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2026 Florida U.S. House District 12 — Democratic Primary · August 18, 2026
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Last reviewed September 15, 2026He has served six tours of duty, including two in Iraq. He set up mobile hospitals during the pandemic and deployed to nursing homes where other medical staff refused to go. As Florida’s Air Surgeon, he has helped to coordinate our state’s response when hurricanes and natural disasters strike. Wherever someone needs help — that’s where he goes.
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August 18, 2026
Democratic Party
Representative in Congress
District 12
Darren McAuley
Kimberly Overman
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Post Office Box 16061 · Temple Terrace, FL 33687
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Post Office Box 16061
Temple Terrace, FL 33687
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FEC committee ID: C00913277
FEC committee name: DARREN MCAULEY FOR CONGRESS
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.darrenforflorida.com/
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He has served six tours of duty, including two in Iraq. He set up mobile hospitals during the pandemic and deployed to nursing homes to care for Florida’s seniors. As Florida’s State Air Surgeon, Darren helps coordinate our state’s emergency response when hurricanes and other disasters strike, including Hurricanes Milton and Helene that hit Tampa Bay in 2024.
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He has served six tours of duty, including two in Iraq. He set up mobile hospitals during the pandemic and deployed to nursing homes to care for Florida’s seniors. As Florida’s State Air Surgeon, Darren helps coordinate our state’s emergency response when hurricanes and other disasters strike, including Hurricanes Milton and Helene that hit Tampa Bay in 2024.
Colonel Darren McAuley is a physician and third-generation combat veteran with more than 25 years of service.
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Colonel Darren McAuley is a physician and third-generation combat veteran with more than 25 years of service.
Darren learned early how hard work and a good education can change your life: his mother was a first-generation college graduate who worked her way from paralegal to judge while raising Darren and his siblings. His father, a first-generation American, spent his career in state government, setting an early example of public service.
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Darren learned early how hard work and a good education can change your life: his mother was a first-generation college graduate who worked her way from paralegal to judge while raising Darren and his siblings. His father, a first-generation American, spent his career in state government, setting an early example of public service.
At home, Darren served as a physician at the Veterans Health Administration, where he was honored to provide world-class care to the brave men and women who served our country. He now serves as Florida’s State Air Surgeon, approving service members’ healthcare coverage and overseeing the Air National Guard’s medical response during disasters.
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At home, Darren served as a physician at the Veterans Health Administration, where he was honored to provide world-class care to the brave men and women who served our country. He now serves as Florida’s State Air Surgeon, approving service members’ healthcare coverage and overseeing the Air National Guard’s medical response during disasters.
Darren and his wife, Tammy, have three children — two daughters and a son — who all attend Florida public schools. Together they love going to church on Sundays, catching the latest blockbuster, and spending time at the beach.
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Darren and his wife, Tammy, have three children — two daughters and a son — who all attend Florida public schools. Together they love going to church on Sundays, catching the latest blockbuster, and spending time at the beach.
As an Air Force flight surgeon, I learned that accountability isn’t optional. When you’re evacuating wounded soldiers from a combat zone, you have to know every member of your team is there to serve the mission. Washington shouldn’t be any different.
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As an Air Force flight surgeon, I learned that accountability isn’t optional. When you’re evacuating wounded soldiers from a combat zone, you have to know every member of your team is there to serve the mission. Washington shouldn’t be any different.
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We deserve better than the corruption and chaos in Washington. Colonel Darren McAuley will fight back against the influence of special interests and work across party lines to get Congress functioning again.
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We deserve better than the corruption and chaos in Washington. Colonel Darren McAuley will fight back against the influence of special interests and work across party lines to get Congress functioning again.
Darren is a physician and veteran who has spent his life helping others. In Congress, he’ll bring new leadership — grounded in service, not politics — and fight to put hardworking families and seniors ahead of political elites and partisan games.
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Darren is a physician and veteran who has spent his life helping others. In Congress, he’ll bring new leadership — grounded in service, not politics — and fight to put hardworking families and seniors ahead of political elites and partisan games.
In Congress, I will lower costs for working families and seniors and hold corrupt politicians and D.C. insiders accountable. I’ll protect Social Security and Medicare and strengthen our schools. And I’ll defend our freedoms and our national security by maintaining the greatest fighting force in the world and opposing unnecessary forever wars overseas.
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In Congress, I will lower costs for working families and seniors and hold corrupt politicians and D.C. insiders accountable. I’ll protect Social Security and Medicare and strengthen our schools. And I’ll defend our freedoms and our national security by maintaining the greatest fighting force in the world and opposing unnecessary forever wars overseas.
My economic agenda is simple: make Florida affordable.
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My economic agenda is simple: make Florida affordable.
With a Congress like that, we could protect Medicare and Social Security. We could stop corporations from price-gouging Florida families. We could make sure our veterans get the support they need. And we could stop the donor class and career politicians from controlling our politics.
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With a Congress like that, we could protect Medicare and Social Security. We could stop corporations from price-gouging Florida families. We could make sure our veterans get the support they need. And we could stop the donor class and career politicians from controlling our politics.
In Congress, I’ll fight back against the reckless tariffs driving up prices, crack down on price gouging, and work across party lines to lower the cost of homeowners insurance, mortgages, and rent. I’ll reverse the cuts to Medicare and healthcare subsidies that are raising premiums for everyone. And I’ll oppose the unnecessary forever wars that send our tax dollars overseas and drive up gas prices here at home.
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In Congress, I’ll fight back against the reckless tariffs driving up prices, crack down on price gouging, and work across party lines to lower the cost of homeowners insurance, mortgages, and rent. I’ll reverse the cuts to Medicare and healthcare subsidies that are raising premiums for everyone. And I’ll oppose the unnecessary forever wars that send our tax dollars overseas and drive up gas prices here at home.
We need to stand up to the power and insurance companies hiking our rates and the corporations that have kept prices high long after they should have come down. We need to protect consumers from being taken advantage of by massive companies with all the money and all the power. And we need to expand access to affordable healthcare so nobody goes broke over an unexpected hospital visit.
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We need to stand up to the power and insurance companies hiking our rates and the corporations that have kept prices high long after they should have come down. We need to protect consumers from being taken advantage of by massive companies with all the money and all the power. And we need to expand access to affordable healthcare so nobody goes broke over an unexpected hospital visit.
These aren’t radical ideas. They’re common-sense solutions to problems politicians have refused to fix for decades. Getting our economy working for everyday people again will take real work. But we can take the first step by electing leaders willing to fight for all of us — not just the donor class.
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These aren’t radical ideas. They’re common-sense solutions to problems politicians have refused to fix for decades. Getting our economy working for everyday people again will take real work. But we can take the first step by electing leaders willing to fight for all of us — not just the donor class.
It should be illegal for members of Congress to trade individual stocks in the companies they’re supposed to regulate, and we need to ban elected officials from betting on prediction markets. Using inside information to cheat the system is un-American. It puts our safety and economic security at risk, and it has no place in our government.
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It should be illegal for members of Congress to trade individual stocks in the companies they’re supposed to regulate, and we need to ban elected officials from betting on prediction markets. Using inside information to cheat the system is un-American. It puts our safety and economic security at risk, and it has no place in our government.
We must immediately reverse the cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare subsidies. Those cuts will kick more than a million Floridians off their coverage, and they’re driving up premiums for everyone else.
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We must immediately reverse the cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare subsidies. Those cuts will kick more than a million Floridians off their coverage, and they’re driving up premiums for everyone else.
Our beaches, waterways, and natural environment don’t just add to our quality of life — they’re essential to our economic security here in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. Protecting these natural assets is an investment in our future, and it will be one of my top priorities, starting with a permanent ban on offshore drilling.
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Our beaches, waterways, and natural environment don’t just add to our quality of life — they’re essential to our economic security here in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. Protecting these natural assets is an investment in our future, and it will be one of my top priorities, starting with a permanent ban on offshore drilling.
Every family deserves to feel safe in their own neighborhood. I’ll fight to fully fund our police so departments have the training, staffing, and resources to do their jobs well.
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Every family deserves to feel safe in their own neighborhood. I’ll fight to fully fund our police so departments have the training, staffing, and resources to do their jobs well.
We also have to recognize that too much of what lands at law enforcement’s doorstep is really a mental health crisis. Investing in mental health services keeps people from falling through the cracks, eases the burden on our officers, and prevents tragedies before they start.
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We also have to recognize that too much of what lands at law enforcement’s doorstep is really a mental health crisis. Investing in mental health services keeps people from falling through the cracks, eases the burden on our officers, and prevents tragedies before they start.
I’m a proud supporter of the Second Amendment and the right of law-abiding Floridians to defend themselves. But I also support common-sense measures to keep our kids safe from gun violence, including background checks, keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, and safe storage requirements when children are in the home.
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I’m a proud supporter of the Second Amendment and the right of law-abiding Floridians to defend themselves. But I also support common-sense measures to keep our kids safe from gun violence, including background checks, keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, and safe storage requirements when children are in the home.
Supporting Families & Seniors
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Supporting Families & Seniors
It’s long past time for Congress to tackle rising healthcare costs, starting with prescription drug prices. Much of the world’s medicine is developed right here in the United States, often with research funded by our tax dollars — yet we pay more for prescription drugs than almost any other country. All while healthcare executives and pharmacy benefit managers line their pockets.
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It’s long past time for Congress to tackle rising healthcare costs, starting with prescription drug prices. Much of the world’s medicine is developed right here in the United States, often with research funded by our tax dollars — yet we pay more for prescription drugs than almost any other country. All while healthcare executives and pharmacy benefit managers line their pockets.
We need to get back to an America where you can get a good-paying job, work hard, provide a good life for your family, and retire with enough to live without worry. Instead of making life harder for working families and seniors, Congress should be doing more to ensure we all have a fair shot at the American Dream and that our seniors can retire with dignity. That means lowering taxes for working families instead of billionaires, bringing down the cost of childcare, and reversing cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
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We need to get back to an America where you can get a good-paying job, work hard, provide a good life for your family, and retire with enough to live without worry. Instead of making life harder for working families and seniors, Congress should be doing more to ensure we all have a fair shot at the American Dream and that our seniors can retire with dignity. That means lowering taxes for working families instead of billionaires, bringing down the cost of childcare, and reversing cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
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Candidate ID: H6FL15192
Name: MCAULEY, DARREN
Office: House
State: FL
District: FL12
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $683789.49
Total disbursements: $441980.90
Cash on hand: $241808.59
Debts owed by committee: $31375.00
Candidate contributions: $50000.00
Loans made by candidate: $0.00
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