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2026 Florida Governor — Republican Primary · August 18, 2026
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Last reviewed September 15, 2026Collins is Florida's lieutenant governor, a former state senator, and a retired Army Special Forces veteran. His campaign emphasizes property-tax and insurance relief, energy, water, agriculture, gun policy, schools, and veterans.
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August 18, 2026
Republican Party
Polk County, Florida
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Jay Collins
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301 W. Platt St., Suite A-446 · Tampa, FL 33606
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301 W. Platt St., Suite A-446
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: (813)254-3369
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Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins August 12, 2025 – Present
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Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins
August 12, 2025 – Present
ultimately retiring after more than 23 years of service running for Florida State Senate in District 14
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ultimately retiring after more than 23 years of service
running for Florida State Senate in District 14
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Use of his military rank, job, titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement from the Department of War or the Department of the Army.
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Use of his military rank, job, titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement from the Department of War or the Department of the Army.
Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins was raised and adopted by his grandparents on a small family farm, where he learned the value of hard work, perseverance, and strength under pressure.
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Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins was raised and adopted by his grandparents on a small family farm, where he learned the value of hard work, perseverance, and strength under pressure.
Jay and his wife Layla — a retired veteran with over 20 years of service — have two young children together. As Floridians, they're committed to the next generation's future.
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Jay and his wife Layla — a retired veteran with over 20 years of service — have two young children together. As Floridians, they're committed to the next generation's future.
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He led Americans into combat, lost his leg, and re-qualified as a Green Beret. Now Jay Collins is running for Governor to protect the DeSantis legacy and keep Florida free, safe, and prosperous.
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He led Americans into combat, lost his leg, and re-qualified as a Green Beret. Now Jay Collins is running for Governor to protect the DeSantis legacy and keep Florida free, safe, and prosperous.
The Fight for Florida
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The Fight for Florida
Immediate Property-Tax Relief
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Immediate Property-Tax Relief
Lower the Cost of Getting to Work
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Lower the Cost of Getting to Work
Cut the Cost of Energy and Protect Ratepayers
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Cut the Cost of Energy and Protect Ratepayers
Clean water is not negotiable. I'll launch a Clean Water Florida initiative a dedicated water lead and a standing roundtable to drive PFAS 'forever chemicals' out of our water, and require a real water-impact review before any large project or data center breaks ground. Communities keep their local say, and any project that can't meet Florida's standards for water, reliability, and ratepayers gets rejected.
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Clean water is not negotiable. I'll launch a Clean Water Florida initiative a dedicated water lead and a standing roundtable to drive PFAS 'forever chemicals' out of our water, and require a real water-impact review before any large project or data center breaks ground. Communities keep their local say, and any project that can't meet Florida's standards for water, reliability, and ratepayers gets rejected.
Secure Florida's Farms and Food Supply
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Secure Florida's Farms and Food Supply
From veterans to farmers, families to first responders — Floridians from every corner of the state are standing with Jay. Find your coalition and get in the fight.
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From veterans to farmers, families to first responders — Floridians from every corner of the state are standing with Jay. Find your coalition and get in the fight.
When 9/11 happened, Jay was attending Airborne School. He knew then that he needed to step up and take the fight to our enemy, and quickly signed up for Special Forces Assessment and Selection.
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When 9/11 happened, Jay was attending Airborne School. He knew then that he needed to step up and take the fight to our enemy, and quickly signed up for Special Forces Assessment and Selection.
Here's my plan for Florida — eleven things I'll fight for from the day I take office. It comes down to one promise: make it affordable to live here, keep you safe, and protect the Florida way of life. No slogans. Just the work.
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Here's my plan for Florida — eleven things I'll fight for from the day I take office. It comes down to one promise: make it affordable to live here, keep you safe, and protect the Florida way of life. No slogans. Just the work.
Eleven Things I'll Fight For
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Eleven Things I'll Fight For
Defend the Second Amendment and Back the Blue
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Defend the Second Amendment and Back the Blue
I'll connect classrooms to careers with real workforce, trades, and cybersecurity pathways, protect parental rights and school safety, and protect the school choice Florida families count on.
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I'll connect classrooms to careers with real workforce, trades, and cybersecurity pathways, protect parental rights and school safety, and protect the school choice Florida families count on.
Protect Our Kids and Florida's Security
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Protect Our Kids and Florida's Security
I served 23 years in Special Forces, and I know our veterans come home ready to keep building. Through Operation Reveille, I'll plug veteran entrepreneurs into Florida's business network to sharpen their ideas and get them in front of real private capital venture funds, private equity, and family offices and I'll expand veteran hiring, make military credentials portable, and stand with our veterans and their families. Not a handout a launchpad.
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I served 23 years in Special Forces, and I know our veterans come home ready to keep building. Through Operation Reveille, I'll plug veteran entrepreneurs into Florida's business network to sharpen their ideas and get them in front of real private capital venture funds, private equity, and family offices and I'll expand veteran hiring, make military credentials portable, and stand with our veterans and their families. Not a handout a launchpad.
What Jay Collins Will Do
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What Jay Collins Will Do
Insists that law enforcement, fire, education, roads, and essential services be protected before reductions take effect, with support for fiscally constrained counties.
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Insists that law enforcement, fire, education, roads, and essential services be protected before reductions take effect, with support for fiscally constrained counties.
The moment the voters approve it, I'll execute the homestead property-tax amendment eliminating property taxes on Floridians' primary homes and build a workable transition that protects the essential services and smaller counties that depend on them. No Floridian should be taxed out of a home they earned.
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The moment the voters approve it, I'll execute the homestead property-tax amendment eliminating property taxes on Floridians' primary homes and build a workable transition that protects the essential services and smaller counties that depend on them. No Floridian should be taxed out of a home they earned.
I'll fight for reliable, affordable American energy prioritizing advanced nuclear and dependable generation over an over-reliance on wind and solar and hold the new data centers and big power users to Florida's standards, so families and seniors never get stuck paying the bill for Big Tech's power demand.
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I'll fight for reliable, affordable American energy prioritizing advanced nuclear and dependable generation over an over-reliance on wind and solar and hold the new data centers and big power users to Florida's standards, so families and seniors never get stuck paying the bill for Big Tech's power demand.
Food security is national security. I'll protect our working farmland from development pressure and from foreign adversaries harden our farms against the next storm, build a future for the next generation of Florida farmers, and put our growers first by expanding Fresh From Florida so more Florida-grown food reaches local shelves, our schools, and family tables.
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Food security is national security. I'll protect our working farmland from development pressure and from foreign adversaries harden our farms against the next storm, build a future for the next generation of Florida farmers, and put our growers first by expanding Fresh From Florida so more Florida-grown food reaches local shelves, our schools, and family tables.
The Eleven Point Plan
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The Eleven Point Plan
Florida Senate floor record and selected legislative and executive actions
The searchable archive contains 1,152 directly captured Florida Senate positions: 1,125 Yeas and 27 Nays. The selected bill sponsorship and lieutenant-governor action below remain labeled separately and are not treated as personal legislative votes.
Coverage: November 22, 2022 through November 1, 2025These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.
1,152 legislative positions · 6 explicitly attributed executive actions or statements
See all 1,158 recordsChapter 2025-150
The Florida Senate lists S 910 among Collins's introduced bills and records it as enacted as Chapter 2025-150.
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S 910 Veterans’ Benefits Assistance
Last Action: 6/23/2025 Chapter No. 2025-150
173 kilograms intercepted; suspects transferred to federal custody
Collins announced and commented on the official operation. This entry does not claim that he personally conducted or directed the interdiction.
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On October 5, 2025, a coordinated effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) led to the interception of approximately 173 kilograms of cocaine
said Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins
when we work together, we stop dangerous drugs before they ever reach our streets
The complete explorer covers every Yea or Nay explicitly attributed to Collins in the final bound Florida Senate journals from the start of his Senate service through his August 12, 2025 resignation. It does not infer positions from attendance, sponsorship, voice votes, or an omitted name. Senate committee vote sheets and a complete lieutenant-governor action archive are not yet included; the selected sponsorship and executive example remain separately labeled.
Official filings may be amended after publication.
Florida Division of Elections totals captured through August 1, 2026 for 2026 election-cycle reports returned by the official search through capture time.
Cash on hand is not inferred from the separate contribution and expenditure searches.
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