
Eddie Speir
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Florida

FL-16 Republican nominee?
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Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current rolePrivate school administrator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationFlorida
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BackgroundPrivate school administrator
Notable personal detailsJason Edward “Eddie” Speir is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. He is associated with Inspiration Academy, a private school in Bradenton, Florida, where he has served in a head-of-school role, and he previously served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Trustees of New College of Florida (term beginning in January 2023). He has run for Congress in the district in prior cycles and has maintained an authorized principal campaign committee with the FEC.
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Political Positions
Healthcare
Supports shrinking federal public-health authority and reducing the role of federal health agencies; calls to defund the CDC and NIH and to return health decisions to individuals rather than unelected bureaucracies and pharmaceutical companies.
Immigration & Border
Supports stronger physical border security and increased measures to secure the southern border while emphasizing enforcement-oriented approaches to immigration. Public materials indicate a priority on border control rather than expanded legal pathways or broad regularization.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as an “abortion abolitionist,” says life begins at conception, indicates no circumstances under which elective abortion should be allowed, and supports returning jurisdiction over abortion to the states.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate affirms that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed and expresses opposition to redirecting funds away from police. These statements indicate strong support for broad Second Amendment protections and for traditional law-enforcement funding and policies.
Endorsements
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Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2024
2026
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Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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