One of our caucus’ chief objectives is to assist Democratic candidates who will advocate for veteran interests when they are in office. This caucus, of course, stands behind and fully supports all Democratic candidates once they are the Democratic nominees in their elections. We offer a special endorsement program, however, for those candidates who apply and express a profound interest in veteran affairs. We endorse only after the qualifying period and normally if there is only one Democrat in the partisan or nonpartisan race.
The Board of Directors of the Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida currently MAY endorse in Democratic Primaries or other races with Democratic opposition, but is only likely to do so in special cases where an applicant is a veteran or otherwise very active in the caucus or veteran affairs. This is in direct compliance with our Caucus Mission Statement with authority given to us by the Florida Democratic Party. We also do not provide monetary donations to candidates we endorse, but encourage members and other contacts to support candidates financially.
There is no guarantee of endorsement upon application. Our application for endorsement is available for download by clicking this link and may be submitted for consideration AFTER THE QUALIFYING PERIOD for the candidate’s election. The last day to submit an application is the Tuesday THREE WEEKS BEFORE any election, primary or general. Additional information may be obtained by email, and the completed application should be submitted to both:
DVCF.ENDORSE@GMAIL.COM and DVCF.PRESIDENT@GMAIL.COM
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 12, 2026Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida List of 2026 Endorsed Candidates for the General Election as of 08-29-2026 (*Victorious in a Primary)
US Senate – Angie Nixon*
US House FL-D3 – Seth Harp*
US House FL-D4 – LaShonda “L.J.” Holloway*
US House FL-D5 – Rachel Grage*
US House FL-D7 – Capt. Bale Dalton (current US Navy Reserve)*
US House FL-D12 – Kimberly Overman*
US House FL-D13 – Brigadier General Leela Gray (US Army, ret.)*
US House FL-D15 – Robert People (US Army Vet)*
US House FL-D21 – LCDR James Martin (USCG Reserve)*
US House FL-D28 – CDR Phil Ehr (US Navy, ret.)
FL Governor – David Jolly*
FL Senate D12 – Alfred Reynolds (US Army vet)
FL Senate D16 – FL House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell – won outright in Universal Primary*
FL Senate D18 – Karla Kemp*
FL House D18 – Art Stresing*
FL House D43 – Samuel Vilchez Santiago*
FL House 53 – Tony Claude (US Air Force Vet)
FL House D57 – Wendy Hoy
FL House D60 – Lindsay Polega-Quigley
FL House D62 – Kyandra Darling* – won outright in Universal Primary
FL House D64 – Luis Salazar (US Navy Vet)*
FL House D69 – Ashley Hermann
FL House D78 – Cindy Banyai
FL House D83 – Leigh Estes
Broward County School Board D6 – Roberto Fernandez III (US Army Reserve Vet)*
Broward County School Board D7 – Cynthia Dominique (US Army Vet)* – won outright in primary
Palm Beach County Commission D3 – Dr. Curtis Calabrese, PhD (US Navy Vet)
Pasco County Commission D2 – Stephanie Vazquez (US Air Force Vet)
Pasco County School Board D1 – Kimberly Coward (US Air Force Vet)*
Pinellas County Commission D6 – David Glenn, Jr.
Deltona (Volusia County) City Commission D5 – Christopher Bellingham (US Army Vet)