Who is running for U.S. House, Florida District 15 in 2026?

U.S. Representative, Florida District 15

Laurel Lee is a former federal prosecutor who served as a Hillsborough County circuit judge from 2013 to 2019 and as Florida Secretary of State from 2019 to 2022, and has represented Florida's 15th Congressional District since 2023²³. She was unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary¹².

Where they stand 12 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
  • Her campaign site highlights her vote for legislation investing over $46 billion to finish the border wall and expand the Border Patrol, with support for deportation operations to "detain and remove criminal aliens." (2026) source
• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
• Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted to override President Biden's veto of H.J.Res. 45, a resolution to overturn his broad student loan debt cancellation; the override failed 221 to 206. (2023-06-21) source
  • Voted to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which lowered payments and sped up forgiveness. (2023-12-07) source
• Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of weapons to Israel that the administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
• Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
• Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Private citizen (retired U.S. Army, writer)

Robert People is a Baltimore-born retired U.S. Army soldier who served 21 years, including three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an ammunition specialist and journalist, before retiring in 2018³². He won the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary for District 15 and says he will not accept donations from AIPAC¹⁴.

Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• HealthcareGovernment-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will support Medicare for All and universal health care. (2026) source
• Social SecurityRaise the payroll tax cap so high earners pay more; no benefit cutsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will propose raising the Social Security tax cap. (2026) source
  • The Spanish-language page of his campaign site, in translation, calls for eliminating the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax and raising benefit amounts up to federal poverty levels. (2026) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will support or put forward legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress. (2026) source
• ImmigrationA path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigrationmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for a much better and clearer path to citizenship and stronger due process protections for immigrants. (2026) source
• Aid to IsraelEnd itmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will always vote for and support no further arms being sent to Israel under the current administration and will not accept AIPAC donations. (2026) source
  • The Spanish-language page of his campaign site says, in translation, "Robert People will vote to stop U.S. arms shipments to Israel." (2026) source
• Energy and climateAn aggressive shift to clean energy with firm deadlinesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • The Spanish-language page of his campaign site, in translation, calls for federal clean energy standards to reach a 100 percent clean power grid by 2040, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and a carbon pricing system with dividends for households. (2026) source
• Childcare and pre-KGuarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-Kmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • The Spanish-language page of his campaign site, in translation, calls for universal preschool and affordable child care capped at 7 percent of income. (2026) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for free school breakfasts and lunches for all children and restoring USDA funding for food banks, and pledges to try to amend or repeal the 2025 budget law that cut SNAP and Medicaid. (2026) source
• Business regulationStronger rules on big corporations, banks and tech companiesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • The Spanish-language page of his campaign site, in translation, calls for regulating purchases of existing homes by large corporations, strengthening antitrust enforcement and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and banning the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing in supermarkets. (2026) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says reproductive health decisions are always up to a woman and her doctor. (2026) source
  • In his Ballotpedia survey he said he wants to start by reversing harmful policies regarding abortion. (2025) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Minimum wage, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Private citizen

Certified write-in candidate. Angie Boone qualified as a write-in candidate for U.S. House in Florida District 15¹. No campaign website or public issue statements were found².

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.