Fort Pierce, Florida sample ballot 2026

Air charter executive and real estate broker associate, serving as CEO/Vice President of Able American Jets and a Broker Associate with Lang Realty, per his campaign site, which says he moved to St. Lucie County from Joliet, Illinois in 1983. He has served on the County Commission since 2022 and sits on the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and the Transportation Planning Organization, per his VOTE411 profile; the county's website lists him as Vice Chair. Larry Leet was on the August 18, 2026 ballot for St. Lucie County Commissioner District 2, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

Military veteran, former EMT and firefighter, and business owner, per his VOTE411 profile, which also notes his involvement in veterans advocacy, support for people with unique abilities, and his church. He is running with no party affiliation against incumbent Jamie Lee Fowler and Jean Eddy Leroy on November 3, per Hometown News. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026.

Jamie Lee Fowler is a business manager and community outreach manager for Fort Pierce based Tri-County Enterprise, per her campaign site; she is the sitting District 4 commissioner and commission chair, per the county's official site.

Jean Eddy Leroy is a graduate of St. Lucie County public schools and Indian River State College who was raised in St. Lucie County and is running for County Commission District 4, per the campaign site.

City of Port St. Lucie Parks and Recreation employee and U.S. Army veteran, per his campaign site, which also lists earlier work as security director at the Rybovich yacht marina and as a rural postal carrier in Indian River County. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey to Macedonian immigrant parents and is raising his family in St. Lucie County, per the site; TCPalm lists him as a PAL board member. He also sought the seat in 2022, per TCPalm. Brian K. Capp was on the August 18, 2026 ballot for St. Lucie County School Board District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters and a mental health counselor, per her campaign site, and a St. Lucie County School Board member since 2010 who serves as Vice Chairman, per the district's Meet the Board page. She holds a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from South University and a bachelor's degree from Barry University, per TCPalm, and describes herself as a fourth-generation St. Lucie County resident on her campaign site.

Nonprofit founder and educator who has run the Save Our Children Tutorial, Recreational and Cultural Center for 38 years, per her VOTE411 profile, and a St. Lucie County School Board member since 2010, per TCPalm and the district's Meet the Board page. She holds degrees from IRSC, FAU and Jacksonville Theological Seminary, including a doctorate, per VOTE411. Her only opponent in November is a qualified write-in, per Supervisor of Elections filings. Donna Mills appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for St. Lucie County School Board District 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026.

Pool business owner and pastor, owning Pinch A Penny Pools and Spas in Vero Beach and serving as pastor of Midway Road Baptist Church, per his VOTE411 profile, and a St. Lucie County School Board member since 2006 who serves as Chairman, per the district's Meet the Board page. He holds a criminology degree from FSU and a master's from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, per VOTE411. He is seeking a sixth term in a November 3 runoff against Lisa Kessler, per TCPalm. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026.

Small business owner and bestselling author who serves on the City of Fort Pierce Arts and Culture Board, per her campaign site, which also describes her as the daughter of two lifelong public school teachers and an 11-year Girl Scout troop leader. She spent 26 years in sales and marketing management before writing full time, per her VOTE411 profile.

Angie Nixon is a Florida state representative from Jacksonville, a union organizer and a mother, per the campaign site. She is executive director of Florida for All, a statewide coalition, and runs a bookstore and community hub in Jacksonville, per the campaign site. The campaign site says she expanded child care in the State House and led the fight against the state's new voting maps, per the campaign site.

Donalds is a member of Congress representing Florida's 19th District since January 2021, per the chamber's membership roster. Before Congress, he worked in the finance, insurance and banking industries in Southwest Florida and served in the Florida House of Representatives, where he chaired the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee and led the effort to enact Hope Scholarships for school choice, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Florida State University in 2002, per the campaign site.

• Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported

David Jolly is the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, a former Republican congressman from the Tampa Bay area who left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party in 2025. His campaign emphasizes affordability, property insurance reform, public schools, and ending one-party control of Tallahassee.

Jose Javier Rodriguez is an attorney, a former Florida state representative and state senator from Miami, and a former U.S. assistant secretary of labor, per the campaign site. His campaign says he would focus the office on crime, costs and corruption and serve as an independent-minded enforcer of the law, per the campaign site.

Annette Taddeo is a Florida state senator, the first Latina Democrat elected to the Florida State Senate, first elected in a 2017 special election, per the campaign site.

Simpson is a fifth-generation Floridian and lifelong farmer who operates a large-scale egg-laying operation supplying Florida supermarkets, per the campaign site. He currently serves as Florida's Agriculture Commissioner and previously served in the state Senate, per the campaign site.

Joey Mendoza Atkins is the Democratic nominee for Florida agriculture commissioner. A lifelong Floridian, he earned a political science degree cum laude and a law degree, worked as a family-law attorney, and represented athletes as a Miami-area sports agent. His platform focuses on grocery costs, local farmers, and affordability.