Florida 8th District
Mike Haridopolos (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Mike Haridopolos
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 45 of 47 votes and bills.
Raised $2,049,237 since January 2025: 46% from people, 41% from PACs and other committees, 13% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Jennifer Jenkins
Democrat · former Brevard school board member, speech-language pathologist
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Jenkins, and what Jenkins has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 18. A grade needs 4.
Raised $960,174 since January 2025: 96% from people, 2% from PACs and other committees, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Florida: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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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.
Jennifer Jenkins, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Jenkins, so the grade above comes from this list: what Jenkins 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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Her campaign site lists opposing tariffs on everyday goods among her affordability plans.
“oppose reckless tariffs that drive up the cost of everyday goods”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Broad tariffs are against liberty on free markets, so opposing them is with.
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As the only Democrat on the Brevard school board she spoke against the 2022 move to separate school bathrooms and locker rooms by sex.
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Gender self-identification rules count against the measure, but the page reports her opposition and not how she voted or what she argued, so I leave it not clear.
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