Jennifer Jenkins
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Speech-language pathologist and educator
Background
- ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist and educator; lives in Brevard County. source: asha.org
- Elected to the Brevard County School Board in 2020, unseating incumbent Tina Descovich. source: floridianpress.com
- Founded Educated We Stand in 2024, an organization supporting public education. source: asha.org
- Ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate before withdrawing in January 2026; then ran in Florida's 6th District and moved to the 8th District in May 2026 after the new congressional map passed. source: floridianpress.com
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- Affordability, including gas prices and health care costs source: floridianpress.com
- Child care and special education funding source: asha.org
- Public schools source: floridianpress.com
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