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Deva Simmons

No Party Affiliation · Florida · 2026

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U.S. House, FL-18Florida · 2026
Top priorities
  • Affordable healthcare, including prescription drug costs and mental health access
  • Quality education, including teacher pay and college affordability
  • Economic stability, including minimum wage and small business support

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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