Islamorada Village Council, Seat 2

Friedman is a full-time backcountry fishing guide in the Florida Keys with more than 25 years of experience and a current member of the Islamorada Village Council, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from Drake University and a master's degree from the University of New Mexico, both in Latin American studies, per the campaign site. He is a former commodore of the Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association and serves on the boards of Florida Keys Last Stand and the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, per the campaign site.

Deb Gillis owns and runs the Key Lantern Inn and Blue Fin Inn in Islamorada and is a former village mayor who has previously served nine years on the council, per local coverage. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.