Who's running in Florida's 24th congressional district
3 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
Medium confidenceMedium confidenceThe candidate's stated positions and basic record are documented, but coverage is thin — often little independent reporting, or criticism from only one side.What would raise it: More independent reporting, a documented voting record, or published criticism from a named opponent would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Nothing documented in the sources reviewed.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Miami-Dade County commissioner; former mayor of Miami Gardens.
Won the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary for the open seat.
Arguments in favor
The people who have worked with him closest want him in the seat. The retiring member says "Oliver is generous, he has stamina, and he is stern"; the county mayor says "we need an aggressive, smart, persistent voice like Oliver Gilbert to make sure we're on the map when it comes to the federal government."
— Frederica Wilson and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, quoted by WLRN
Eight years as mayor of Miami Gardens and six on the county commission is the argument — local government is where these problems are actually handled. "I believe in social services, but I also believe [they] should actually be providing work. I believe that healthcare in this country is a right."
— Oliver Gilbert, quoted by WLRN
Arguments against
He charged a $4,689.49 luxury car rental to his 2016 mayoral campaign account and then settled the bill with his mother's credit card. Prosecutors declined to charge him, concluding they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he had violated campaign reporting law.
— Florida Bulldog, reporting the prosecutors' close-out memorandum
As a county commissioner he turned a utility dispute into a fight between cities, pushing a county ordinance to regulate North Miami Beach's utility over a 25% surcharge on Miami Gardens, the city he used to run.
— Political Cortadito
What we couldn’t verify
The prosecutors' decision was a declination for insufficient evidence, not a finding that nothing improper occurred; Gilbert's own account of the car rental was not established from the sources found.
No criticism of him by name was found from his six Democratic primary opponents or from Te Brown's campaign.
His positions on immigration and foreign policy were not stated in material available.
Honouring commitments to veterans and defending what she calls traditional values.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Real estate developer and small business owner; homeschooling parent.
Grew up in Chicago; based in Aventura, Florida.
Won the August 18, 2026 Republican primary.
Has not held elected office.
Arguments in favor
She presents herself as a successful businesswoman, educator and real estate developer offering the district something other than another career in local government.
— Te Brown's campaign
Arguments against
Federal prosecutors in Illinois indicted a Te Dora Brown of Palos Park on thirteen felony counts of fraudulently obtaining COVID relief funds, money said to have been spent at Tiffany, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Asked about it, Brown denied being that person despite matching campaign treasurers, near-identical photographs and linked social media accounts, and asked whether the reporter was with law enforcement before ending the call; her campaign manager later acknowledged it was the same person but said the charges had been dropped, which the reporter could not find in court records.
— The Bulwark
She has no connection to this district: she ran for Illinois's 11th District in 2024 and finished fourth with 5.7% of the vote, then appeared on Florida's ballot and reached the general election only because no other Republican filed against her.
— The Bulwark
What we couldn’t verify
Her campaign's claim that the Illinois charges were dropped could not be confirmed in court records by the reporter who checked, and no independent confirmation either way was found.
Her platform and policy positions beyond her biography were not stated in material available.
Her fundraising totals were not reported in material available.
No-party-affiliation candidate for the 24th District, qualified for the November 3, 2026 general election.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Daro by name could be found, and no published case for him beyond his own campaign site. As a candidate with no party organisation behind him he has drawn very little coverage. Because no case against him exists on the record, none is presented for him either.
His fundraising and any endorsements were not reported in material available.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
This seat is open: Democratic incumbent Frederica Wilson announced in May 2026 that she would not seek another term. Three candidates are on the November ballot: Democrat Oliver Gilbert, Republican Te Brown and Andy Daro, running with no party affiliation. One certified write-in candidate is not a printed choice and is not profiled here. Florida enacted a new congressional map in May 2026 that reworked most of the state's districts, this one among them; it covers northern Miami-Dade County and is one of the most Democratic seats in the state. Gilbert won a seven-candidate Democratic primary; Brown was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Roster from the Florida qualifying lists as reported by Politics1 and Wikipedia. Arguments are shown for Gilbert and Brown. Andy Daro has drawn no published criticism by name, so neither column is filled for him; his positions are in his profile.
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