Robert Ott
Robert Ott is an educator with a doctorate, an author, and a former mortgage loan officer and assistant vice president at The Bank of New York and Citigroup, with more than 20 years in finance and public education. He launched a no-party-affiliation bid for the 21st District promising 'real, workable solutions' and is listed by Ballotpedia on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.
How they got on the ballot: No primary (NPA candidate; Ballotpedia)
Positions on the major issues
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Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
Ott supports curbing institutional real-estate speculation, increasing transparency in property ownership, and ensuring teachers, nurses, first responders and first-time homebuyers have fair access to housing.
No public position found on 16 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Health care, Social Security & Medicare, Education & school choice, Environment & water, 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.
Health care: Lists health-care access among his priorities, but no specific position on Medicaid expansion or ACA subsidies was found as of Sept 2026.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Housing affordability and institutional speculation — Wants to curb institutional real-estate speculation and increase transparency in property ownership.
- Economic fairness and constitutional governance — Campaign frames its platform around working families, seniors and small-business owners with 'practical, independent leadership.'
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- State voter records show he was registered with the Independent Party of Florida as recently as 2025, was a registered Republican from 2021 to 2023, and had no party affiliation before that (Florida Politics).