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SEIU FPSU ENDORSEMENTS • FLORIDA MIDTERMS • NOV 3, 2026
THEY STAND WITH WORKERS.
WE STAND WITH THEM.
From Washington to your local school board, these are the candidates SEIU FPSU members are backing this November- leaders who will fight for public services, good jobs, and the workers who keep Florida running.
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Why endorsements matter
The people we elect decide what happens to our hospitals, our schools, our transit, and our paychecks. Midterm races, especially local ones, are often decided by a few hundred votes. Your vote down the ballot carries real weight.
Find your races below. Not sure which districts you live in? Your sample ballot from your county Supervisor of Elections lists every race you’ll see.
Jump to: Federal • Statewide • Legislature • Miami-Dade • Orange • Palm Beach • Pinellas
Federal
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
DISTRICT |
| Angie Nixon (D) |
U.S. Senate |
Statewide |
| Marialana Kinter (D) |
U.S. House |
7 |
| Lois Frankel (D) |
U.S. House |
23 |
| Oliver Larkin |
U.S. House |
25 |
Statewide — Florida Cabinet
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
| José Javier Rodriguez (D) |
Attorney General |
| Annette Taddeo (D) |
Chief Financial Officer |
Florida Legislature
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
DISTRICT |
| Michele Rayner (D) |
State Senate |
16 |
| Ashley Gantt (D) |
State Senate |
34 |
| Samuel Vilchez Santiago (D) |
State House |
43 |
| Jose Alvarez (D) |
State House |
46 |
| Mitch Rosenwald (D) |
State House |
98 |
| Lucia Baez-Geller (D) |
State House |
106 |
| Dinah Escarment (D) |
State House |
108 |
Local races
County commissions and school boards set the budgets public service workers live by. These races are where your vote counts most.
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
DISTRICT |
| Marleine Bastien (D) |
County Commission |
2 |
| Micky Steinberg (D) |
County Commission |
4 |
| Vicki Lopez (R) |
County Commission |
5 |
| Natalie Milian Orbis (R) |
County Commission |
6 |
| Danielle Cohen Higgins (D) |
County Commission |
8 |
| Anthony Rodriguez (R) |
County Commission |
10 |
| JC Bermudez (R) |
County Commission |
12 |
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
DISTRICT |
| Kamia Brown (D) |
County Commission |
2 |
| Johanna López (D) |
County Commission |
4 |
| Michael Scott (D) |
County Commission |
6 |
| Vic Torres (D) |
County Commission |
8 |
| Erik Melear |
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor |
3 |
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
DISTRICT |
| Erica Whitfield (D) |
County Commission |
2 |
| Rudolph Tinker (D) |
County Commission |
6 |
Christina Romelus (D)
Anthony Hamlet (D)
Co-endorsement |
School Board |
4 |
| John McGovern (D) |
School Board |
6 |
| Dr. Deandre Poole (D) |
Port of Palm Beach Commission |
5 |
| Schnelle Tonge |
County Judge |
12 |
| PINELLAS COUNTY & ST. PETERSBURG |
| CANDIDATE |
OFFICE |
DISTRICT |
| Ken Welch (D) |
St. Petersburg Mayor |
Citywide |
| Gabriel Hament (D) |
St. Petersburg City Council |
2 |
| Linsey Grove (D) |
St. Petersburg City Council |
6 |
| Richmond Floyd (D) |
St. Petersburg City Council |
8 |
| Amanda Lord (R) |
Pinellas School Board |
6 |
| Caprice Edmonds (D) |
Pinellas School Board |
7 |
Make your plan to vote
| OCT 22 |
Vote by mail. Request your mail ballot from your county Supervisor of Elections by 5 p.m. Then return it so it’s received by 7 p.m. on Election Day. |
| OCT 24–31 |
Vote early. Early voting runs at least these dates in every Florida county; many counties open earlier or stay open longer. Check your county’s sites and hours. |
| NOV 3 |
Election Day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Vote at your assigned precinct and bring a photo ID with your signature. |
| Don’t stop at the candidates. Amendment 3 is on every Florida ballot — and it would cut $11.86 billion a year from the local budgets that fund our services. Flip your ballot over and vote NO on 3. |
