Todd Schaefer (Florida)
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Todd Schaefer (unaffiliated) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Schaefer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Todd Schaefer was born in Anderson, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1998 to 2018. Schaefer earned a high school diploma from Highland High School. As of 2025, he was retired.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 4
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 4 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Aaron Bean (R) | |
| Michael Kirwan (D) | ||
 | Ricky Knoles (D)  | |
 | Brittney Robinson (D) | |
| Anthony Valerio (R) | ||
| Ronald Sherard (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| Todd Schaefer (Unaffiliated) | ||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Florida's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Florida's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)
Florida's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 4
Incumbent Aaron Bean defeated LaShonda Holloway and Todd Schaefer in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Bean (R) | 57.3 | 222,364 |
 | LaShonda Holloway (D) | 42.7 | 165,912 | |
| Todd Schaefer (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 388,349 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. LaShonda Holloway advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 4.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Aaron Bean advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Alvero (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schaefer in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Todd Schaefer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schaefer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- First we need to claw our government back from the big dollar donors that seemingly own BOTH parties. 2026 marks 250 years of independence, it would be a good year to remember George Washington's words from his farewell speech regarding political parties: "cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be able to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government".
- Second I'd like to acknowledge the fact that even if I'm elected, only 1 member of Congress out of 435 cannot magically change the world. However, I will do everything in my power to garner like minded support in the House. It has been shown that a handful of representatives can have an outsized affect if they stick together on an issue. This could be used to, at the very least, keep poison pills out of already bloated legislation.
- Finally we need to refocus our efforts at home and stop wasting money in foreign entanglements. Republicans can say 'America First' until they are blue in the face, but they just gave the Pentagon a TRILLION dollars in the OBBB. National defense... the real kind... starts right here at home. We want healthy citizens. We want educated citizens. We want thriving citizens. We need manufacturing here and the infrastructure to support it and move it efficiently. Just imagine what is possible if we believe defense at home is worth only HALF of what we've wasted abroad. Once you put it in perspective, it is clear we've been sold short.
2. Universal Healthcare or at an absolute bare minimum a public option
3. Housing Affordability through getting private equity out of our housing market
4. A minimum wage that isn't 16 years out of date and a way to tie it to inflation
5. Free Speech... I'd say more, but... :D
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2024
Todd Schaefer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schaefer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to end government corruption through publicly funded elections and stopping the DC revolving door. Without this no sweeping policy has a chance of passing.
- We need to pass a fair minimum wage. It has been 15 years since it was raised, and I propose that we can pass an annually adjusted minimum wage to prevent this happening again.
- We need to provide healthcare to every American. Whether that is Medicare for All or a public option or whatever you'd like to call it, we need to remove the middle man between Americans and their doctors.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 17, 2024
