FL-02 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEntrepreneur
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
LocationFlorida
BackgroundEntrepreneur
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EducationRickards High School (International Baccalaureate program) graduate
Notable personal detailsNicholas (Nic) Zateslo is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has described himself as an entrepreneur who has worked for over 20 years at the intersection of technology and policy. Zateslo is based in Tallahassee and has described family roots in North Florida and living there with his wife, Ashley, and two children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports protecting and funding social programs like Social Security and Medicare, targeted public investment in infrastructure and resilience, and using targeted levies on firms that automate jobs at scale. Emphasizes funding agencies and curbing dark-money influence rather than broad tax-cut proposals.
Healthcare
Supports affordable, accessible healthcare focused on lowering premiums and prescription drug costs, protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security, expanding rural health access (including telehealth), and improving mental health and veterans’ care. Emphasizes strengthening competition to lower prices and protecting existing government programs rather than advocating for single-payer.
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Climate & Energy
The candidate emphasizes infrastructure resilience—storm preparedness, grid and utility reliability, and clean water/flood protection—but provides no detailed climate or energy-transformation policy (e.g., emissions targets, clean‑energy transition, carbon pricing, or support for the Paris Agreement).
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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