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Florida District 14 candidates

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Florida District 14 roster

Florida District 14 lists 14 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Republican: 12
  • Democratic: 2

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 14

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Bea ValentiRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL142112026777October 6, 2026May 16, 2026October 6, 2026
Daniel WeldonRepublicanchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL141792026313131August 17, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Ergin Aka Batman TekRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL141612026999July 25, 2026May 7, 2026September 20, 2026
Erik Maga MishiyevRepublicanchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL141872026555July 25, 2026May 7, 2026September 20, 2026
Gavriel Eliyahu SorianoRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH2FL111252026111111July 25, 2026May 7, 2026September 20, 2026
John Charles WickRepublicanchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL141462026777July 25, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
John PetersRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH4FL141412026393939October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Juan ArauzDemocraticchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL141532026595959July 25, 2026May 5, 2026September 20, 2026
Kathy CastorDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL11126202611,01311,01311,013October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Kevin SteeleRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL142292026777October 6, 2026May 18, 2026October 6, 2026
Michael MarcelRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL141952026131313August 12, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Mike BeltranRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL142372026666October 6, 2026June 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Robert Anthony Rocky RochfordRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH4FL141172026161616October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Shay WilliamsRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL122072026272727August 17, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 13 profiles, including Bea Valenti, Daniel Weldon, Ergin Aka Batman Tek, Erik Maga Mishiyev, Gavriel Eliyahu Soriano, John Charles Wick, John Peters, and Juan Arauz, and 5 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Kathy Castor.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 14 profiles, including Bea Valenti, Daniel Weldon, Ergin Aka Batman Tek, Erik Maga Mishiyev, Gavriel Eliyahu Soriano, John Charles Wick, John Peters, and Juan Arauz, and 6 more.
  • 14 of 14 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 14 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from July 25, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 14 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 14 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Bea Valenti

Republican · U.S. House

Daniel Weldon

Republican · U.S. House

Ergin Aka Batman Tek

Republican · U.S. House

Erik Maga Mishiyev

Republican · U.S. House

Gavriel Eliyahu Soriano

Republican · U.S. House

John Charles Wick

Republican · U.S. House

John Peters

Republican · U.S. House

Juan Arauz

Democratic · U.S. House

Kathy Castor

Democratic · U.S. House

Kevin Steele

Republican · U.S. House

Michael Marcel

Republican · U.S. House

Mike Beltran

Republican · U.S. House

Robert Anthony Rocky Rochford

Republican · U.S. House

Shay Williams

Republican · U.S. House

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