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2026 U.S. House

Florida's 4th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

U.S. House · FL-4
Primary: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-4

Aaron Bean

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

  • Lowering taxes on Floridians
  • Pro-business and pro-family initiatives
  • Reducing government spending, fraud, waste and abuse

Per the campaign site.

About Aaron Bean

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.

LaShonda "L.J." Holloway

LaShonda "L.J." Holloway

Democratic

Top priorities

  • Affordability for working families
  • Refusing PAC money
  • Bringing federal experience to constituent service

Per the campaign site.

About LaShonda "L.J." Holloway

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

No Party Affiliation

Top priorities

  • Ending government corruption and closing the revolving door with special interests
  • Securing broader healthcare access, citing a single-payer model
  • Addressing housing affordability amid rising rents and home prices

Per the campaign site.

About Todd Schaefer

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

Florida Forward

Top priorities

  • Funding public education and enacting sensible gun legislation
  • Fighting for higher wages and ending price gouging on rent, groceries and healthcare
  • Getting money out of politics and creating fair district maps

Per the campaign site.

About Mike Sell

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.

About this race

Florida's 4th 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.

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