James Pericola
D
James Pericola is the Democratic nominee for the open Florida 11th Congressional District seat. An attorney who worked for Senator Bob Graham and in the Clinton administration, he moved home to Central Florida to care for his aging mother and is running on affordability, protecting Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid, and democracy issues.[2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Says he will fight to reverse Medicaid cuts and protect Social Security and Medicare from benefit reductions or privatization, and work to lower prescription drug costs.[2]
In their words — priorities
- Affordability: proposes middle-class tax breaks, federal funding to address the housing crisis and lower property-insurance costs, and holding corporations accountable for price gouging.[2]
- Protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid: pledges to reverse Medicaid cuts he says Congress passed and to oppose benefit reductions or privatization, while lowering prescription drug costs.[2]
- Protecting democracy: says he would work to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, oppose "unfair mid-decade redistricting," and restore congressional oversight of the executive branch.[2]
Background
- Earned a high school diploma from Spruce Creek High School and bachelor's and law degrees from the Catholic University of America (1997 and 2005).[2]
- Began his career as a special assistant to U.S. Senator Bob Graham, later serving in the Clinton administration and working with Congress and federal agencies.[2]
- Grew up in a working-class family in Central Florida; says he is the first in his family to attend college and law school.[2]
Campaign money
Raised $120K · spent $88K · $32K cash on hand (through 2026-07-29) FEC filing ↗