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Keith Varian

CandidateIND

Race
U.S. House · Florida's 14th District
Result
Kathy Castor, projected winner
Opponents
Kathy Castor (D); Mike Beltran (R); Brian Lambert (LIB); Salomon Hernandez (IND)
Research
Basic

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes

unemployment is on the rise, inflation from tariffs will drown us in a sea of debt.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

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On the ballotU.S. House · 14

2026-11-03

Kathy Castor Dincumbent
Mike Beltran Rchallenger
Brian Lambert LIBchallenger
Keith Varian INDchallenger
Salomon Hernandez INDchallenger

Write-in candidate

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes
unemployment is on the rise, inflation from tariffs will drown us in a sea of debt.

Says inflation from tariffs is compounding cost-of-living pressure on working people.[3]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports
I support lifting the cap on earnings over $400,000. This preserves the "donut hole" to protect middle-class earners while ensuring the wealthiest Americans contribute to the solvency of the fund for the next 75 years.

Says he supports lifting the Social Security payroll-tax cap on earnings over $400,000, so that the wealthiest Americans contribute to the fund's solvency.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Biography

Keith Varian, a write-in, no-party-affiliation candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Florida's 14th Congressional District to Kathy Castor. He describes himself as a construction worker and political outsider who ran against career politicians.[1][2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Varian was born in Albany, New York. He earned a high school diploma from Columbia High School and attended Hudson Valley Community College, and he works in construction.[2] He lost to Kathy Castor, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]

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In their own words

Priorities

  • Housing affordability, saying it is one of the biggest issues in Florida amid rising costs and hurricane risk.[3]
  • Inflation and the cost of living, saying inflation from tariffs and rising unemployment threaten households ("inflation from tariffs will drown us in a sea of debt").[3]
  • Social Security: says he would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset and lift the payroll-tax cap on earnings over $400,000.[4]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/keith-varian

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.U.S. House · Florida's 14th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  2. 2.Keith Varian · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Keith Varian · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Social Security: The Varian Plan · Keith Varian campaign website Candidate's own words