Eddie Speir
Eddie Speir (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 16th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Speir completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Eddie Speir was born in Seattle, Washington. Speir earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1992. His career experience includes working as a entrepreneur.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)
Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Jan Schneider in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vern Buchanan (R) | 59.5 | 247,516 |
 | Jan Schneider (D)  | 40.5 | 168,625 | |
| Total votes: 416,141 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
Jan Schneider defeated Trent Miller in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan Schneider | 65.7 | 23,701 |
 | Trent Miller | 34.3 | 12,395 | |
| Total votes: 36,096 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Eddie Speir in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vern Buchanan | 60.9 | 38,789 |
 | Eddie Speir | 39.1 | 24,868 | |
| Total votes: 63,657 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Speir in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Eddie Speir completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Speir's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- AMERICA FIRST I believe in American exceptionalism. America continues to lead the way for the rest of the world. Yet, our national sovereignty has come under attack. The entrenched establishment of career politicians have exposed our country to uncontrolled illegal immigration and foreign policies contrary to the well-being and prosperity of this nation. We must correct this course and put American priorities first and continue the trail-blazing path of freedom and prosperity.
- DISMANTLE BUREAUCRATIC CANCER Cancer is when a cell abandons its purpose of serving the body and seeks its own survival. Federal bureaucracies have largely abandoned their purpose of serving “We the People” and have sought their own survival. This cancer is contagious and has grown into the full-blown weaponization of our government against the people. The cure is to starve the cancer via Congress’ power of the purse, to conduct Congressional investigations, and to recapture the legislative authority/power that had been haphazardly delegated to these bureaucracies in the first place. We need courageous members of Congress with principled convictions to restore a constitutionally limited government.
- AMERICAN VALUES IN EDUCATION By funding students and not systems, Florida has begun the fight to protect children from the indoctrinating clutches of teachers’ unions. With diligence and determination, we can clear a path on a national level to win back our schools. Then, Florida will serve as a blueprint to complete the restoration of traditional education to the rest of the nation.
Dismantling Bureaucratic Cancer
Stopping Human trafficking
American Values in Education
Energy Independence
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 19, 2023
