Jan Schneider
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Florida
FL-16 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 25, 2026Primary Election
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$10.1KAUG 25, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationFlorida
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationYale Law School (J.D.)
Notable personal detailsJan Schneider is an attorney and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Florida's 16th Congressional District. She has run multiple times for FL-16 and is a filed/qualified candidate in the 2026 cycle. Her campaign biography describes her as a Yale Law School J.D. and Yale University Ph.D. and highlights long-running community legal service work in the Sarasota area.
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Political 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.
Latest News
Jan Schneider is in the news as a candidate, but the provided summaries do not report any direct actions, statements, or campaign developments involving them. The only recent political coverage mentions broader debates over data centers in Tallahassee and a South Carolina redistricting bill, but Jan Schneider is not specifically tied to either story. Based on the available information, there is not enough detail to say what recent development is driving attention to this person.
Campaign Fundraising
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