Incumbent
Scott Franklin
Incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. House in Florida
$2.5K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — FL-18 House winner?
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
90.3%chance to win
$2.5KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age62 years old (Aug 23, 1964)
GenderMale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (B.S., 1986)
Notable personal detailsClifford Scott Franklin is a U.S. Representative from Florida, serving in Congress since January 3, 2021 (Florida’s 15th District from 2021–2023 and Florida’s 18th District since 2023). He previously served on the Lakeland City Commission (2018–2021), including as mayor pro tem in 2020. He is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and earned an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and he has worked in insurance and risk management leadership. He also served as a U.S. Navy naval aviator and in the Navy Reserve.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Scott Franklin supports lowering taxes, reducing wasteful spending, and cutting excessive regulations to promote job creation and economic growth. He has also opposed tax hikes and criticized large government spending packages as harmful to economic prosperity.
Healthcare
Scott Franklin favors market-based healthcare reforms over a one-size-fits-all approach. He supports expanding health savings accounts, telehealth access, and Medicare choices while opposing ACA subsidy extensions without broader cost-lowering reforms.
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Immigration & Border
Scott Franklin supports a hardline border-security approach centered on finishing the wall, ending catch-and-release, reinstating Remain in Mexico, expanding Border Patrol staffing, and tightening asylum and parole policies. He has also backed legislation he says would reduce illegal immigration and increase enforcement at the border.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Scott Franklin is proudly pro-life and has backed that position with votes and legislation in Congress. He supported the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, supported the Hyde Amendment, and welcomed the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Climate & Energy
Scott Franklin emphasizes an all-of-the-above energy strategy focused on energy independence, domestic production, and affordable, reliable energy. He has criticized Biden-era climate policies as harmful to energy independence and consumer costs while supporting legislation that fast-tracks domestic energy production and related infrastructure.
Public Safety & Guns
Scott Franklin opposes gun-control legislation, including background-check expansion and the assault weapons ban. He has also criticized red flag provisions and said he will defend the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding gun owners while backing law enforcement.
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