gay Valimont is a Democratic candidate for Florida's 1st Congressional District, describing herself on her campaign site as a community member, mother, and advocate in the district. Per her campaign site, her platform centers on lowering insurance costs, expanding healthcare access, and delivering a full-service VA hospital for veterans. Gay Valimont appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Democratic nominee for FL-1, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Tyler L. Davis is a no-party-affiliation candidate for Florida's 1st Congressional District, per his campaign site. He describes his campaign as bringing servant leadership to the district, with a platform focused on education, jobs, and sustainable innovation for the Florida Panhandle, per his campaign site. Tyler L. Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-1, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

International development and emergency management professional who directed operations for programs delivering HIV and antimalarial medicines worldwide and led contract negotiations for cybersecurity services in Ukraine after the Russian invasion, per Florida Politics. Former U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, who once held this seat, has endorsed her, per Florida Politics.

Panama City attorney and former general counsel to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott who worked on legislation, congressional hearings, and investigations on the Hill, per his campaign site. A Mosley High graduate with a Duke University law degree, he has endorsements from Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, and Tom Emmer, per Florida Politics.

A former congressional aide who managed Ted Yoho's 2012 campaign and then spent nearly a decade as deputy chief of staff in Florida's Third District office, Kat Cammack was first elected in 2020 and serves on the House Agriculture Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee, per her official House biography. That biography says she chairs the Emerging Tech Task Force, co-founded the Republican Women's Caucus in 2025, and authored the REINS Act regulatory measure. She grew up on a cattle ranch outside Denver and holds a master's degree in national defense and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College, per the same biography.

Teacher and talk show host, per his campaign site, running on a 13-point affordability platform he calls the 13 Stripes of Strength, covering housing, insurance and utility costs, per his Central Florida Public Media questionnaire responses.

Mike Klein is a healthcare and economic development executive running as an independent for Florida's 3rd Congressional District, per his campaign site. A West Point graduate and Army infantry officer who served during Operation Desert Storm, per Military.com, he co-founded Warrior Centric Health, a veteran focused healthcare organization, per Military.com. Mike Klein appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-3, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

A community bank president who founded four small businesses, including an auction company, Aaron Bean was mayor of Fernandina Beach and then served in the Florida House and the Florida Senate, where he was Senate President Pro Tempore and chaired the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, per his official House biography. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2022, sits on the Ways and Means Committee, and founded and co-chairs the Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency Caucus, per that same biography. He is the youngest of nine children, the grandson of a coal miner and the son of teachers, per his campaign site.

Supreme Court mediator and arbitrator with a University of Florida law degree who worked for Congresswoman Carrie Meek and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, per her News4JAX questionnaire responses; she was the Democratic nominee against Aaron Bean in 2022 and 2024, per News4JAX. She says she does not accept PAC money, per the same questionnaire.

Todd Schaefer is a retired Navy veteran running as an independent for Florida's 4th Congressional District in 2026, per his campaign site. His platform centers on ending government corruption, expanding healthcare access, and addressing housing affordability, per his campaign site. Todd Schaefer appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-4, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Mike Sell is a healthcare and human resources operations executive running for Florida's 4th Congressional District, per his campaign site, which credits him with generating more than a quarter of a billion dollars in savings for industry leaders in those fields. His platform emphasizes fair wages, ending price gouging, and campaign finance and redistricting reform, per his campaign site. Mike Sell appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Florida Forward candidate for FL-4, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Congressman and former three-term Jacksonville sheriff seeking a sixth House term, per News4JAX; he serves on the House Appropriations Committee and spent 12 years as sheriff, per his News4JAX questionnaire responses. His campaign site leads with President Trump's endorsement.

Biomedical engineer with bachelor's and master's engineering degrees from Tulane who researched cardiac interventions and therapies for children with cerebral palsy, per her campaign site; a mother of four running on affordability, education funding and protecting earned benefits, per her News4JAX questionnaire responses.

Fine built and ran three companies before retiring at age 40, per the campaign site. He is a Harvard College graduate who completed an MBA at Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar, and he served in the Florida House of Representatives, where he sponsored school choice legislation and secured funding for hurricane preparedness and infrastructure, per the campaign site.

Small business owner who spent 22 years in retail and says he is the only Democrat in the race who grew up in the district, per his News4JAX questionnaire responses.

Michael Gist is a former Marine and public school teacher running as a no-party-affiliation candidate for Florida's 6th Congressional District, per his campaign site. A lifelong resident of Ormond Beach, he describes his campaign as centered on families, workers, veterans, and small business owners, per his campaign site. Michael Gist appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-6, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Andrew Parrott is the Libertarian Party nominee for Florida's 6th Congressional District, unopposed in the 2026 Libertarian primary, per the Libertarian Party of Florida. He previously worked roughly twenty years for a company self-insured and administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield, per an AskFlagler interview. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the state's certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Andrew Parrott.

Emmy-winning television news anchor who co-anchored Good Day Orlando on FOX 35 for 11 years and worked as an NFL sideline reporter, per Florida Politics and Florida's Voice. His campaign site cites 14 years of community ties and endorsements from Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Seminole Sheriff Dennis Lemma.

Navy captain and combat helicopter pilot with 24 years of service who later served as NASA chief of staff, overseeing 16,500 employees, per his campaign site. Florida Politics reports he was named to the DCCC's Red to Blue program, the first Florida name on that list this cycle.

A U.S. history and political science instructor at what is now Eastern Florida State College and at the University of Florida's Bob Graham Center, Mike Haridopolos served in the Florida House and Senate from 2000 to 2012 and was President of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2012, per his official House biography. That biography credits him with putting Florida's budget online and with sponsoring the 2008 state constitutional amendment reducing property taxes, and says he founded a business and political consulting company after leaving the Legislature. He was first elected to Congress in 2024 and represents Brevard, Indian River and Orange counties; his campaign site says he serves as chairman of the Space Committee and as a whip on the Financial Services Committee.

Jennifer Jenkins is a speech-language pathologist and former Brevard County School Board member running as a Democrat for Florida's 8th Congressional District, per the Space Coast Rocket's 2026 candidate questionnaire. She resides in Satellite Beach and lists bringing down the cost of living, protecting Medicare and Social Security, and supporting public schools among her top priorities, per that questionnaire. Jennifer Jenkins appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Democratic nominee for FL-8, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

A Kissimmee attorney who practices commercial, civil rights and real estate law, Darren Soto served three terms in the Florida House beginning in 2007 and then in the Florida Senate, where his official House biography credits him with the Firefighter Death Benefit Act and with legislation on environmental restoration and education funding. He won his U.S. House seat in 2016 and is the first member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent elected from Florida, per that biography. He serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee, and his official biography says he secured half of the $3.4 billion needed for the Beyond I-4 Ultimate highway project and more than $300 million for Orlando International Airport.

Navy Reserve officer and national security author who was working at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development from 2019 to 2021, per his campaign site. He deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan and advised a State Department reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan.

An organizer who served as national organizing director for March For Our Lives and worked on voting rights restoration and abortion access at the ACLU, Maxwell Alejandro Frost was elected in 2022 as the first member of Generation Z to serve in Congress, per his official House biography. He is ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs and also sits on Transportation and Infrastructure, and he is vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, per his official committees page. A percussionist who led a salsa band that performed in President Obama's second inaugural parade, he introduced the Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act as his first bill, per his official biography.

Strada founded Strada Services, which he describes as the largest privately held, family-owned air conditioning, electric, security and plumbing company in the country, employing about 4,000 people including several hundred in the district, per the campaign site. He also founded a training program in 2003 to address skilled-worker shortages through paid apprenticeships, per the campaign site.

Attorney and former presidential appointee with more than 30 years in public service, congressional staff work and senior government affairs roles, per his answers to Vox Populi published by WKMG News 6. He has worked on climate legislation and says his wife's immigrant story shapes his focus on voting rights and due process.

Ralph Groves is a retired Defense Intelligence Agency civilian analyst running as the Libertarian candidate for Florida's 11th Congressional District, per his campaign site. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring as a Major in 2010 after a deployment to Iraq, per his campaign site. Ralph Groves appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Libertarian candidate for FL-11, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Gus Bilirakis chairs the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade and is a senior member of that committee's health and communications and technology subcommittees, per his official House biography, which says he has authored 78 provisions signed into law and was ranked the 31st most effective lawmaker in Congress by Vanderbilt University's Center for Effective Lawmaking. First elected in 2006, he represents Citrus and Hernando counties and most of Pasco County. His campaign site highlights $585 million in federal disaster recovery funding he secured for Pasco County and his Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, which would create a $10,000 above the line tax deduction for homeowners insurance premiums.

Certified Financial Planner and small business owner who served as a Hillsborough County Commissioner from 2018 to 2022, including a term as commission chair, and led county pandemic response efforts supporting small businesses, childcare providers and affordable housing, per her campaign site. Creative Loafing Tampa and Florida Politics reported she shifted from CD 15 to CD 12 after the new map placed her home in the redrawn district.

A U.S. Air Force veteran with a biology degree from the University of West Florida, Anna Paulina Luna was first elected in 2022 and is the first Mexican American woman elected to Congress from Florida, per her official House biography. She serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and chairs the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, per that biography. Her campaign site says she pressed the Army Corps of Engineers to begin Pinellas beach renourishment projects, and her campaign news page features her effort to force a House vote on banning congressional stock trading.

Retired U.S. Army brigadier general with 35 years in uniform who later advised Army Cyber Command on national cyber policy, and a small business leader and attorney who has lived in Tampa Bay for 23 years, per her campaign site and Florida Politics. Endorsements include EMILY's List and former Florida CFO Alex Sink, per Florida Politics.

Tony D'Arrigo is a small business owner with a career in hospitality management running as a no-party-affiliation candidate for Florida's 13th Congressional District, per a Tampa Bay 28 candidate questionnaire. He cites personal experience with serious health challenges, including a cancer diagnosis, in shaping a platform centered on expanding healthcare coverage and protecting the ACA, per his campaign site. Tony D'Arrigo appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-13, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

A land use and environmental attorney who began her career enforcing Florida's growth management and environmental laws, Kathy Castor went on to serve as a Hillsborough County commissioner and chair of the county's Environmental Protection Commission, per her official House biography. That biography says she was first elected to the U.S. House in 2006 and was the first woman to represent both Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in Congress. She is a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, serving as ranking member of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and previously chaired the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, per the same biography.

Harvard Law-trained Tampa attorney who represented parts of this district in the Florida House from 2018 to 2024 and built a reputation for breaking with Republican leadership in Tallahassee, per Florida Phoenix. He argues he is the only one in the field who has won an election in Hillsborough County, per WUSF.

Brian Lambert is a retired 20-year U.S. Navy veteran running as the Libertarian candidate for Florida's 14th Congressional District, per his campaign site. He served as an Aviation Structural Mechanic and later performed imagery analysis work at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, per Military.com, and his platform focuses on protecting veterans' benefits, reducing VA bureaucracy, and confronting veteran suicide, per his campaign site. Brian Lambert appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Libertarian candidate for FL-14, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Retired 21-year Army veteran with three combat tours, two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, who served as an ammunition specialist and Army journalist before retiring in 2018, per his campaign site; he grew up in inner-city Baltimore, raised by a single mother.

A former federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida who was lead attorney on its Child Exploitation Task Force, Laurel Lee later spent six years as a Hillsborough County circuit judge and three years as Florida's secretary of state, per her campaign site. She was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 and now sits on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and House Administration committees, per that same site. It also notes her participation in the House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.

Former Sarasota mayor and city commissioner, Peace Corps veteran, and former Eckerd College vice president who grew the nonprofit UnidosNow, which has helped more than 1,000 first-generation students reach college debt-free, per his campaign site; he raised over $100,000 in his first week in the race, per Florida Politics.

Former executive director of the New College Foundation who served as district director for U.S. Rep. Greg Steube and as USDA Rural Development state director for Florida under President Trump, per her campaign site; she is married to RNC Chair Joe Gruters and carries President Trump's endorsement, per Florida Politics.

Mark Davis, a veteran and small business owner, is running for Florida's 16th Congressional District as a no-party-affiliation candidate, per his campaign site. His committee, Mark Davis for Florida, is registered with the FEC for the open seat, per FEC.gov. Mark Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-16, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Retired public administrator who worked in local government planning and helped run a department with a $50 million budget at the United Nations' food and agriculture agency in Rome, per WSLR reporting; his campaign site shows this is his second run at the Southwest Florida seat after a 2024 bid. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Greg Steube enlisted in the U.S. Army while attending law school at the University of Florida and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, including as chief of detainee operations in Iraq in 2006 and 2007, per his official House biography. Before Congress he spent six years in the Florida House of Representatives and two years in the Florida Senate, and that biography describes him as serving his fourth term representing a district covering Sarasota County, Charlotte County and part of Lee County. He sits on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, per the same biography.

Michael J. Quirk, a cybersecurity professional with a thirty-year career protecting banks, airlines and critical systems, is running for Florida's 17th Congressional District as a no-party-affiliation candidate, per his campaign site. He relocated to Sarasota in 2024 and started a small business there, per his campaign site. Michael J. Quirk appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-17, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

A 1986 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Scott Franklin flew combat missions as a naval aviator across 26 years of active and reserve service before running an insurance business in Lakeland for two decades, per his campaign site. He was first elected to Congress in 2020 and is now in his third term, and that site lists him as vice chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee covering agriculture, rural development and the Food and Drug Administration. It also says he chairs the Environment Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and serves on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Energy and Water Development subcommittees.

Deva Simmons, an educator with more than 20 years in the field, is running for Florida's 18th Congressional District as a no-party-affiliation candidate, per her campaign site. A Brooklyn native who relocated to Florida in 1995, she has lived in Polk County since 2002 and serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Club of Lakeland, per her campaign site. Deva Simmons appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-18, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Owner and managing attorney of the Arias Law Firm since 1992, representing working families in personal injury and workers' compensation cases across Southwest Florida, per local election reporting by Sparker's Soapbox; he ran for Lee County Superintendent of Schools in 2024. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

President of Fort Myers-based Sun Broadcasting and Gulfshore Life Media, operator of conservative talk station 92.5 FOX News and publisher of Gulfshore Life magazine, per his campaign site; a lifelong Southwest Florida resident, he led the June Victory Insights poll of the field at 13 percent, per WGCU.

Haskin holds a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and grew up in a lower-middle-class household of seven, where his family at times relied on food stamps; he has also conducted independent study of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers, per the campaign site.

Sitting U.S. Representative, 21-year House member, and Florida's longest-serving Democratic member of Congress, per Axios and the Miami Herald; she entered the District 20 race after the new map made her current seat Republican-leaning, per Axios, and as a breast cancer survivor and senior appropriator says she has brought billions of dollars home to South Florida, per her campaign site.

Pompano Beach insurance broker who founded the commercial brokerage Pilgrim Bay Insurance Agency in 2010, per Axios and his campaign materials; the Sun Sentinel editorial board recommended him in the Republican field, per the Sun Sentinel.

Kedner Maxime, founder of Advantage Tax Firm Consulting Services and a pastor of 16 years at L'Eglise la Voix du Salut, is running for Florida's 20th Congressional District as an independent candidate, per his campaign site. He arrived in the United States from Haiti in 1981 and has also worked as a radio host on WLQY 1320AM, per his campaign site. Kedner Maxime appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Independent candidate for FL-20, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

U.S. Coast Guard veteran and fourth-generation Floridian who chased drug runners, served overseas in combat zones, and advised leaders in the White House, per his campaign site; he is endorsed by Kamala Harris and the Palm Beach Post, per Florida Politics and the Palm Beach Post.

Brian Mast served more than 12 years in the U.S. Army, working as a bomb disposal expert with Joint Special Operations Command and losing both legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, for which he received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal for Valor, per his official House biography. He later worked as an explosives specialist for the Department of Homeland Security, and that biography says he is in his fifth term representing Florida's 21st District. He chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where the biography says he focuses on Lake Okeechobee water quality.

Alexander Cooke, a former Mayor of Juno Beach and small business owner, is running for Florida's 21st Congressional District as an independent candidate, per his campaign site. Alexander Cooke appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-21, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Former high school principal who founded a Harlem charter school at 28 and later led public sector education initiatives at Apple after serving as a White House Fellow, per her campaign site; she shifted her run to the newly drawn open 22nd District in May 2026 after redistricting and was named to the DCCC's Red to Blue program, per Florida Politics.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and chairman and CEO of Askar Family Office, a family investment company in franchising, commercial real estate, energy and construction, per his campaign site; born in Iraq, he came to the United States at age 7 after his family fled religious persecution as Christians, and he holds endorsements from CPAC and former Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, per The Floridian.

Sitting member of Congress who has represented Palm Beach County since 2013, and a former eight-year West Palm Beach mayor who served 14 years in the Florida Legislature as its first woman Democratic minority leader, per her campaign site and Florida Phoenix; she shifted her candidacy to the new 23rd District in May 2026 after the redrawn map moved much of her Palm Beach County constituency there, per Florida Politics.

Investment advisor and Certified Financial Planner who has advised families and businesses at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Citi Global Markets, and a fifth-generation West Palm Beach native, per her campaign site; the Palm Beach Post editorial board recommended her on the Republican side this cycle, per the Post.

Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission and mayor of Miami Gardens from 2012 to 2020, and the retiring incumbent's endorsed choice, per NBC 6 Miami and the Florida Phoenix; on his campaign site he says he grew up in Miami Gardens and is running because of rent that eats half a paycheck and healthcare families cannot afford.

Te Mayonna Brown, a real estate developer and former educator, is running for Florida's 24th Congressional District as the Republican nominee, per her campaign site. Te Mayonna Brown appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Republican nominee for FL-24, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Andy Daro, a North Bay Village commissioner since 2022 and founder of The Daro Team real estate brokerage, is running for Florida's 24th Congressional District as a no-party-affiliation candidate, per Florida Politics and his campaign site. Andy Daro appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-24, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Florida's former emergency management director and a Broward County native who has served in the U.S. House since 2023, per WUSF and WLRN; his campaign site highlights his role in crafting the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school safety law and his seats on the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees.

Boca Raton's mayor for three terms until 2026, a lawyer and small-business owner educated at Harvard and Georgetown Law, and the inaugural chair of the America First Policy Institute's Mayors' Council, per his campaign site; he leads the Republican field in fundraising with about $1.99 million and is endorsed by Attorney General James Uthmeier, per Local 10 News and Florida Politics.

Nicole Locklin, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in law, compliance and business operations, is running for Florida's 26th Congressional District as the Democratic nominee, per her campaign site. Nicole Locklin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Democratic nominee for FL-26, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Mario Diaz-Balart spent 14 years in the Florida Legislature and became the youngest person elected to the Florida Senate at age 31 before winning his U.S. House seat, per his campaign site. Now in his eleventh congressional term, he serves as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee and chairs its National Security Subcommittee, according to that site. It also says he founded the bipartisan Everglades Caucus and serves as dean of the Florida delegation.

Retired CBS News Miami anchor who spent about 40 years telling South Florida's story on television, per his campaign site and WLRN; he says he entered the race over the region's affordability crisis and immigration enforcement, writing that his own daughters built their lives in other cities because South Florida housing costs made staying unrealistic.

The district's representative since 2021 and previously an award-winning television journalist who reported across Latin America, per Local 10 News; she co-authored the Dignity Act to speed asylum processing and sided with Democrats seeking to extend temporary protected status for Haitians and Venezuelans, per Local 10, and her legislative wins include the Take It Down Act on nonconsensual intimate images.

Phil "Felipe" Ehr, a retired U.S. Navy commander with a 26-year active-duty career, is running for Florida's 28th Congressional District as the Democratic nominee, per his campaign site. He previously sought the same seat in 2024 and has since taught chess, founded a nonprofit countering disinformation, and taken part in humanitarian missions in Ukraine, per his campaign site and Florida Politics. Phil "Felipe" Ehr appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Democratic nominee for FL-28, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.

Carlos Gimenez joined the Miami Fire Department in 1975 and spent 25 years as a firefighter-paramedic, rising to become the first Cuban American to serve as chief of the department, per his official House biography. He went on to be Miami city manager from 2000 to 2004, a Miami-Dade County commissioner, and county mayor from 2011 to 2020, and that biography says he was first elected to Congress in 2020 and is the only current Cuban-born member of the House. He serves on the Armed Services and Homeland Security committees, chairing the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and on the Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China, per the same biography. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Eddy Rojas, who came to Miami from Cuba and built a service company from parking cars to leading a respected service business, is a candidate for Florida's 28th Congressional District, per his campaign site. Eddy Rojas appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-28, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.