Alexander Cooke
Alexander Cooke is a no-party-affiliation candidate in Florida's 21st Congressional District. He served as a councilmember and mayor of Juno Beach from 2022 to 2024 and has more than 20 years in investment management, running Optimist Capital LLC in Palm Beach Gardens. He has been a licensed foster parent and says he lived in a car as a teenager. His campaign takes no corporate PAC money.
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $30,244, spent $28,860, cash on hand $1,384; $7,313 from individual donors, $22,931 from the candidate. FEC filings ↗
Sources last checked 2026-09-18. Report an error ↗
Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Leans agree· stated position
Cooke calls himself a fiscal conservative who opposes what he calls vanity projects and unplanned spending, and his campaign site says he would cut taxes on everyday essentials for families and retirees.
"Cut taxes on everyday essentials for families and retirees"
Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
Cooke says housing costs, property insurance and cost-of-living stability are central to his campaign, that he has worked against poorly planned development and failures to plan affordable housing, and that he opposes institutional investors buying up starter homes.
"I am well known for working hard against development failures and failure to properly plan affordable housing for our community."
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Cooke's platform includes lowering prescription drug and Medicare costs and letting Medicare negotiate drug prices; a candidate profile lists permanently extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies among his positions.
"Lower prescription drug and Medicare costs"
Social Security & Medicare Strongly agrees· stated position
Cooke says he opposes benefit cuts, raising the retirement age or privatizing Social Security, and would vote against any deal that reduces Medicare.
"No benefit cuts. No raising the retirement age. No privatization."
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
Cooke's lead campaign issue is water: he wants to stop east-west Lake Okeechobee discharges, send water south through the Everglades and defend coastal estuaries and the Indian River Lagoon. He says he saw the damage of failed environmental protection as mayor of Juno Beach and has a record of fighting overdevelopment.
"Clean Water and controlling Lake Okeechobee Discharges."
No public position found on 12 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Education & school choice, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, Tariffs & trade, Ukraine, Trump administration, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.