The DVCF is no longer accepting applications for endorsement for the primary elections. We will continue to accept applications from any Democratic candidate who hasn’t applied earlier this year and who has no primary or is victorious in their primary, progressing to the general election. Here is the list of currently endorsed candidates. Those shown as being endorsed in their primary are also endorsed in the general election if they are victorious in their primary.
Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida
Final List of 2026 Endorsed Candidates Before Primary (*Candidates with Primary)
US Senate – Lt. Col. Alex Vindman (US Army, ret.)*
US House FL-D3 – Troy Albers (Army & Navy Vet)*
US House FL-D5 – Rachel Grage*
US House FL-D6 – Robert Cooper II (US Marine Corp Vet)*
US House FL-D12 – Col. Darren McAuley (current US Air National Guard, FL State Air Surgeon)*
US House FL-D13 – Brigadier General Leela Gray (US Army, ret.)*
US House FL-D15 – Robert People (US Army Vet)*
US House FL-D16 – Tamika Lyles (US Air Force Vet)*
US House FL-D19 – Howard Sapp*
US House FL-D21 – LCDR James Martin (US Coast Guard Reserve Vet)*
US House FL-D28 – CDR Phil Ehr (US Navy, ret.)
FL Senate D16 – Rep. Fentrice Driskell*
FL House D18 – Art Stresing*
FL House D43 – Samuel Vilchez Santiago*
FL House D46 – Dr. R. LeWayne Johnson, PhD (US Army Reserve & US Navy Vet)*
FL House D57 – Wendy Hoy
FL House D62 – Kyandra Darling*
FL House D64 – Luis Salazar (US Navy Vet)*
FL House D78 – Cindy Banyai
FL House D83 – Leigh Estes
FL House D98 – Keith Abel (US Army Vet)*
Broward County School Board D6 – Roberto Fernandez III (US Army Reserve Vet)*
Broward County School Board D7 – Cynthia Dominique (US Army Vet)*
Palm Beach County Commission D4 – Dr. Curtis Calabrese, PhD (US Navy Vet)
Palm Beach County Commission D6 – Dr. Rudolph Tinker (US Army Vet, current US Army Reserve)*
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.
Pinellas County School Board D3 – Dawn Douglas* (no other Democrat)