Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz has served in Congress since 2023 representing the 23rd District and previously was Florida's emergency management director and a state representative, where he worked on the 2018 school-safety law passed after the Parkland shooting. After the 2026 redistricting he ran in the new 25th and won the Aug. 18, 2026 Democratic primary over Oliver Larkin, a challenger backed by Democratic Socialists. He joined and later co-chaired the House DOGE caucus, which he declared 'dead' in May 2025. Note: he is a sitting member of Congress but the new CD 25 is an open seat.
How they got on the ballot: Won Aug 18, 2026 Democratic primary over Oliver Larkin (CBS Miami); percentage not captured
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $5,710,776, spent $4,849,990, cash on hand $1,210,073; $4,169,141 from individual donors, $945,210 from PACs. FEC filings ↗
Sources last checked 2026-08-18. Report an error ↗
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 Leans disagree· based on record
Moskowitz voted against H.R. 1 (2025), which extended the 2017 tax cuts while cutting Medicaid and SNAP spending (all House Democrats opposed final passage); he has criticized tariff increases as 'a tax on families.'
Immigration Leans agree· based on record
Moskowitz was the only Florida Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29/S. 5, Jan. 2025), which requires federal detention of unauthorized immigrants arrested for theft-related and certain other crimes. He voted against the SAVE Act. No stated position on large-scale deportation was found.
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
Moskowitz's campaign says he supports preserving and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care.
Guns Strongly agrees· stated position
Moskowitz, who represented Parkland in the Legislature, helped pass Florida's 2018 law raising the purchase age to 21 and creating red-flag orders; in Congress he supports an assault-weapons ban, universal background checks, a federal red-flag law, raising the federal purchase age for semiautomatic firearms and limits on ghost guns and 3D-printed gun files.
Health care Leans agree· based on record
Moskowitz voted against H.R. 1 (2025) and his campaign says he has acted to block proposed Medicaid cuts and joined bipartisan bills to expand Medicare benefits.
Social Security & Medicare Strongly agrees· stated position
Protecting Social Security and Medicare is among Moskowitz's listed campaign priorities; in 2025 he partnered with Rep. Al Green on legislation to protect Social Security phone services from reported DOGE-driven changes.
Elections & voting Leans agree· based on record
Moskowitz voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22, April 2025), which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote; his opponent has criticized that vote.
Crime & policing Leans agree· based on record
Voted for the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), the 2025 bill repealing parts of the District of Columbia police-accountability law; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward tougher policing.
Gender identity laws Leans disagree· based on record
Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28), the 2025 bill barring transgender girls and women from female school sports under Title IX; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward keeping restrictions in place.
Energy & utilities Leans agree· based on record
Voted against the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26), the 2025 bill barring a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward fossil-fuel production.
Tariffs & trade Strongly disagrees· stated position
Moskowitz criticizes tariff increases as a tax on families and introduced the Supporting American Allies Act to exempt Israel and Ukraine from new tariffs.
Ukraine Strongly agrees· based on record
Moskowitz voted for the $60.8 billion Ukraine Security Supplemental (H.R. 8035, April 2024), has described Ukraine and Israel as allies 'fighting against adversaries that want them erased,' and sponsored a bill to shield both from tariffs.
"Our allies Israel & Ukraine are fighting against adversaries that want them erased"
Trump administration Leans disagree· stated position
Moskowitz joined the House DOGE caucus in late 2024 and voted with Republicans on the Laken Riley Act, but by May 2025 said the execution of the administration's agenda had been a 'total failure' and declared the DOGE caucus 'dead.'
"total failure"
No public position found on 4 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Housing affordability, Education & school choice, Environment & water, 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
- Homeowners insurance crisis — He lists addressing Florida's homeowners-insurance crisis among his priorities.
- Israel and antisemitism — Moskowitz supports continued U.S. military assistance to Israel, opposes the BDS movement, and ran a 2026 ad targeting antisemitism.
- DOGE caucus / government efficiency — He joined the bipartisan DOGE caucus in Dec. 2024 and later declared it 'a complete failure' after two meetings in five months.
- School safety legislation — He has introduced bills on school lockdown procedures and 3D-printed guns.
- Defending democratic institutions — His campaign lists defending democratic institutions and the rule of law among his priorities.
- Debate — A WPLG Local 10 televised debate with Scott Singer was cancelled after Moskowitz's campaign did not accept the station's terms; Moskowitz did not respond to the outlet's request for comment.
- Race rating move and national Democratic support — Fox News moved the district from 'Toss-up' to 'Lean D' on Sept. 22. On Sept. 25, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar campaigned with Moskowitz in South Florida alongside former U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia and Miami Beach officials. Moskowitz is in the DCCC's Frontline program.
- Statement on Mamdani's Oct. 7 anniversary message — Moskowitz criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's statement on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack as 'atrocious.'
- Israel — At the Oct. 20 Boca Raton forum Moskowitz pointed to his record supporting Israel and fighting antisemitism, saying he is "proud to be known as the most pro-Israel Jewish Democrat in Congress."
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Voted YES on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29, Jan. 7, 2025, and S. 5, Jan. 22, 2025), the only Florida Democrat to do so.Sources: Six Florida Democrats vote against 'Laken Riley Act' (Flori… (2025-01) · House Roll Call 6 on H.R. 29, Laken Riley Act, Jan. 7, 2025… (2025-01-07) · House Roll Call 23 on S. 5, Laken Riley Act (263-156), Jan.… (2025-01-22) · S.5 - Laken Riley Act (119th Congress) - Congress.gov (2025-01-29)
- Voted NO on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22, April 10, 2025).
- Voted NO on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final passage July 3, 2025, 218-214; all Democrats opposed).
- Voted YES on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 8035, April 20, 2024).
- Introduced the Supporting American Allies Act to exempt Israel and Ukraine from tariffs.
- Joined the House DOGE caucus (Dec. 2024) and later declared it 'dead' (May 2025).
- Won the Aug. 18, 2026 primary over Oliver Larkin, who was backed by Democratic Socialists.
- Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), the 2025 law requiring federal detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes and letting states sue over immigration enforcement.
- Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), the 2025 bill requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
- Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the July 2025 budget law that made the 2017 tax cuts permanent and added new deductions while cutting Medicaid and food-assistance spending.
- Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the July 2025 budget law that added Medicaid work requirements and eligibility checks projected to reduce coverage.
- Voted against the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 26), the 2025 bill barring a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward fossil-fuel production.
- Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28), the 2025 bill barring transgender girls and women from female school sports under Title IX; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward keeping restrictions in place.
- Voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21), the 2025 bill setting criminal penalties for providers who fail to care for an infant born alive after an attempted abortion; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more abortion restrictions.
- Voted for the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), the 2025 bill repealing parts of the District of Columbia police-accountability law; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward tougher policing.
- Voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), the 2024 law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, raising benefits for some public-sector retirees.
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, a War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran (Roll Call 307, Sept. 15, 2026; agreed to 220-204).
- Voted Yea on the motion to table H.Res. 1486, a resolution impeaching President Trump (Roll Call 298, Sept. 15, 2026; tabled 232-147 with 47 voting present). A Yea vote set the resolution aside; a Nay vote would have kept it before the House.
- Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 210 and Nay on H.J.Res. 213, Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving EPA authorizations of California's at-berth ocean-going vessel and commercial harbor craft diesel-emission rules (Roll Calls 306 and 311, Sept. 15-16, 2026; passed 216-211 and 214-208).
Endorsements (as reported)
- Dolphin Democrats and the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus
- Miami Herald Editorial Board
- Palm Beach Post Editorial Board
- South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board