Florida Chamber of Commerce Announces Second Round of 2026 Legislative Endorsements
Bipartisan List of 25 Additional Endorsed Candidates Running for Election This Year Brings Total to 106 Chamber-Endorsed Candidates for 2026
The Florida Chamber of Commerce is again uniting Florida’s business community to help make Florida more competitive and today endorsed a bipartisan list of 25 additional candidates running for election this year.
These candidates underwent a thorough vetting by the business community as part of the Florida Chamber Political Institute’s Candidate Interview process. Covering four cities over six weeks, more than 90 leading business organizations joined together to interview over 100 candidates for state legislative office.
“To secure Florida’s future, we must continue to elect leaders dedicated to enhancing our global competitiveness, furthering economic opportunity, and protecting what makes Florida, Florida,” said Mark Wilson, President and CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce. “We believe these candidates possess the leadership needed to continue Florida’s economic momentum and execute our blueprint to build a top 10 global economy and deliver the more than 785,000 new jobs needed by 2030.”
The Florida Chamber is proud to stand alongside the following candidates, putting its full 100-plus years of combined political experience behind getting them elected.
Senate:
District 8: Jake Johansson
District 21: Chris Nocco
District 30: Lauren Book
House:
District 2: Jon Fay
District 6: Tricia Berry
District 10: Chase Brannan
District 12: Terrance Freeman
District 21: Xavier J. Monroe
District 38: Emily Duda Buckley
District 47: Jorge Figureoa
District 53: Brian Hawkins
District 55: Walter Price
District 60: Melissa Rutland
District 63: Jacqueline Coffee-Leeks
District 64: Mike Suarez
District 67: Luis Viera
District 68: Ryan Gill
District 71: Jordan Varnadore
District 74: Jennifer Peeples Winkler
District 78: Susan Frantz
District 82: Liesa Priddy
District 85: Anthony Bonna
District 87: Jon Maples
District 100: Eric “Doc” Stelnicki
District 116: Ashley Perez-Biliskov
The Florida Chamber previously released a first round of legislative endorsements for incumbent and former legislators. Further endorsements may follow.
With all 120 House seats and half of Florida Senate seats on the 2026 ballot, the Florida Chamber leads the business community’s efforts to recruit and elect better candidates through the Florida Free Enterprise Fund, Florida Chamber Political Institute and the Florida Institute for Political Leadership. For more information about these initiatives, contact the Florida Chamber’s Executive Vice President of Government & Political Relations, Frank Walker, at fwalker@flchamber.com.