Brian Lambert
Brian Lambert is the Libertarian candidate in Florida's 14th Congressional District. He served 20 years in the U.S. Navy as an aircraft mechanic, flight engineer and intelligence specialist, including duty at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, and retired in 2018. Since then he has coached Little League, studied culinary arts and is working toward an associate degree in firearms technology. He describes himself as a constitutional libertarian and a father of three.
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $17,092, spent $14,615, cash on hand $2,477; $12,080 from individual donors, $1,523 from the candidate. FEC filings ↗
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Positions on the major issues
Compare with opponents →Each entry describes what the candidate has said or done, and what they say they will do, in neutral terms with sources. The chip shows how that relates to the statement voters rate in the matching tool.
Taxes & spending Strongly agrees· stated position
Lambert says Washington has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem and would back reduced spending, a balanced budget and letting people keep more of what they earn.
"Lower taxes. Responsible spending. End government waste."
Immigration Leans agree· stated position
Lambert supports securing all borders and ports of entry with enforcement, technology, staffing and barriers where practical, consistent enforcement of immigration law and ending incentives for illegal entry, while supporting legal immigration. He does not call for mass deportation.
"I support securing all of America's borders and ports of entry through effective enforcement, modern technology, properly staffed personnel, and physical barriers where they are practical and effective."
Guns Strongly disagrees· stated position
Lambert supports nationwide permitless (constitutional) carry for law-abiding adults and national reciprocity, and opposes bans on commonly owned firearms and magazines.
"I support constitutional carry nationwide for law-abiding adults. No permit. No government permission slip."
Health care Leans disagree· stated position
Lambert favors patient choice, price transparency, market competition and fewer federal mandates, saying access does not improve when Washington makes more decisions; he also says the government must keep its health-care promises to veterans.
"I support expanding patient choice through free-market competition, greater price transparency, and fewer unnecessary federal mandates."
Education & school choice Leans agree· stated position
Lambert says parents should be free to choose public, charter, private, home or career-technical schooling and lists educational choice among his commitments, with less federal involvement. He does not say how public funding should follow students.
"They deserve the freedom to choose the educational environment that gives their child the greatest opportunity to succeed, whether that's a public school, charter school, private school, homeschool, career and technical education, or another path"
Elections & voting Mixed / neutral· stated position
Lambert says elections should be secure, transparent and easy for eligible citizens to use while making fraud hard to commit, with states continuing to run elections. He neither calls for new restrictions nor for expanded mail voting.
"I support election systems that are secure, transparent, and easy for eligible citizens to use while making fraud difficult to commit and easy to detect."
Energy & utilities Leans disagree· stated position
Lambert backs an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including oil, gas, nuclear and renewables where economical, driven by free markets rather than government mandates or subsidies.
"I support an all-of-the-above energy strategy that allows American producers to compete and innovate in a free market."
Veterans Leans agree· stated position
Lambert, a 20-year Navy veteran, says veterans' care should mean greater choice, less bureaucracy and real accountability, with the veteran put first. He frames the issue as reforming delivery of benefits rather than expanding programs.
"greater choice, less bureaucracy, real accountability, and care that puts the veteran first"
No public position found on 9 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Housing affordability, Abortion, Social Security & Medicare, Environment & water, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Tariffs & trade, Ukraine, Trump administration. 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
- Constitutional limits on federal power — Lambert says every vote he casts would start with whether the measure is constitutional, and that he would work to limit federal power and return responsibilities to the states.