Candidate · November 3, 2026
Nicole Locklin
On the ballot for U.S. House · Florida's 26th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $600K
- cash on hand
- $110K
- issues with public statements
- 22
- outside spending for or against
- $56K
§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 26th 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.
Nicole Locklin grew up in a small agricultural town in Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2009, and earned a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2015.5 She began her legal career in 2016 as a litigation associate at Lerch Sturmer LLP, defending attorneys in malpractice and complex litigation matters.5 She joined Nextdoor in March 2020, joined another technology company in May 2022, and is Lead Counsel at Databricks.5 She moved to Miami full time in April 2024.5
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to take on corruption, refuses corporate and foreign PAC money, and wants tax dollars to make life more affordable by investing in schools, healthcare, disaster preparedness and job creation.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitelocklinforcongress.com7,
8 - Facebookfacebook.com/Locklin20268
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@Locklin20268
- X (Twitter)x.com/locklin20268
- Instagraminstagram.com/locklin20268
§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
Her campaign website says she supports the fastest responsible path to universal healthcare, naming Medicare for All, a public option and Medicare buy-in, and lists building to a single-payer system through a public option, Medicare buy-in and Medicare expansion.8,
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Social Security and Medicare
Her campaign website says she will never vote to raise the Social Security retirement age or privatize the program.8,
- Raise the full retirement age
- Keep it at 67
Her campaign website says she supports having wealthy Americans pay Social Security taxes on a larger portion of their income, as working families already do.10
Her campaign website says she will fight for a more accurate cost-of-living adjustment for seniors and for improved benefits for low-income seniors and widows.10
Abortion and Reproductive Health
Her campaign website says she will fight to restore abortion rights nationwide.8
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Her campaign website says choices about a person's body should be made by that person and their doctor, not by politicians.8
Her campaign website says she will fight to protect access to contraception and fertility treatment.8
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she will fight to ban congressional stock trading.8,
- 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 will fight to overturn Citizens United, supports a full ban on corporate PAC contributions, would require complete donor transparency, and would push for publicly financed elections.8,
- 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
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Her campaign website says one full-time job should be enough to survive and that she will push for wages that match the cost of living.8,
Her campaign website says she will fight for stronger unions and protections against wage theft.8
Family and Social Policy
Her campaign website says she will fight for affordable childcare.8
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she will work to tax extreme wealth, to have large corporations pay what they owe, and to give working- and middle-class families tax relief.8
Her campaign website lists controlling deficits and debt, while protecting healthcare and basic services from cuts, among the steps she would take on affordability.12
Guns
Her campaign website says she supports universal background checks and safe firearm storage.8
- Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
- Require checks for private sales at gun shows and online, but not other private sales
- Keep current law, with checks required only for sales by licensed dealers
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website says the Constitution gives the power to declare war to Congress rather than the President, and that she will not support another unnecessary or unauthorized war.8,
- Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
- Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
- Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
Her campaign website says she supports immediate transparency about weapons transfers to Israel, strict human-rights conditions on aid, enforcement of existing U.S. law in full, and backing for independent investigations.8,
- Increase military aid to Israel
- Keep military aid at current levels, without new conditions
- Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
- Reduce or end military aid to Israel
Immigration
Her campaign website's immigration page is headed Abolish ICE and says the Constitution guarantees due process to all persons, and its corruption page says enforcement must be targeted toward genuine public safety.11,
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Her campaign website says legal immigration strengthens the economy and that reducing immigration as the population ages makes economic growth harder.12
Housing
Her campaign website says she will stop corporate investors from buying up neighborhoods.8
§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, 2026.16
| Raised | $599,527 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $489,537 |
| Cash on hand | $109,990 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $250,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $55,720 supporting and $0 opposing Nicole Locklin this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 7, 2026.17
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| AB PAC | $55,720 | — |
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 report18filed Jun 15, 2026