Florida general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for Florida House, District 57 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Florida House, District 57 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Florida House District 57.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Adam C. AndersonRepublican | Wendy HoyDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | No public position | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenSaid · medium |
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestVoted · medium | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · low |
| Guns | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightVoted · medium | Add universal background checks and red-flag lawsSaid · low |
| Energy and climate | No single answer fits; see evidence | A gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentivesSaid · low |
| School choice | Yes, universal school choice for every familyVoted · medium | No, keep public money in traditional public schoolsSaid · medium |
| Curriculum and books | Parents, including the right to remove material they object toVoted · medium | Keep access broad; removals should be rareSaid · medium |
| Housing and growth | No public position | Allow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices downSaid · medium |
| Election rules | No public position | Photo ID, but with free IDs and more early votingSaid · medium |
| Gender care for minors | No, ban these treatments for minorsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Redistricting | State legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantageVoted · medium | No public position |
| Death penalty | Expand it and use it more often, including for crimes like child rapeVoted · medium | No public position |
| Kids online | Ban social media accounts for minorsVoted · medium | No public position |
| DEI programs | Ban DEI offices and required training at public institutionsVoted · medium | Keep them and let each school or agency decideSaid · low |
| China policy | Get tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesVoted · medium | No public position |
Adam C. Anderson
Republican · IncumbentFlorida House member, District 57
Adam Anderson lives in Palm Harbor, earned bachelor's degrees in real estate and finance from Florida State University in 2005, and has worked as a financial planner and real estate investor1. He has represented Florida House District 57 since 2022 and faces Democrat Wendy Hoy on November 3, 202612.
Where they stand 14 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on SB 300 (2023), which banned most abortions after six weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and trafficking up to 15 weeks and for the mother's life or serious health risk; it passed the House 70 to 40. (2023-04-13) source
School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on HB 1 (2023), which made every Florida K-12 student eligible for a state scholarship that can pay for private school or home education; it passed the House 83 to 27. (2023-03-17) source
DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on SB 266 (2023), which barred public colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs; it passed the House 81 to 34. (2023-05-03) source
Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on SB 254 (2023), which banned puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for minors as treatment for gender dysphoria; it passed the House 83 to 28. (2023-05-04) source
Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on HB 1069 (2023), which extended limits on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade and expanded the process for parents to object to school library books; it passed the House 77 to 35. (2023-03-31) source
Death penaltyExpand it and use it more often, including for crimes like child rapemedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on HB 1297 (2023), which allows the death penalty for sexual battery of a child under 12; it passed the House 95 to 14. (2023-04-13) source
- Voted yes on SB 450 (2023), which allows a death sentence when at least 8 of 12 jurors recommend it instead of requiring a unanimous jury; it passed the House 80 to 30. (2023-04-13) source
China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on SB 264 (2023), which restricts people and companies from China and several other countries from buying land in Florida, with the strictest limits on China; it passed the House 95 to 17. (2023-05-04) source
RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on HB 1-D (2026), which redrew Florida's congressional districts in the middle of the decade at the governor's request; it passed the House 83 to 28. (2026-04-29) source
Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on HB 1 (2024), which would have barred social media accounts for children under 16; the governor vetoed it and a narrower bill, HB 3, later passed nearly unanimously; it passed the House 106 to 13. (2024-01-24) source
- Cosponsored HB 1 (2024), which would have required social media platforms to bar accounts for children under 16; the governor vetoed it. (2024) source
GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on HB 543 (2023), which allows carrying a concealed weapon without a permit; it passed the House 76 to 32. (2023-03-24) source
- Voted yes on HB 759 (2025), which would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; it died in the Senate; it passed the House 78 to 34. (2025-03-26) source
- Voted yes on HB 133 (2026), which would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; it died in the Senate; it passed the House 74 to 37. (2026-01-15) source
- Cosponsored HB 1223 (2024), which would have reduced the minimum age to buy a firearm; it died in the Senate. (2024) source
- Cosponsored HB 1615 (2024), which would have repealed automatic restrictions on firearms and ammunition during declared emergencies; it died in the Senate. (2024) source
- Cosponsored HB 6025 (2025), which repealed automatic restrictions on firearms and ammunition during declared emergencies and became Chapter 2025-103. (2025) source
ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on SB 2-C (2025), which created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, funded local cooperation with federal immigration agents and required local law enforcement to take part; it passed the House 85 to 30. (2025-02-13) source
- Voted yes on SB 4-C (2025), which created state crimes for entering Florida after entering the country illegally and required those charged to be held without bond; it passed the House 85 to 29. (2025-02-13) source
Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted yes on HB 931 (2024), which lets school districts choose to allow volunteer chaplains in schools; it passed the House 89 to 25. (2024-02-22) source
Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted yes on HB 1645 (2024), a broad energy bill that removed most references to climate change from state law, banned offshore wind turbines, eased natural gas pipeline rules and ordered a study of advanced nuclear technology; it passed the House 81 to 29. (2024-03-07) source
E-Verify mandateNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted yes on SB 1718 (2023), which required private employers with 25 or more workers to use E-Verify, created penalties for transporting people who entered the country illegally, and voided out of state driver licenses issued to people without legal status; it passed the House 83 to 36. (2023-05-02) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Transgender athletes.
Wendy Hoy
DemocratPrivate citizen
Wendy Hoy is a longtime Florida resident with a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan who, in her own words, began as a teacher and later worked in home health and hospice education, as an assisted living administrator, as a guardian ad litem and as director of three Head Start centers1. She faces incumbent Republican Adam C. Anderson for Florida House District 57 on November 3, 20262.
Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign site says she opposes policies that siphon public funds away from public schools, criticizes the 2023 universal voucher law, and supports requiring charter schools and public schools to be regulated the same way. (2026) source
Curriculum and booksKeep access broad; removals should be raremedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign site says she opposes classroom censorship and book bans and would support bills to eliminate book bans and protect libraries from political pressure. (2026) source
- In her Ballotpedia survey she said she opposes banning books in classrooms and believes students should have access to diverse, age appropriate materials. (2026-07) source
Election rulesPhoto ID, but with free IDs and more early votingmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign site says she would support bills to restore secure drop boxes, expand vote by mail access, restore common sense voter ID including student ID cards and prevent improper voter purges. (2026) source
Housing and growthAllow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices downmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign site says she would allow more accessory dwelling units and smaller homes, townhomes, duplexes and triplexes, provide incentives to cities for increasing housing supply and set timelines to speed up review. (2026) source
HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign site says she would accept Medicaid expansion dollars, which she says would give hundreds of thousands of working Floridians affordable coverage. (2026) source
DEI programsKeep them and let each school or agency decidelow
Said · low confidence- Her campaign site says she would support bills to restore programs that promote fairness and inclusion and opposes the 2023 law ending equity programs in higher education. (2026) source
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low
Said · low confidence- Her campaign site says she would support bills that return reproductive freedom and keep personal medical decisions between individuals and their doctors, not politicians. (2026) source
GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawslow
Said · low confidence- Her campaign site says she would support gun safety legislation including requiring training and background checks for concealed carry and restoring local authority to adopt gun safety ordinances. (2026) source
Energy and climateA gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentiveslow
Said · low confidence- Her campaign site says she would expand energy efficiency programs and support community solar programs to lower costs for renters and homeowners. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Immigration, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, Religion in schools, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.