Candidate · November 3, 2026
Leela Gray
On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 13th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $2.9M
- cash on hand
- $656K
- issues with public statements
- 17
- outside spending for or against
- $1.6M
§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 13th 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.
Leela Gray is a retired Army brigadier general who served in the Army and Army Reserve from 1988 to 2018, including as a commander in Alabama, Indiana, New York and Wisconsin, and deployed three times.5,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running because people who work hard can no longer get by as prices rise, and to fight for Pinellas County residents who see the doors of opportunity closing.5,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteleelagray.com6,
7 - Blueskybsky.app/profile/leelagray.bsky.social7
- Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615873232759037
- Instagraminstagram.com/LeelaJGray7
- TikToktiktok.com/@LeelaGrayFL7
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@LeelaJGray7
- X (Twitter)x.com/LeelaJGray7
§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.
Veterans
Her campaign website says she would pass the Major Richard Star Act so combat-injured and medically retired veterans can receive both full military retirement pay and VA disability compensation.9
- Let all military retirees with service-connected disabilities collect both payments in full
- Expand benefits for some groups, such as combat-injured retirees with under 20 years of service and surviving spouses who remarry
- Keep current rules, which already pay both in full to some retirees, such as those with 20 or more years of service and a disability rating of at least 50%
Her campaign website says VA health and benefits funding should be restored, including reversing recent cuts and layoffs that it says reduced services and increased wait times.9
- Hire more VA staff, including to replace jobs lost in 2025
- Keep staffing near current levels
- Cut VA staff further, especially in administrative jobs
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website says she will work to end the war in Iran, which it says has driven up prices for families.10
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Health Care
Her campaign website says the expired ACA tax credits must be restored.10
Her campaign website says she will work to break up health care monopolies among insurers, hospital systems and pharmacy benefit managers and to strengthen the ACA.10
Her campaign website says she will take on drug companies that charge Americans far more than patients elsewhere pay for the same medicines.10
Social Security and Medicare
Her campaign website says Medicare's power to negotiate lower drug prices should be protected and out-of-pocket costs for essential medications capped.10
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she will fight for a tax code that asks the wealthiest to pay their fair share.10
Her campaign website says officials' pay should be suspended during government shutdowns.13
Housing
Her campaign website says she will work to give families, nonprofits and local governments the first chance to buy available homes and to crack down on the tax breaks that let institutional investors outbid Floridians.10
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she will fight for a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United and that she will not take corporate PAC money.13
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Her campaign website says officials should be banned from buying and selling individual stocks while in office and that sitting members should move their holdings into a blind trust.13
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Her campaign website says she supports term limits for Congress.13
Family and Social Policy
Her campaign website says the country must commit to making child care affordable.11
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says offshore drilling should be permanently banned to protect homes, businesses and the coastal economy.14
§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, 2026.15
| Raised | $2,917,665 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,261,242 |
| Cash on hand | $656,423 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $7,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $192,214 supporting and $1,422,285 opposing Leela Gray this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 25, 2026.16
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Win it Back PAC | — | $848,600 |
| ADVANCING PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP | — | $363,685 |
| VoteVets | $3,122 | $210,000 |
| HMP | $90,750 | — |
| Progressive Turnout Project | $80,065 | — |
| AB PAC | $18,277 | — |
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 report17filed Jul 14, 2026