Incumbent
Emily Gregory
IncumbentEmily Gregory
Florida HD-87 Special Election winner
$87.1K
MAR 25, 2026
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Overview
Current roleState Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age41 years old (May 11, 1985)
GenderFemale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundPolitician
EducationWake Forest University — B.S., Health and Exercise Science
Notable personal detailsEmily Gregory is a Democratic politician serving in the Florida House of Representatives for District 87. She won the March 24, 2026 special election and assumed office on March 24, 2026. Gregory has a B.S. in health and exercise science from Wake Forest University and an M.P.H. in health policy and management from Columbia University. She has also worked as a public health professional and small-business owner focused on fitness for pregnant and postpartum women.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports protecting and funding public services and investments (education, housing resiliency, insurance safety nets) and favors "responsible tax relief" while opposing tax proposals that would hollow out essential services or force cuts to public safety and education.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare, including Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, and protecting reproductive health care by codifying Roe v. Wade protections into Florida law. Opposes Florida’s current near-total abortion ban and frames healthcare as a right for Floridians who lack coverage.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade into Florida law to protect reproductive rights and opposes Florida’s near-total abortion ban and related restrictions that put medical decisions in the hands of politicians instead of patients and doctors.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate adaptation and coastal resiliency investments (dune restoration, stormwater upgrades, infrastructure hardening), expanding access to clean-energy and resilience funding for municipalities and homeowners, and empowering local governments to adopt climate-smart building codes while holding insurance companies accountable for climate-related impacts.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strengthened gun-safety measures including maintaining the 21 purchase age for rifles/shotguns, strengthening red flag laws, and improving background checks while emphasizing responsible gun ownership and investment in mental health. Opposes rolling back post-Parkland safety measures such as lowering the purchase age from 21 to 18.
News
Emily Gregory won a surprise special election in Florida House District 87, defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican and taking the seat for Democrats. She has said the result shows Democrats can compete statewide in Florida. Gregory is now expected to seek reelection in the fall, while Republicans are pushing a new redistricting map that could make future races harder for Democrats.
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