







Republican candidate for U.S. House in Florida
FL-09 Republican nominee?
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Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleCertified public accountant (CPA)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationFlorida
BackgroundCertified public accountant (CPA)
EducationUniversity of Central Florida — B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting)
Notable personal detailsJorge Martinez is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Florida’s 9th Congressional District (2026). He is a Cuban immigrant who moved to the United States as a child and later settled in the Orlando area. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Central Florida and founded Martinez & Associates CPAs in 1992.
Jorge Martinez’s campaign platform calls for cutting taxes and slashing regulations. His priorities page also frames inflation as a tax burden and emphasizes market-oriented, lower-tax conservative economics.
Supports no cuts to Medicare for current or near-retirees and backs strengthening Medicare Advantage. Also emphasizes cracking down on Medicare fraud rather than expanding a broader public coverage program.
Supports finishing the wall, reinstating Remain in Mexico, and expanding border infrastructure and Border Patrol resources. Also calls for ending asylum loopholes and catch-and-release policies and for treating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
The campaign emphasizes energy independence, domestic fossil fuel production, and lower utility costs. It supports approving pipelines and LNG export terminals, reversing EV mandates, investing in next-generation nuclear power, and expanding production in appropriate regions while protecting Florida’s coastline from offshore drilling.
The campaign emphasizes backing law enforcement, increasing funding for police, and restoring mandatory minimums for repeat violent offenders. No explicit stance on gun regulation or gun rights is stated on the campaign priorities page.
Jorge Martinez is in the news as one of the Republican candidates running in Florida’s 9th Congressional District primary. The race is focused on who will win the GOP nomination to challenge incumbent Democrat Darren Soto in the general election. Coverage highlights the candidates’ positions on affordability, housing, taxes, utilities, education, immigration, and environmental issues.
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.







Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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