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Republican
Rachel Rodriguez
Florida Republican Governor primary: 3rd place
$12.4K
AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationFlorida
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BackgroundAttorney
Notable personal detailsRachel Rodriguez is a Republican candidate for Governor of Florida in 2026 and is based in West Palm Beach. She is an attorney and has run a campaign centered on constitutional and individual-rights issues, including opposition to COVID-era mandates. She has publicly identified as the founding attorney of Verus Law Group and has highlighted legal work representing employees affected by employer vaccine policies.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Rachel Rodriguez’s campaign says she would cut taxes that are crushing young families, recover taxpayer funds stolen and wasted through fraud, slash red tape strangling small businesses, and demand government efficiency. Her platform frames affordability, lower taxes, and reduced regulation as central economic priorities.
Healthcare
Rachel Rodriguez emphasizes health freedom, including penalizing mandates, protecting informed consent, and keeping medical decisions between patients and doctors rather than bureaucrats, insurers, employers, or government. Her campaign also highlights opposition to COVID-era medical mandates and support for accountability at hospitals.
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Climate & Energy
The campaign emphasizes stewardship of Florida’s land, coastlines, wetlands, and farmland, along with infrastructure that can handle growth without destroying natural resources. It does not lay out a clear climate or energy policy, and the available public material focuses more on land-use protection and stewardship than on emissions, renewable energy, or fossil fuel policy.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Florida Republican Governor primary: 3rd place
Endorsers of Rachel Rodriguez for Florida Republican Governor primary: 3rd place
Roseanne Barr
Elected official
Roseanne Barr endorsed Rachel Rodriguez for Florida governor.
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