Representative in Congress, District 16
Nonprofit and higher-education leader; former mayor
Source review: 2026-10-17Kelly Kirschner’s campaign biography describes him as a former Sarasota mayor and city commissioner, a returned Peace Corps volunteer and a Georgetown University graduate. It describes four years of service with farming communities in Guatemala, private-sector work, leadership of UnidosNow and service as an Eckerd College vice president overseeing executive development and lifelong learning.
Supports reversing Medicare and Medicaid cuts, protecting pre-existing-condition coverage and negotiating lower drug prices.
Campaign proposal, not an enacted law or a verified fiscal outcome. Publication date not supplied; checked October 17, 2026.
Publication date not stated · campaign-platformProposes an insurance backstop, more affordable housing and restrictions on large investment firms buying single-family homes.
Campaign proposal, not an enacted law or a verified fiscal outcome. Publication date not supplied; checked October 17, 2026.
Publication date not stated · campaign-platformOpposes offshore drilling and supports clean-water enforcement, conservation and improved stormwater infrastructure.
Campaign proposal, not an enacted law or a verified fiscal outcome. Publication date not supplied; checked October 17, 2026.
Publication date not stated · campaign-platformOpposes hyperscale data centers locally until water, utility, air-quality and local-control concerns are addressed.
Campaign proposal, not an enacted law or a verified fiscal outcome. Publication date not supplied; checked October 17, 2026.
Publication date not stated · campaign-platformCalls for public congressional debate before military conflicts and opposes open-ended war funding.
Campaign proposal, not an enacted law or a verified fiscal outcome. Publication date not supplied; checked October 17, 2026.
Publication date not stated · campaign-platformSupports fully staffed VA clinics and accessible veterans’ crisis services.
Campaign proposal, not an enacted law or a verified fiscal outcome. Publication date not supplied; checked October 17, 2026.
Publication date not stated · campaign-platformReporting period: 2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30.
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