Josh Weil
Josh Weil
Florida Democratic Senate nominee?
$33.1K
AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePublic school teacher
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationFlorida
BackgroundPublic school teacher
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EducationUniversity of Central Florida — Master's in Teaching (2013)
Notable personal detailsJoshua Joseph Weil is a Florida Democrat and public school educator who filed as a candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida (2026 election cycle). He previously ran as the Democratic nominee in the April 1, 2025 special election for Florida's 6th Congressional District, where he lost to Republican Randy Fine. Weil has worked as a math/science teacher and in school leadership roles in Central Florida.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to ease costs for working families including expanded direct assistance and tax credits, homebuyer down-payment help, business loan support, and cost-of-living adjustments for seniors. Emphasizes using federal policy to make Florida more affordable and to reset the economy for workers.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and preserving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans’ health care and opposes proposed cuts; calls for increased VA funding to improve veterans’ access to care. Emphasizes making health care more affordable for working families and seniors.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that expands legal pathways and reforms asylum and immigration processes while also acknowledging the need for border security and enforcement resources; criticizes mass deportation policies and harsh ICE actions.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive rights and frames abortion as a medical decision that should be made between a person and their doctor; he opposes Florida’s restrictive abortion bans. He expresses support for protecting access to abortion and reproductive healthcare as part of broader healthcare policy positions.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive climate action and large-scale clean-energy job creation, including endorsement of the Green New Deal and policies to protect Florida from sea-level rise. Emphasizes environmental protection and climate justice as central to his platform.
News
Josh Weil is in the news because Louisiana has delayed its U.S. House elections, including the 5th Congressional District Democratic nomination, after a Supreme Court ruling forced the state to redraw its congressional map. The race will be rescheduled later this year once lawmakers finish the new map. More broadly, the redistricting fight is creating uncertainty around the 2026 election calendar.
Louisiana leaders plan to pause Congressional elections
Florida voter registration bill could keep thousands from voting
Democrats’ Chances of Defeating Republicans To Flip Florida: New Poll
The Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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