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Jose Javier Rodriguez

Attorney General

2026 Florida Attorney General — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 16, 2026

Overview

Rodriguez's campaign describes him as an attorney, former Florida legislator, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Current race
2026 Florida Attorney General — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
Attorney General · Democratic · Challenger
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2026 General Election

Attorney General

Jose Javier Rodriguez

Democrat

701 S. Howard Ave #106-813

Tampa, FL 33606

Phone: (305)317-2415

Status: Qualified

Date Filed: 06/02/2025

Date Qualified: 06/08/2026

Method: Paid Qualifying Fee

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Professional background

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As an attorney, former Florida legislator, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, I've spent my career focused on three things: public safety, a level playing field for everyday people, and accountable government.

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As an attorney, former Florida legislator, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, I've spent my career focused on three things: public safety, a level playing field for everyday people, and accountable government.

Crime. Costs. Corruption.

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Serve as a fair, independent advocate for all Floridians — not special interests.

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Serve as a fair, independent advocate for all Floridians — not special interests.

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Public safety

Candidate position

Support law enforcement, advocate for victims, protect witnesses and address gun violence. Get fentanyl and dangerous drugs off our streets. Protect our children from emerging threats from technology online and via social media. Protect seniors and veterans from exploitation and abuse.

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Support law enforcement, advocate for victims, protect witnesses and address gun violence.

Get fentanyl and dangerous drugs off our streets.

Protect our children from emerging threats from technology online and via social media.

Protect seniors and veterans from exploitation and abuse.

Consumer costs

Candidate position

Deliver real relief for homeowners and small businesses from skyrocketing insurance costs and electric bills. Crack down on scammers targeting Florida families, renters or homeowners. Stand up for Florida families against bad actors who cheat or take advantage of them.

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Deliver real relief for homeowners and small businesses from skyrocketing insurance costs and electric bills.

Crack down on scammers targeting Florida families, renters or homeowners.

Stand up for Florida families against bad actors who cheat or take advantage of them.

Government accountability

Candidate position

Root out corruption and fraud in government and business alike. Defend Floridians' constitutional and individual rights. Serve as a fair, independent advocate for all Floridians — not special interests.

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Root out corruption and fraud in government and business alike.

Defend Floridians' constitutional and individual rights.

Serve as a fair, independent advocate for all Floridians — not special interests.

As an attorney, former Florida legislator, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, I've spent my career focused on three things: public safety, a level playing field for everyday people, and accountable government.

Candidate position

I grew up in a Catholic household where faith, personal responsibility, and service to others weren't just values we talked about, they were how we lived. That's still how I approach public office, and it's what my wife Sonia and I are passing on to our two sons.My record reflects those values. As an attorney, my career has been about helping people stand up to corporations or institutions that have exploited them. My career has been about standing up to bullies, something Sonia and I try to teach our kids about. In the Legislature — both in the Florida House and Florida Senate — I focused on transparency, consumer protection, and accountability. I stood up to the most powerful special interests when they sought to take advantage of us as insurance policyholders, as utility ratepayers, as taxpayers or as consumers. As U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, I worked to expand workforce opportunities and strengthen connections between workers and employers. Even when it cost me politically, I've never been afraid to stand up to powerful interests. I was the strongest advocate in Tallahassee on behalf of the forced customers of our electric utilities — and the power companies took notice. In 2020, FP&L approved and funded a criminal “ghost candidate” scheme to trick voters during my re-election to the State Senate, one I lost by only 32 votes. That experience only deepened my commitment to rooting out corruption in government. Now running for Attorney General, I'm committed to bringing stability back to the office and refocus it on a mission of fighting crime, costs and corruption. I will serve as a steady, professional and independent-minded enforcer of the law, not a hyper-political hack servant of the powerful. I'm focused on keeping Floridians safe, fighting to lower costs, and rooting out corruption, all while serving as a fair, independent-minded advocate for all Floridians, not special interests.

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I grew up in a Catholic household where faith, personal responsibility, and service to others weren't just values we talked about, they were how we lived. That's still how I approach public office, and it's what my wife Sonia and I are passing on to our two sons.My record reflects those values. As an attorney, my career has been about helping people stand up to corporations or institutions that have exploited them. My career has been about standing up to bullies, something Sonia and I try to teach our kids about. In the Legislature — both in the Florida House and Florida Senate — I focused on transparency, consumer protection, and accountability. I stood up to the most powerful special interests when they sought to take advantage of us as insurance policyholders, as utility ratepayers, as taxpayers or as consumers. As U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, I worked to expand workforce opportunities and strengthen connections between workers and employers. Even when it cost me politically, I've never been afraid to stand up to powerful interests. I was the strongest advocate in Tallahassee on behalf of the forced customers of our electric utilities — and the power companies took notice. In 2020, FP&L approved and funded a criminal “ghost candidate” scheme to trick voters during my re-election to the State Senate, one I lost by only 32 votes. That experience only deepened my commitment to rooting out corruption in government. Now running for Attorney General, I'm committed to bringing stability back to the office and refocus it on a mission of fighting crime, costs and corruption. I will serve as a steady, professional and independent-minded enforcer of the law, not a hyper-political hack servant of the powerful. I'm focused on keeping Floridians safe, fighting to lower costs, and rooting out corruption, all while serving as a fair, independent-minded advocate for all Floridians, not special interests.

Crime. Costs. Corruption.

Candidate position

Support law enforcement, advocate for victims, protect witnesses and address gun violence.

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Support law enforcement, advocate for victims, protect witnesses and address gun violence.

Crime. Costs. Corruption.

Candidate position

Protect our children from emerging threats from technology online and via social media.

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Protect our children from emerging threats from technology online and via social media.

Crime. Costs. Corruption.

Candidate position

Protect seniors and veterans from exploitation and abuse.

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Protect seniors and veterans from exploitation and abuse.

Crime. Costs. Corruption.

Candidate position

Defend Floridians' constitutional and individual rights.

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Defend Floridians' constitutional and individual rights.

Crime. Costs. Corruption.

Candidate position

Deliver real relief for homeowners and small businesses from skyrocketing insurance costs and electric bills.

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Deliver real relief for homeowners and small businesses from skyrocketing insurance costs and electric bills.

Public record

Prior legislative archive awaiting identity bridge

714 captured official records

Coverage: March 5, 2015 through March 11, 2016
Vote events
714
Unique measures
581
Final passage
646
Yes / No
596 / 118

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Prior legislative archive awaiting identity bridge

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Campaign finance

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totals captured through August 2, 2026 for 2026 election-cycle records returned by the official summary searches through capture time.

Total contributions
$990,384.96
Total expenditures
$452,094.53

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Jose Javier Rodriguez DEM ATG 990,384.96

Rodriguez, Jose Javier DEM ATG 452,094.53

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    About | Jose Javier Rodriguez for Florida Attorney General

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