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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-16
Kelly Kirschner
Top priorities
- Lower the cost of living, including insurance and prescription drugs
- Protect Gulf Coast waters: no offshore drilling, enforce the Clean Water Act
- Restore Medicaid and Medicare cuts
Per the campaign site.
About Kelly Kirschner
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.
Sydney Gruters
Top priorities
- Cut taxes and fight the rising cost of living
- Secure the border
- Protect Social Security, Medicare and veterans' benefits
Per the campaign site.
About Sydney Gruters
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
Top priorities
- Rising rents, stagnant wages, and property taxes facing working families
- Expanding access to healthcare coverage
- Balanced, common-sense approaches to issues like abortion and gun policy
Per the campaign site.
About Mark Davis
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.
About this race
Florida's 16th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Florida primary is Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.