Alexander Cooke

Alexander Cooke

No Party Affiliation

Candidate, U.S. House Florida District 21

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Curtis Senior High School

Bachelor's

Fairfield University, 2005

Personal

Profession

Financial executive

Contact

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Alexander Cooke (No Party Affiliation) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 21st Congressional District. Cooke declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Cooke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alexander Cooke graduated from Curtis Senior High School. Cooke earned a bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 2005. Cooke's career experience includes working as a financial executive.

Elections

2026

See also: Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 21

Alexander Cooke (No Party Affiliation) and Robert Ott (No Party Affiliation) are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 21 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Alexander Cooke (No Party Affiliation)
		Robert Ott (No Party Affiliation)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21

Pia Dandiya (D), James Martin (D), Edward O'Connor (D), Elizabeth Pandich (D), and Bernard Taylor (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate
		Pia Dandiya
		James Martin
		Edward O'Connor
		Elizabeth Pandich
		Bernard Taylor

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Brian Mast (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brian Mast

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Alexander Cooke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cooke's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Mayor and Councilmember of Juno Beach, Florida from 2022 - 2024, I am the only challenger who has been elected to office and has any real governing experience. I am a real fiscal conservative, who will not support anymore Vanity projects for anyone period. I have an over 20 year history in Investment Management and Trading, I currently own and run Optimist Capital LLC in Palm Beach Gardens. I have a track record of fighting for our Environment and Overdevelopment.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Clean Water and controlling Lake Okeechobee Discharges. As Mayor of Juno, i saw first hand the damage that was done to our community due to failure of protecting the environment and the waterways.
• Housing Costs, Property Insurance & Cost of Living Stability. I am well known for working hard against development failures and failure to properly plan affordable housing for our community. Additionally as someone with a massive financial background, i will be able to stand toe to toe with the property insurers and assessors.
• We have been ignored by our representative in favor of vanity projects. Most recently the incumbent was at the forefront of wasting millions of taxpayer funds to rename an airport. I do not and will not support vanity projects with taxpayer money ever, and I already have a record of this.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I have already sat in elected office and found the greatest gift i could give those i was entrusted with, was an actual voice as opposed to the voice of special interest groups which so commonly controls our elected officials.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Ethics and a willingness to do the right thing regardless of the consequences.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Be the voice of those who put you there and accept that you must always put there interest above your own.

What legacy would you like to leave?

To be the force of change towards ethics and decency.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was an assistant to the maintenance man at a low income housing property in Washington state as a young teenager. It was a physical job requiring me to clean gutters, sewage systems, laundry lint etc. it was dirty and hard, but i was never one to walk away from a tough experience, did that job in the summers until i left for college.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

In my teenage years i lived in a car, my family had many problems and a divorce which led us all on different paths. Its not a happy story, but I made something of myself with the help of my wife and these days we consider ourselves to be extremely lucky to be able to create a life for our kids that is free from that kind of stress.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Controlling the purse, this is the only way we correct the road we are on.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Overspending, debt eventually comes due and you can't artificially control interest rates. Its time to stop the wasteful vanity items and start planning for a future where spending is controlled and properly planned out. No more short term games, failure to plan for the long-term is what got us into this mess.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes and no, though it is true in many cases consensus is necessary, there are many cases where there is no room for negotiation. When your country is on the brink of 40 trillion in debt, you don't get to negotiate pet projects anymore, there is no compromise there is only cutting cost and righting the ship.

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)