LaShonda Holloway

LaShonda Holloway has described surviving a brain tumor, losing health coverage and facing foreclosure while seeking care.¹ She founded All About Healthcare Advocates and has made healthcare access part of her public work.² The Jacksonville candidate uses the nickname L.J. and describes herself as a fourth generation resident of the district.²

Holloway attended Howard University before graduating from Edward Waters while working for AT&T.² She then earned a law degree at the University of Florida, where she received an award recognizing advocacy for student services.² Her early federal employment included work at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington.²

She later worked for Congresswoman Carrie Meek and served as a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation fellow.² Her career has also included a political appointment at the EPA, sales work at LexisNexis and leadership of a District of Columbia office handling official documents and administrative issuances.² She lists mediation and arbitration work and community lending among her subsequent roles.²

Her current campaign calls for expanded healthcare coverage, preventive care and access to mental health services.³ She also supports reducing higher education costs and improving access to affordable housing, employment and food.³ She is seeking Florida's 4th District seat as the Democratic candidate, with healthcare affordability central to the campaign she is presenting to voters.³