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Sebastian City Council (two seats)Nonpartisan race · Robert Gable · Damien Gilliams · Richard Gillmor · Sherrie Matthews · Deborah Shellenberger
Robert Gable
Robert Gable appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Sebastian City Council (two seats), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert Gable.
Damien Gilliams
Damien Gilliams appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Sebastian City Council (two seats), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Damien Gilliams.
Richard Gillmor
Richard Gillmor is a former Sebastian councilman and mayor, per Sebastian Daily, and is a member of the city's Charter Review Committee, per the committee's March 30, 2026 minutes. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Sherrie Matthews
Sherrie Matthews retired after 35 years with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office, where she was accreditation manager, per Sebastian Daily. She joined the Sebastian City Council in 2025 and has served on the city's Planning and Zoning board, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Deborah Shellenberger
Deborah Shellenberger serves as an alternate on the City of Sebastian's Natural Resources Board, per the board's January 2026 agenda. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressCommission District 2Jennifer A. Pippin (R) · Robert (Robbie) D. Hardingham (D)
Jennifer A. Pippin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Managing growth responsibly to protect roads, the environment and communities
- Spending every taxpayer dollar wisely and transparently
- Full support for law enforcement and first responders
About Jennifer A. Pippin
Jennifer Pippin is a longtime Indian River County resident, wife and mother of two who led a local parent-advocacy chapter as founding chair and legislative chair from 2020 to 2025, per her candidate statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections.
Robert (Robbie) D. Hardingham
Robbie Hardingham is a truck driver with a Class A commercial license since 1998 and a U.S. Army veteran who served from 1994 to 1996, per his campaign site and his candidate statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections. He grew up in Vero Beach.
Commission District 4Deryl Byron Loar (R) · Marc Jaffe (D)
Deryl Byron Loar
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Fiscal responsibility for the county, per TCPalm questionnaire
- Maintaining public safety basics, per TCPalm questionnaire
About Deryl Byron Loar
Deryl Loar is the sitting District 4 county commissioner and served as Indian River County sheriff after election in 2008, 2012 and 2016, per the county's published commission agenda and TCPalm. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.
Marc Jaffe
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Responsible growth, public safety and neighborhoods that thrive
- Measuring results and publishing the score
About Marc Jaffe
Marc Jaffe owns The Jaffe Agency, which offers life insurance and retirement planning, and The Vero Beach Handyman, and has lived in Florida since 1996, per his candidate statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections and his campaign site.
School Board District 2Nonpartisan race · Jacqueline Rosario · Thomas Lange
Jacqueline Rosario
Top priorities
From other published sources
- A defined post-graduation path for every senior, per Florida Trib
- A district AI policy that protects children, per Florida Trib
- Stronger exceptional student education, literacy and math outcomes, per Florida Trib
About Jacqueline Rosario
Jackie Rosario is a teacher and school administrator with more than 30 years in education who was first elected to the Indian River County School Board in 2018, per her candidate statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections.
Thomas Lange
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Putting students first and improving local public schools, per Florida Trib
- Supporting teachers and expanding academic and career education, per Florida Trib
- Transparent, data-driven decisions, per Florida Trib
About Thomas Lange
Tom Lange is a career educator with more than 20 years in public education who chaired the English department at Sebastian River High School and founded Sebastian River Rowing, per the Florida Trib.
Mosquito Control District Seat 2Nonpartisan race · Anna J Kirkland · Craig E MacCoy
Anna J Kirkland
Anna Kirkland is the sitting Seat 2 commissioner of the Indian River Mosquito Control District, a third-generation Floridian who works in executive administration and estate management and leads the local Cattlewomen chapter, per her candidate statement and the district's commissioner page.
Craig E MacCoy
Craig MacCoy served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps and then worked in heavy construction and asphalt operations, becoming a superintendent, after returning to Vero Beach in 1996, per his candidate statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Indian River County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateAshley Moody (R) · Neil J. Gillespie (NPA) · Angie Nixon (D)
Ashley Moody
Ashley Moody is Florida's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. She is a fifth-generation Floridian raised in Plant City, per the campaign site. She was elected a Thirteenth Judicial Circuit judge in Hillsborough County in 2006 and later served as Florida's 38th attorney general, per the campaign site. She was sworn into the U.S. Senate on January 21, 2025, after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 13, 2026, per the campaign site.
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025 with the Vice President breaking the tie. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the Senate 77-20 in October 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the Senate 60-40 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the Senate 54-46 in March 2025. Supported
Neil J. Gillespie
Neil J. Gillespie is a no-party-affiliation candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. Senate in Florida, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified candidate list.
Angie Nixon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Medicare for All
- Universal child care and pre-K
- Quality public education
About Angie Nixon
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.
GovernorByron Donalds (R) · David Jolly (D)
Byron Donalds
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Lower property taxes, insurance costs, and cost of living
- Continue conservative education and parental-rights policy
- Keep Florida's economy and job growth strong
About Byron Donalds
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Tackle Florida's property-insurance and affordability crisis
- Invest in public schools and teachers
- Restore balance and accountability to state government
About David Jolly
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.
Attorney GeneralJames Uthmeier (R) · Jose Javier Rodriguez (D)
James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier is Florida's incumbent attorney general and the Republican candidate in the 2026 election. Appointed in February 2025 after serving as Governor DeSantis's chief of staff, he is seeking a full term. Per the state qualifying list, he and Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez advance directly to the November ballot. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; jamesuthmeier.com redirects to a parked page.
Jose Javier Rodriguez
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Crime: protect Florida's kids, seniors and homes and support public safety
- Costs: rein in utilities, Big Insurance, corporate landlords and wage theft
- Corruption: root out corruption in Tallahassee and recover stolen tax dollars
About Jose Javier Rodriguez
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.
Chief Financial OfficerBlaise Ingoglia (R) · Annette Taddeo (D)
Blaise Ingoglia
Blaise Ingoglia is Florida's incumbent chief financial officer and the Republican nominee in the 2026 election. Appointed in July 2025, he previously served in the Florida Senate and House and as state party chair. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; blaiseingoglia.com redirects to a parked page.
Annette Taddeo
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Property-insurance accountability for homeowners
- Fiscal transparency
- Consumer protection
About Annette Taddeo
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.
Agriculture CommissionerWilton Simpson (R) · Joey Mendoza Atkins (D)
Wilton Simpson
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Protect Florida agriculture and farmland
- Water policy and conservation
- Consumer services oversight
About Wilton Simpson
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Crack down on grocery price-gouging and food monopolies
- Support local farmers to strengthen Florida's food supply
- Expand affordable housing and lower everyday costs
About Joey Mendoza Atkins
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.
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