Florida’s Republican Primary is Tuesday, August 18, 2026. And if you’re a Florida gun owner, you shouldn’t have to spend hours digging through campaign websites, legislative roll calls, and politician-speak to figure out where the candidates stand on your Second Amendment rights.
Florida Gun Owners has done the digging for you.
We sent candidates our 2026 Gun Rights Candidate Survey, asking direct questions about Red Flag Gun Confiscation, Constitutional Carry, Open Carry, gun-free zones, firearm-purchase rights for young adults, federal gun control, the ATF, the NFA, financial surveillance of gun owners, and more.
Where candidates already have a public or legislative record, we examined that too.
Read the Survey Questions Yourself
We don’t want Florida gun owners blindly trusting a letter grade. You can see exactly what we asked candidates and, when they returned a survey, see exactly how they answered.
Here’s how:
- Visit FLGO.org/Elections.
- Select the office you’re interested in: State Legislature, Federal, Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, or Chief Financial Officer.
- Look for the “Questions” heading above that office’s candidate results. Those are the actual questions FGO asked.
- Scroll across the candidate results and click “View” next to a candidate to read that candidate’s completed survey.
What Do “A” and “AQ” Mean?
An A rating means we’re looking at more than campaign promises. The candidate has strong stated positions on Second Amendment issues and an established public or legislative record that we can examine.
AQ means “100% Pro-Gun Survey, Qualified.” An AQ candidate returned FGO’s survey with a 100% pro-gun response but doesn’t yet have an established legislative voting record.
The candidate put the right answers in writing. The “Q” simply reminds gun owners that those promises haven’t been tested by an actual legislative record yet.
Chief Financial Officer
Blaise Ingoglia — A
Ingoglia returned Florida Gun Owners’ CFO Candidate Survey with a 100% pro-gun response.
But unlike a first-time candidate, Ingoglia already has an extensive record in Tallahassee for gun owners to examine.
In 2018, when Republican politicians rushed to pass SB 7026 after the Parkland shooting, Ingoglia voted NO.
That legislation created Florida’s Red Flag Gun Confiscation law, stripped adults ages 18–20 of their firearm-purchase rights, imposed additional waiting-period restrictions, banned bump stocks, and enacted other gun-control provisions.
Ingoglia has also backed Constitutional Carry and Open Carry. And in 2025, while serving in the Florida Senate, he sponsored SB 952, legislation repealing restrictions on firearm and ammunition sales during declared emergencies.
With a 100% pro-gun FGO survey and an established pro-gun record in Tallahassee, Blaise Ingoglia earns an A rating from Florida Gun Owners.
Frank Collige — AQ
Collige returned a 100% pro-gun CFO survey, pledging to fight gun-industry debanking, keep Florida taxpayer dollars away from financial institutions that discriminate against lawful firearms businesses, enforce Florida’s prohibition on firearm Merchant Category Code tracking, and oppose financial-surveillance schemes targeting gun owners.
Collige doesn’t yet have an established legislative voting record, so his rating is qualified.
U.S. Congress
Congressional District 1
John Frankman — AQ
Frankman returned a 100% pro-gun survey. He doesn’t have a congressional voting record yet, so his rating is qualified.
Rep. Jimmy Patronis — A-
Patronis did not return FGO’s survey. He voted to protect veterans’ gun rights and firearm-purchase privacy, and in 2026 introduced legislation to repeal the federal Hughes Amendment restricting civilian ownership of post-1986 machine guns. His congressional record is still relatively short, which is reflected in his A- rating.
Congressional District 6
Dan Bilzerian — AQ
Bilzerian returned a 100% pro-gun survey, including support for repealing major federal gun-control laws and abolishing the ATF.
Rep. Randy Fine — F
Fine didn’t return FGO’s survey. He voted for the 2018 SB 7026 gun-control package that created Red Flag Gun Confiscation, stripped 18–20-year-old adults of firearm-purchase rights, imposed waiting periods, and enacted other restrictions.
Congressional District 7
Sarah Ulrich — AQ
Ulrich returned a 100% pro-gun survey. She doesn’t have a congressional voting record yet, so her rating is qualified.
Rep. Cory Mills — B+
Mills didn’t return FGO’s survey. His congressional record includes votes to overturn the ATF stabilizing-brace rule and support the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act.
Congressional District 20
Brent Andersen — AQ
Andersen returned a 100% pro-gun survey.
Rod Joseph — AQ
Joseph returned a 100% pro-gun survey.
Lateresa “LA” Jones — B-
Jones gave pro-gun responses on nearly the entire survey but answered NO when asked whether she would support repealing the federal Gun-Free Schools Act.
Congressional District 27
Michael Arias — B
Arias answered nearly every survey question pro-gun but answered NO when asked whether he would support legislation abolishing the ATF.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar — F
Salazar didn’t return FGO’s survey. Her congressional record includes a YES vote for the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and its federal funding for state Red Flag Gun Confiscation programs.
Florida House
House District 23
Tod Cloud — AQ
Cloud returned a 100% pro-gun survey. He doesn’t have a legislative voting record yet, so his rating is qualified.
Rep. J.J. “Skip” Grow — B
Grow didn’t return FGO’s survey, but his voting record includes support for legislation restoring firearm-purchase rights for adults ages 18–20.
House District 32
Mark Lightner — AQ
Lightner returned a 100% pro-gun survey. With no legislative record yet, the rating is qualified.
Rep. Brian Hodgers — B
Hodgers didn’t return the survey. His voting record includes support for legislation lowering Florida’s firearm-purchase age from 21 to 18.
House District 53
John Carroll — AQ
Carroll returned a 100% pro-gun Florida Gun Owners survey.
Brian Hawkins — F
House District 71
Melton Little — AQ
Little returned a 100% pro-gun Florida Gun Owners survey.
Dylan Modarelli — F
Jordan Varnadore — F
House District 72
John “Captain” Phillips — AQ
Phillips returned a 100% pro-gun survey.
Rep. Bill Conerly — A+
Conerly returned a 100% pro-gun survey and has an established voting record that includes support for restoring firearm-purchase rights to adults ages 18–20.
House District 74
Kelly Ann Walker — AQ
Walker returned a 100% pro-gun Florida Gun Owners survey.
Jennifer Peeples Winkler — D
Winkler answered most of the survey pro-gun, but there were two major exceptions: she answered NO on repealing Florida’s Red Flag Gun Confiscation law and NO on repealing the Open Carry ban.
Les Nichols — F
Nick Pachota — F
More AQ-Rated Candidates
U.S. Congress:
Nick Lewis — CD-2 — AQ
Ben Butler — CD-9 — AQ
Steve Rance — CD-9 — AQ
Bea Valenti — CD-14 — AQ
Robert “Rocky” Rochford — CD-14 — AQ
Ed Pope — CD-16 — AQ
Mike Pedersen — CD-19 — AQ
Linda Sawyer — CD-19 — AQ
Belinda Keiser — CD-22 — AQ
Te Mayonna Brown — CD-24 — AQ
Florida Legislature:
Jon Fay — HD-2 — AQ
Jibri Knight — HD-9 — AQ
Matt Woodside — HD-31 — AQ
Joshua Sorto — HD-36 — BQ*
Emily Duda Buckley — HD-38 — AQ
Chris Vincent — HD-100 — AQ
Marco Insua — HD-118 — AQ
*About Joshua Sorto’s BQ rating: Sorto returned pro-gun responses to the scored questions but also discussed mandatory annual firearm-training requirements in his written answer. FGO includes that context because voters deserve to see the complete response, not merely a letter grade.
How to Vote
Early Voting
Florida’s mandatory statewide early-voting period runs August 8 through August 15, although some counties may offer additional days.
During early voting, voters may use any designated early-voting site in the county where they’re registered.
Find Early Voting Locations and Hours »
Election Day
Election Day is Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. On Election Day, you must vote at your assigned precinct. If you’re in line by 7:00 p.m., stay in line.
Find Your Election Day Polling Place »
Check Your Registration
Florida is generally a closed-primary state, so party registration matters in partisan primary races.
Vote-by-Mail Ballots
A vote-by-mail ballot must be received by the county Supervisor of Elections no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Bring Identification
For in-person voting, bring a current and valid photo identification with your signature. Approved forms include a Florida driver’s license, Florida ID card, U.S. passport, military ID, Florida concealed weapon or firearm license, and other identification authorized under Florida law.
See Florida’s Voting Requirements »
Need county-specific information?
Your county Supervisor of Elections can provide local early-voting hours, polling locations, ballot-return locations, and other election information.
Take a few minutes before you vote. Find the candidates who will appear on your ballot. Check their ratings. Read the actual survey questions and look at what the candidates themselves put in writing.
VIEW ALL 2026 FGO SURVEY RESULTS
About this Voter Guide: Florida Gun Owners is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. This voter guide is provided for educational purposes to inform Florida voters about candidates’ positions, survey responses, voting records, and other documented actions on Second Amendment issues.
Florida Gun Owners does not endorse, support, or oppose any candidate for public office. Candidate ratings reflect FGO’s evaluation of candidate survey responses, public voting records, bill sponsorships, and other documented actions involving Second Amendment issues.
A Rating: An “A” rating reflects a strongly pro-gun candidate with an established public or legislative record on Second Amendment issues in addition to the candidate’s stated positions or survey responses.
AQ Rating: An “AQ” rating indicates a 100% pro-gun response to Florida Gun Owners’ candidate survey from a candidate who does not yet have an established legislative voting record. The “Q” denotes that the rating is qualified based on the absence of a voting record.
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