St. Augustine, Florida sample ballot 2026

Jerry Dedge is a retired military aviator with 41 years of aviation experience who was appointed to the Airport Authority by the governor in 2025, per News4JAX and the Governor's office. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.

John H. Wilson is a retired New York judge, elected to Civil Court in Bronx County in 2004, and holds a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from Pace University, per his News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. He serves on the board of the St. Augustine Jazz and Blues Heritage Society, per the same questionnaire. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Sean Griswold is a Jacksonville University student pursuing aviation management and business administration degrees, per News4JAX and his campaign site.

Sean Hess is a retired former business owner and cancer research editor with an MBA who moved to St. Johns County in 1994, per News4JAX.

Martin Pyszczymuka is a retired FBI white-collar crime investigator who moved to St. Johns County from Hawaii about four years ago, per Jacksonville Today.

Heather Brofford is a vice president at Citibank who moved to St. Johns County in 2011 and chaired the Six Mile Creek Community Development District board, per Jacksonville Today and her campaign site. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 16, 2026; heatherbrofford.com answers 404.

Tim Burres is a retired St. Johns County Sheriff's Office captain and a longtime county resident, per Jacksonville Today and his campaign site.

Will McMullan is a corporate account manager and a native Floridian who previously worked in investment banking in New York, per Jacksonville Today.

Krista Keating-Joseph is the sitting District 4 county commissioner and an author of children's books and novels, per the county's commissioner page and News4JAX.

James Galloway is a Florida attorney since 2014 and a St. Johns County business owner since 2017 who serves as an HOA board president in Ponte Vedra Beach, per his campaign site.

Kevin Allen works in capital medical sales and holds an MBA in corporate finance, per News4JAX and his campaign site. His campaign site says he earlier worked in financial services with investor relations for small-cap public companies.

Tammie McClafferty is an assistant professor of education at Trinity College of Florida and runs Lifework First Coast, a faith-based leadership development organization, per Jacksonville Today. She moved to Northeast Florida in 2008 after selling a preschool and childcare facility she had operated.

Jillian Tozer is a community planner and local business owner who leads the Valley Ridge Academy PTO and holds a degree in community and regional planning, per her campaign site.

Ashleigh Barnes is an attorney and small business owner who served on the St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board, per News4JAX and her campaign site.

Ko Robins is a small business owner and former Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance adjuster with a career of more than 30 years, per the St. Augustine Record and her campaign site.

Cindy Golos-Guergawi moved to St. Augustine within the last five years and ran on mobility and transit improvements, per her campaign site.

Matt Brown is executive director of Common Good and a member of the St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District commission, where he has served as chair, per News4JAX. He grew up in St. Augustine and holds degrees from NYU, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of October 6, 2026.

Julie Settle is a marketing manager for a local title company with more than 35 years in communications and business development, and a 1990 Flagler College graduate, per News4JAX.

Undine George is an attorney who owns Anastasia Law, focused on estate planning, probate and trust administration, per News4JAX. She was first elected city commissioner in 2010 and has served as mayor.

Jacob Dascomb is a patent professional specializing in intellectual property law, with degrees in electrical engineering from FSU and UF and a law degree from American University, per News4JAX.

Tim Burton manages his family's dry cleaning business and holds a B.S. in finance from Florida State University, per his News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. He sits in Seat 2 on the Anastasia Mosquito Control District board, per the district's board page, after being appointed a year ago per his questionnaire. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Sandra Fein is a retired registered nurse, healthcare executive and college educator who volunteers with the Disease Vector Education Center, per News4JAX and her campaign site.

Ed Slavin is retired and holds a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Memphis State University, per his News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

George Tom Anagnos is a former corporate and law firm business manager and holds a B.A., an M.B.A. and a J.D., per his News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. He lists four years as an elected city councilman. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Gary Howell is a retired U.S. Army veteran and retired State of Florida employee, per his News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. He is a former Anastasia Mosquito Control District commissioner, per the same questionnaire. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Jason Smith is a Navy veteran and the operations manager at the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, with a public administration degree from Flagler College, per his campaign site and News4JAX.

Lynda I. Kirker is a retired chief financial officer of Flagler Hospital and Flagler Healthcare System and a certified public accountant, per the district's board page and her News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. She holds a business degree from Stetson University and sits in Group 1 on the St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District Commission, per the same sources. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Clay M. Hansen is self-employed at Hansen Marine Service and holds an associate degree in engineering, per his News4JAX voter guide questionnaire. He lists several homeowners association board positions. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Jeanne Stratis has served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit since 2002, including work in the Career Criminal Unit prosecuting felony, juvenile and violent crime cases, per her campaign site. She holds a Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law and a Bachelor of Science from the University of South Florida.

Carleen Leffler is a civil law attorney who owns and operates her own law practice handling probate, estate planning, corporate and real estate matters, per the ClickOrlando voter guide. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Webber International University, an MBA from Jacksonville University, and a Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law.

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.