FL-16 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationFlorida
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationBrown University (BA, summa cum laude)
Notable personal detailsJan Schneider is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Florida's 16th Congressional District. She is an attorney and author, and has run for Congress multiple times in Florida. She earned degrees from Brown University, Columbia University (MIA), and Yale University (PhD) and received her JD from Yale Law School.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax relief targeted to the middle class, closing corporate tax loopholes, and using tax incentives (tax credits) to promote clean energy; criticizes large tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations and supports investments in jobs, infrastructure, and programs that benefit working families.
Healthcare
Supports preserving Medicare benefits without conversion to vouchers or benefit cuts, defends the Affordable Care Act, and advocates moving toward a more efficient, less costly voluntary Medicare-for-All insurance program while protecting veterans’ health care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that expands and clarifies legal pathways and asylum processes while also providing additional funding for border protection agencies and stronger measures against drug and human trafficking; emphasizes humane treatment of asylum seekers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports restoring the standards of Roe v. Wade nationwide, eliminating the Hyde Amendment barring federal funding for abortion, and protecting the right to interstate travel and use of the mail for abortion medications. Describes herself as pro-choice and an advocate for reproductive freedom and control over one’s body.
Climate & Energy
Supports treating climate change as a global emergency and accelerating transition away from fossil fuels toward clean and renewable energy. Backs measures such as increased tax credits for clean energy, carbon-capture technology, and restrictions on new offshore drilling. Opposes Arctic and other new leasing and expresses skepticism about large new fossil projects (e.g., Willow).
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports a package of strict gun-safety measures including bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and bump stocks for civilians, universal background checks, closing private-sale/online/gun-show loopholes, and restrictions on ownership for seriously mentally ill persons, suspected terrorists, and those under 21. The candidate also opposes concealed-carry reciprocity while stating respect for the Second Amendment.
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