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Elections · U.S. House, District 16 · Florida

Ed Pope

Republican Not on the November ballot

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Raised for this seat

$49K

Through July 29, 2026

Cash on hand

$27K

Through July 29, 2026

Not on the November ballot

Pope is not on the November ballot for this seat. Kelly Kirschner, Sydney Gruters and Mark Davis are.

Kelly KirschnerDemocrat · $297KSydney GrutersRepublican · $1.1MMark DavisNominee · $51K

Who is on the ballot is a filed fact about the contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Pope's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

<1%from small donors
Small donors
<1%$58
Large donors
--
PACs
--
Party
--
Self-funding
99%$49K
Other
<1%$250

Receipts reported through July 29, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Florida

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 29 days before the election.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
831K
Median household income
$85K
Unemployment
4.4%
Living below the poverty line
9.7%
Without health insurance
10.4%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable. Showing 7 of the 9 campaigns that hold the seat, are on the ballot, or have $25,000 raised or outside spending; every filing is on the race page.

The whole race

In their own words

What Pope's campaign says it would work on.

The priorities Pope's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.

  • “United States Navy Veteran”
  • “Executive Business Leader”
  • “Decorated Florida Highway Patrol Trooper”
  • “Florida First Agenda”
  • “Support Our Veterans”
  • “Back The Blue & Public Safety”
  • “Grow Small Business”
  • “Protect Our Coast & Waterways”
  • “Protect Our Seniors”
  • “Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability”
  • “Real-World Experience for Real-World Problems”

Quoted from edpopeforcongress.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.

Record in office

Pope does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.

That absence is not a position for or against anything.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.

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