Candidate · November 3, 2026
Jennifer Jenkins
On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 8th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $960K
- cash on hand
- $153K
- issues with public statements
- 6
- outside spending for or against
- $13
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Florida's 8th District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democrat1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Jennifer Jenkins earned a bachelor's degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2009 and a graduate degree from the University of Central Florida in 2014, and has worked as a speech-language pathologist.5 Her campaign website says she built her career in education, and she was elected to the Brevard County School Board in 2020.6 She later founded Educated We Stand, a national organization that endorses candidates in school board races.6
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to fight to lower costs, fix the property insurance system, protect health care and make sure every Floridian has the freedom to thrive.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejenkinsforfl.com5,
7, 8 - Facebookfacebook.com/JenniferJenkinsForFlorida7
- Instagraminstagram.com/jenniferjenkinsflorida7
- X (Twitter)x.com/Jenkins4Florida7
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Health Care
Her campaign website says she will work to expand Medicaid so Floridians are not forced into emergency care or medical debt.9
Her campaign website says she will work to restore and strengthen the ACA subsidies to lower premiums right away.9
Her campaign website says she will protect coverage for pre-existing conditions and invest in access to mental health care.9
Crime, Policing and Prisons
Her campaign website says she will work to ensure first responders have stable funding, training and mental health support.9
Education
Her campaign website says she will protect the U.S. Department of Education and federal civil rights enforcement in schools, fully fund special education under IDEA and expand Title I.9
- Close the department and move or end its programs
- Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
- Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.10
| Raised | $960,174 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $807,452 |
| Cash on hand | $152,722 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $13 supporting and $0 opposing Jennifer Jenkins this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through September 16, 2026.11
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC. | $13 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report12filed May 3, 2026