Florida 15th District
Laurel Lee (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Laurel Lee
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 94 of 100 votes and bills.
Raised $2,711,189 since January 2025: 44% transfers and other income, 37% from PACs and other committees, 19% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Robert People
Democrat · retired Army veteran, 21 years of service
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for People, and what People has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on November 1. A grade needs 4.
Raised $82,518 since January 2025: 75% from people, 21% the candidate’s own money, 4% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Robert People, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for People, so the grade above comes from this list: what People has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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He says he will always vote for and support no further arms being sent to Israel under this administration.
“Robert will also always vote and/or support NO further arms being sent to Israel under this administration.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Cutting off weapons to Israel is against liberty on free nations.
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He says he will not support what he calls Israel's genocide against the people of Palestine.
“Robert will NOT support Israel's GENOCIDE against the people of Palestine.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Calling Israel's war genocide is against liberty on free nations.
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He says he will support Medicare For All and universal healthcare.
“We have proven time and time again that we have the capacity to support Medicare For All”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
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He says he will propose raising the Social Security tax cap.
“Robert will propose raising the Social Security tax cap.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Raising a tax is against liberty on free markets.
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He says he will support transgender care and gender-neutral public facilities.
“Robert is also a supporter of safe spaces and will support protected community centers, along with gender-neutral public facilities.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Gender-neutral facilities are not named in the measure and he says nothing on sport or prisons, so it does not settle the measure.
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He calls for a clearer path to citizenship that does not make immigrants who follow the rules wait for years, and for better due process protections.
“There needs to be a much better and clearer path to citizenship that does not involve immigrants who are doing the right thing having to wait years for their citizenship.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The sentence is about legal immigrants waiting for citizenship and names no policy on those here illegally, so it does not settle the measure.
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