FL-16 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age79 years old (Jun 3, 1947)
GenderFemale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundAttorney
EducationBrown University (BA, summa cum laude)
Notable personal detailsJan Schneider is an American attorney, writer, and Democratic politician who has run multiple times for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. She operates a legal practice and has written on environmental law and other legal and policy topics. Schneider holds degrees from Brown University and Columbia University and earned a PhD in political science and a JD from Yale University/Yale Law School.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax relief for the middle class, closing corporate tax loopholes, and public investments (infrastructure, education, clean energy) to create jobs; also favors raising the minimum wage and expanded consumer/financial protections.
Healthcare
Supports preserving Medicare without conversion to a voucher system or benefit cuts, supports the Affordable Care Act and seeks a transition toward a more efficient, less costly voluntary Medicare-for-All insurance option, and advocates for improved healthcare for veterans and military families.
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Immigration & Border
Supports a comprehensive immigration bill that includes additional funding for border protection agencies, an efficient and fair asylum process with clearer standards, stronger measures against drug and human trafficking, and assurances of humane treatment for asylum seekers; supported the early 2024 bipartisan border bill as a step to address chaos at the southern border.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports abortion rights, favors restoring the standards of Roe v. Wade nationwide, and wants Congress to eliminate the Hyde Amendment that restricts federal funding for abortion. Identifies as pro-choice and advocates for reproductive freedom and expanded access to reproductive healthcare.
Climate & Energy
Supports Paris Agreement goals and accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy; favors federal clean-energy investment and tax credits (cites Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure laws as important steps); opposes new offshore drilling and has opposed Arctic and large new oil projects.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong gun-safety measures including universal background checks, bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and bump stocks for civilians, restrictions on ownership by seriously mentally ill persons and no-fly/no-buy, and opposes concealed-carry reciprocity. Describes the 2023 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as an important step forward. Holds a concealed-weapons permit personally but favors those regulatory measures listed above.
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