U.S. House, District 15

Laurel LeeRepublican · incumbent

Laurel Lee is the Republican incumbent and has represented District 15 since January 2023. She was previously a federal prosecutor in the Middle District of Florida and a 13th Judicial Circuit judge in Hillsborough County. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her Florida's secretary of state, and she served from 2019 to 2022.^17,10,5

• She sits on the House Energy and Commerce, House Administration (Elections subcommittee) and Judiciary committees.⁹
• She sponsored H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (a FISA reauthorization), which became Public Law 118-49 on April 20, 2024.⁸
• She sponsored H.R. 4235 to clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act. Its text was folded into S. 1884, which became Public Law 119-82.⁸
• Her Safe Cloud Storage Act (H.R. 7834) passed the House by voice vote on Sept. 16, 2026, and was received in the Senate the next day.⁸
• Her Energy Emergency Leadership Act (H.R. 7258) passed the House and was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 13, 2026.⁸
• Her James T. Woods Act (H.R. 6719) passed the House and was placed on the Senate legislative calendar on March 2, 2026.⁸
• In 2026 she introduced the Ballots by Election Day Act (H.R. 10276) and a proposed constitutional amendment (H.J.Res. 152) to make only citizens eligible to vote in federal elections. Both remain in committee.⁸
• She voted Yea on July 3, 2025 to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 218-214 (Roll Call 190).¹⁴
• She voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) on April 10, 2025, which passed 220-208 (Roll Call 102).¹³
• She voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) on Jan. 7, 2025, which passed 264-159 (Roll Call 6).¹⁵
• Her listed campaign priorities include the economy, law enforcement and community safety, the Second Amendment, energy, the military and veterans, and education.¹⁷

Raised $2,711,189, spent $1,825,503, cash on hand $1,320,456 (2026 Pre-General (period ending Oct. 14), as of Oct 14, 2026)These are cycle-to-date totals from the FEC committee summary for Laurel Lee for Congress, Inc. (C00815373), covering Jan. 1, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026. Oct. 14 is the FEC's pre-general close of books. The summary shows $0 in debts. The individual pre-general filing was not opened.^7,3

Robert PeopleDemocrat

Robert People is a Democrat from Tampa and a retired U.S. Army veteran. He served from 1997 to 2018, including three combat tours (two in Iraq, one in Afghanistan), as an ammunition specialist and a journalist. He has not held elected office and won the Aug. 18, 2026 Democratic primary.^6,22,17,21

• He won the Democratic primary over Christopher Irizarry, 53.7% (22,149 votes) to 46.3% (19,135).^21,2
• He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, graduated from Parkville High School and attended University of Maryland Global Campus. Ballotpedia lists his profession as writer.²²
• His listed priorities include affordability, clean energy access, a ban on congressional stock trading, Medicare for All, no AIPAC contributions or further arms to Israel, women's health, Social Security, teacher pay and LGBTQ+ protections.¹⁷
• In Ballotpedia's candidate survey he said he wants to protect Social Security, reverse abortion restrictions and raise teacher salaries.²¹

Raised $82,518, spent $55,894, cash on hand $26,625 (2026 Pre-General (period ending Oct. 14), as of Oct 14, 2026)Cycle-to-date totals for Robert People for Congress (C00897447). They include $10,440 in loans from the candidate, which the campaign has now repaid in full, so it reports no debts.^11,3,12

Angie BooneWrite-in candidate

Angie Boone, of Tampa, qualified as a write-in candidate on June 12, 2026. Her name is not printed on the ballot, and voters must write it in on the blank line. Ballotpedia lists her as having no party affiliation.^4,2,1,21

No campaign finance filing found in the research.