Darren McAuley
Darren McAuley (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 15th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 18, 2026.[source]
McAuley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 15th 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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Jose Engell, Darren McAuley, Kimberly Overman, and Robert People are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 18, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15
Incumbent Laurel Lee is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 18, 2026.
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Endorsements
McAuley received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D)
- Tampa Bay Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 123
- VoteVets
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Darren McAuley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McAuley's responses.
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- Housing should be affordable for Americans to be able to pursue their dreams and take care of their families. The country is suffering a housing affordability crisis and central Florida is at the epicenter of that crisis. Here our homeowners insurance is 300% the national average and we pay the highest utility bills in the nation. Large companies are making money hand over fist while stopping young families from buying in to the housing market to create generational wealth and inhibiting older residents from retiring with dignity and being able to downsize appropriately. It is the responsibility of a representative to advocate for the people and end this corporate pillaging of our community.
- Healthcare access should be expanded and made more affordable in the wealthiest country in the world. This includes Medicaid, Medicare, ACA coverage and employer based health care options. It’s a travesty that in the wealthiest nation in the world citizens can go bankrupt for the unfortunately circumstance of illness or injury. As a physician this is core to my belief system and central to my campaign.
- Tax dollars should primarily go towards services for the people! Not as a vehicle to make billionaires even more money. Examples include bolstering the VA, FEMA, CDC and NWS. As a VA physician I saw first hand how services that are supposed to be provided by the federal government are drastically reduced with reckless budget cuts. We have an obligation to be good stewards of public funds, however also can not lose sight of the fact that the purpose of those funds is to provide for the people. There are 50K veterans in our district. They deserve care and services. 1/3 of all national flood insurance program claims are in Florida, we need to strengthen FEMA and make sure our citizens can prepare for and clean up after catastrophic storms.
Worker protections to provide not only suitable wages but safe environments is often overlooked for corporate profits. This is entirely unacceptable.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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