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Seth Harp

D

Won the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary over three opponents.

Seth Harp is the Democratic nominee for Florida's 3rd Congressional District. He has worked for 30 years in broadcast radio, most recently as operations manager for ESPN Gainesville, and taught as an adjunct at the University of Florida's College of Journalism.[1][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care

    Proposes a 'Child Unity Break Stipend' to provide families relief on childcare costs, which he frames as a better use of resources than direct cash payments for having children.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Campaign platform titled '13 Stripes of Strength,' including a proposed child-care stipend program ('C.U.B.S. Act') rather than direct cash payments to have children.[3]
  • Says elected officials should be held to character standards of responsibility, respect, integrity, kindness and honesty.[3]

Background

  • Grew up in Indiana and attended Western Michigan University.[3]
  • Worked in radio broadcasting for 30 years, including as Director of Programming and Host for iHeart Media's Fox Sports Radio/Gator Radio affiliate in Jacksonville.[3]
  • Served as Operations Manager for ESPN Gainesville (WRUF-AM) for the past five years and taught as an adjunct at the University of Florida's College of Journalism.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $38K · spent $35K · $3,011 cash on hand (through 2026-07-29) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Kat Cammack, Mike Klein · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 3.Seth Harp - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words