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2 candidates are tracked for Hillsborough County Commissioner District 7 (Countywide) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Aileen Rodriguez and Joshua Wostal. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 primary result: Aileen Rodriguez won the Democratic primary with 62.4 percent (52,259 votes) over Cindy Stuart, per unofficial results, and meets Republican Joshua Wostal on the November 3 countywide ballot.
Aileen Rodriguez
Democratic
Aileen Rodriguez is a public affairs executive with over 20 years of experience, principal of AR Public Affairs & Strategic Solutions, and a former U.S. Senate staffer, per her campaign site and Florida Politics coverage.
2026 priorities
- Lower the cost of living on housing and transportation, per her campaign site
- Reinvest tax dollars in neighborhoods hit by development, per her campaign site
- Hold developers accountable, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $63,840 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Joshua Wostal
Republican · Incumbent
Joshua Wostal owns a shipping and printing business near Raymond James Stadium and served 10 years in the Navy; he is the incumbent countywide District 7 commissioner, elected in 2022, per his campaign site and the Tampa Bay Beacon.
2026 priorities
- End wasteful spending, per his campaign site
- Stop tax hikes, per his campaign site
- Fix crumbling infrastructure, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $166,518 (county campaign-finance filings).
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