Nicole Locklin
Advanced from a canceled Democratic primary, unopposed.
Nicole Locklin is the Democratic nominee for Florida's 26th District. She is an attorney who has practiced in litigation, technology, healthcare, privacy and artificial intelligence law, and is running on affordability and anti-corruption themes.[1][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporations
Says she will close tax loopholes, reduce or eliminate income taxes on working families, and make billionaires and profitable corporations pay a fairer share.[4]
“I will close those loopholes, reduce or eliminate income taxes on working families, tax extreme wealth and income fairly, and make profitable corporations contribute to the country that made their success possible.”
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Says she wants to use revenue from tax fairness measures to guarantee healthcare for every American and strengthen Medicare and Social Security.[4]
“We should use that revenue to guarantee healthcare for every American, lower prescription costs, strengthen Medicare and Social Security, support childcare and education, and invest in America's future.”
- SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care
Lists investing in childcare and education among the priorities she would fund through tax-fairness measures.[4]
In their words — priorities
- Affordability: lowering costs for housing, insurance, groceries, childcare and healthcare, which she attributes to what she calls government corruption favoring corporations.[4]
- Government accountability: banning congressional stock trading, overturning Citizens United, exposing dark money and strengthening ethics rules; she says she does not accept corporate PAC money.[4]
- Tax fairness: closing tax loopholes and raising taxes on very high wealth and corporate profits to fund healthcare, Social Security, Medicare, childcare and education.[4]
Background
- Graduated from Pond Creek-Hunter High School in Oklahoma, and says she was the first in her family to graduate from college; earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma (2009) and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law (2015).[3][4]
- Worked for more than a decade as an attorney in litigation, technology, healthcare, privacy and artificial-intelligence law.[4]
Campaign money
Raised $348K · spent $149K · $199K cash on hand (through 2026-07-29) FEC filing ↗