Leela Gray

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Leela Gray is the Democratic nominee for Florida's 13th Congressional District. A retired U.S. Army Brigadier General with 30 years of service, she is running on affordability, government ethics, and support for veterans and seniors.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Says Congress must protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare so seniors "can age with dignity."[3]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goods

    Lists ending what she calls "illegal tariffs" among her priorities for reducing costs for families and small businesses.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Affordability: says she would push to lower housing-insurance and healthcare costs and provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses rather than "the ultra-wealthy and big corporations."[3]
  • Government ethics: says she would push to ban insider stock trading by members of Congress, enact term limits, and impose a lifetime lobbying ban on former members.[3]
  • Veterans and seniors: says she would cut red tape at the VA and work to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.[3]

Background

  • Says her family relied on food stamps growing up and that she worked two jobs to pay for college before joining the U.S. Army.[3]
  • Served 30 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of Brigadier General.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $1.2M · spent $540K · $683K cash on hand (through 2026-07-29) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Anna Paulina Luna, Tony D'Arrigo · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Leela Gray · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words