Candidate · November 3, 2026

Lois Frankel

On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 23rd District

DemocratIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.6M
cash on hand
$564K
issues with public statements
17
outside spending for or against
$152K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Florida's 23rd District1,2,3
Party on the ballotDemocrat1,2,4
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Florida's 22nd District in the U.S. House.5
Also on the ballot

§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.

Lois Frankel served 14 years in the Florida legislature, including as the first woman Democratic Minority Leader, and was Mayor of West Palm Beach for eight years starting in 2003.6 She has represented Palm Beach County in the U.S. House since 2013 and is in her seventh term.6,7,8 On the House Appropriations Committee she serves as lead Democrat for the National Security and Department of State Subcommittee.7,9 She started the Democratic Women's Caucus, chaired it, and now holds the title of Chair Emerita.6,9

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she works daily on protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, lowering costs for Floridians and defending democracy.6,9

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, FL-225
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, FL-225

Websites and accounts

§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.

Health Care

ACA premium tax credits

Her campaign website says she supports legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.11

Federal Medicaid funding

Her campaign website says she has worked against Republican-led efforts to cut Medicare and Medicaid.12

Family and Social Policy

Child tax credit

Her campaign website says she supports legislation to lower taxes for families with children.11

Same-sex marriage

Her campaign website says Congress needs to act to enshrine marriage equality and other LGBTQ+ rights into law.13

  1. Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
  2. Let each state decide whether to allow it
  3. Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Voting Rights Act protections

Her campaign website says she backed federal bills, among them the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, meant to strengthen safeguards against voter discrimination and widen ballot access.14

  1. Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
  2. Keep current law, as the Supreme Court read it in 2026, without the federal approval requirement
  3. Stop applying the law to how district maps are drawn
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity

Her campaign website says she is one of the original cosponsors of the Equality Act, a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in employment, housing, education, credit and other areas.13

  1. Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
  2. Add protections with broad exemptions for religious groups and businesses
  3. No new federal protections; leave it to the states
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Elections and Government Reform

Voting by mail

Her campaign website says she continues to defend vote-by-mail.14

Drawing district lines (redistricting)

Her campaign website says she has stood firm against what it calls illegal gerrymandering of Florida's congressional districts.14

Guns

AR-15-style rifles

Her campaign website says she will continue to work for banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.15

  1. Ban the sale of these rifles
  2. Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
  3. No bans or added limits on these rifles
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Background checks for gun sales

Her campaign website says she has backed measures to strengthen background checks.15

Red flag laws

Her campaign website says she advocates expanding the use of extreme risk protection orders.15

  1. Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
  2. Leave the choice to each state
  3. Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military aid to Israel

Her campaign website says she has consistently advocated security assistance that helps Israel defend itself and supports aid to Israel and to innocent civilians in Gaza.16

Infrastructure and Transportation

Highway and transit funding

Her campaign website says she helped pass an infrastructure funding bill it describes as the biggest in 50 years, and that the bill will rebuild roads and bridges and bring billions of dollars to Florida and Palm Beach County.17

Energy and Climate

Electric vehicles

Her campaign website says she supported legislation that invests in clean energy and climate action, including incentives to buy electric vehicles and a nationwide network for charging stations.18

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Who sets abortion law

Her campaign website says she is among the lead sponsors of the Women's Health Protection Act, a bill that would guarantee abortion access in all states.19

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Abortion law

Her campaign website says she has supported women's right to an abortion, birth control and all reproductive health care throughout her life, and that government officials should not be involved.19

Birth control and IVF

Her campaign website says she supports federal investment in women's health, including contraception and maternal care, and has fought to ensure Medicare covers birth control.12,19

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Lois Frankel served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Lois Frankel sponsored or cosponsored 31 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

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, 2026.72

Raised$2,631,968
Spent$2,355,306
Cash on hand$564,090

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.9M · 71%
PACs and other political committees$676K · 26%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$93K · 4%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $151,726 supporting and $0 opposing Lois Frankel this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through September 16, 2026.73

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
Protect Progress$151,713—
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.

§6Financial 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.