Monroe County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Sarah Compton is a Key West small business owner running for the District IV city commission seat, per her campaign site. She describes her campaign around a philosophy she calls "One Human Family," emphasizing transparency and community-first governance, per the same site.

Wayne Garcia is a building contractor of more than 40 years and a fourth-generation Key Wester who has lived in District IV for more than 35 years, per Keys Weekly. He serves on the City of Key West Planning Board and is vice president of the Old Island Restoration Foundation, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Anna Richards is a co-owner of Massey-Richards Surveying & Mapping, a certified floodplain manager and a licensed Realtor, per her campaign site. She was appointed to the Islamorada Village Council's Seat 1 in 2025 and is a 1992 graduate of Coral Shores High School, per her site.

Friedman is a full-time backcountry fishing guide in the Florida Keys with more than 25 years of experience and a current member of the Islamorada Village Council, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from Drake University and a master's degree from the University of New Mexico, both in Latin American studies, per the campaign site. He is a former commodore of the Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association and serves on the boards of Florida Keys Last Stand and the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, per the campaign site.

Deb Gillis owns and runs the Key Lantern Inn and Blue Fin Inn in Islamorada and is a former village mayor who has previously served nine years on the council, per local coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Don Horton is a former building services director for Monroe County and former building official for Islamorada, per Keys Weekly. He currently holds the village's rotating mayor position while serving his Seat 4 council term, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Freddie Foster is the incumbent mayor of Key Colony Beach and a nuclear industry professional with more than 45 years of experience, per Keys Weekly. He has owned a home in Key Colony Beach since 2010 and has been a full-time resident for six years, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Kirk Diehl is an incumbent Key Colony Beach city commissioner and resident since 2018, with a 32-year U.S. Postal Service career and background as a general contractor, per Keys Weekly. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Lynne Benton is a 15-year Key Colony Beach resident with a background as an engineer, mediator, business owner and attorney, per Keys Weekly. She serves on the city's Planning & Zoning Board, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Ana Maria Rodriguez is the Republican state senator for Florida Senate District 40, representing Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, per her campaign site. She served one term in the Florida House from 2018 to 2020 before being elected to the Senate, and previously served eight years on the Doral City Council, per her campaign site. Rodriguez serves as Chair of the Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation and previously worked as Director of Government and Community Relations for Baptist Health, per her campaign site.

Jose Antonio Stoute is a physician and infectious-disease specialist, a retired U.S. Army colonel and a professor, according to his campaign. He is the Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 40, which covers all of Monroe County and most of Miami-Dade County.