FL · Candidate
Nicole Locklin
DCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Florida's 26th District
Biography
Nicole Locklin is the Democratic nominee in Florida's 26th District. An attorney who grew up in a small Oklahoma town, she worked in litigation and then as in-house counsel at technology companies. Her campaign focuses on affordability and anti-corruption measures.[1][2][3][4]
Locklin grew up in a small Oklahoma town and graduated from Pond Creek-Hunter High School; she says she was the first in her family to graduate from college.[2][3] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2009 and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2015.[2][4]
Locklin has worked for more than a decade as an attorney in litigation, technology, healthcare, privacy and artificial-intelligence law.[3] According to BallotReady, she was a litigation associate and then senior associate at Lerch Sturmer LLP from 2016 to 2020, commercial counsel at Nextdoor from 2020 to 2022, and lead legal counsel at Databricks from 2022 to 2026.[4] She became the Democratic nominee after the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary for the seat was canceled.[2]
- 1.Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Nicole Locklin · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Nicole Locklin - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 4.Nicole Locklin - Candidate Profile · BallotReady · 2026-10-21 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
