Notable personal detailsDaphney Rosario Acevedo-Calvert is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Florida’s 8th Congressional District (2026 cycle). She has worked as a budget coordinator, including with the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). Publicly available professional materials describe her as having over 10 years of public-service experience related to administration law and grant administration, and as pursuing a Master of Public Administration and related finance/procurement/contract management credentials at Florida International University.