Jennifer Jenkins

Jennifer Jenkins lives in Satellite Beach with her husband, a public school history and civics teacher, and their daughter, who attends Brevard Public Schools.¹ Her father worked as a corrections officer, and her mother lived with a disability.¹ Jenkins and her husband have both worked multiple jobs, according to her campaign biography.¹

A speech language pathologist, Jenkins holds certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.² Her work in public education included supporting children with disabilities and developmental needs.³ Her professional advocacy has included stronger special education funding for students and families.² She has also emphasized support for educators and public schools.³ She won election to the Brevard County School Board in 2020, defeating an incumbent who later helped found Moms for Liberty, and served four years.³

In 2024, she founded Educated We Stand, an organization supporting public education and local school leadership.² After initially pursuing other federal races, she shifted to Florida's 8th Congressional District following the state's new map and qualified as its Democratic nominee.²

Jenkins proposes a federal backstop for catastrophic hurricane risk, with insurers required to pass savings to policyholders.³ She also supports broader Medicare drug negotiations, Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid expansion.³ She faces Republican Congressman Mike Haridopolos in November, with public education, affordability and accountable government central to her platform.³