Gay Valimont

Gay Valimont worked in sports medicine before becoming a gun violence prevention organizer and, later, a congressional candidate.¹ She and her husband moved to Pensacola after their son was born in 2012.¹ In 2020, her husband was diagnosed with ALS and their son with a terminal brain tumor; she cared for both before their deaths.¹

She earned a health and exercise science degree at Georgia Southern University and a master's in education at Troy State University.¹ In Atlanta, she worked as an athletic trainer at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory Sports Medicine.¹ By 2016, she was devoting her full time to volunteering with Moms Demand Action, which included serving as its Florida state lead.¹

Valimont challenged Matt Gaetz in 2024, then ran in the special election following his resignation.¹ Republican Jimmy Patronis won that April 2025 contest.² She subsequently qualified again as a Democrat for the November 2026 election, making this another contest for the same Northwest Florida seat.³

Her current platform emphasizes lowering insurance costs, expanding access to healthcare and establishing a hospital providing a full range of VA services for the area's veterans.⁴ She also names public safety, public schools and economic opportunities for working families among her concerns.¹