Seth Haskin
Seth Haskin is a no-party-affiliation candidate in Florida's 19th Congressional District. He says he grew up in a lower-middle-class household and earned a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, and he works as a business manager. He previously ran as an independent write-in candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 2022 and for a Wisconsin Assembly seat in 2024. He describes himself as a strict constitutionalist whose central goal is enlarging the U.S. House.
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $8,000, spent $7,349, cash on hand $651, $8,000 from the candidate. FEC filings ↗
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Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Strongly agrees· stated position
Haskin says he would repeal the 16th Amendment and end the federal income tax, and calls for restrained federal spending and borrowing to address the national debt.
"I support repealing the 16th Amendment and ending the federal income tax."
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: Housing affordability, 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.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Enlarging the House of Representatives — Haskin's main goal is adding 100 to 200 members to the U.S. House, arguing smaller districts would make representatives more accountable, make gerrymandering harder and reduce the influence of lobbyists.
- Repealing the 17th Amendment — He supports returning the selection of U.S. senators to state legislatures and restoring the nondelegation doctrine so Congress, not federal agencies, writes the rules.
- War powers and surveillance — Haskin opposes regime-change wars and says he would require clear congressional authorization before committing U.S. forces, and would repeal remaining Patriot Act surveillance authorities. He also supports moving toward a dollar backed by metals.
- Non-delegation and rulemaking by agencies — In his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, Haskin said the Constitution gives lawmaking power to elected representatives rather than unelected bureaucrats, and called for restoring the non-delegation doctrine, ending what he called government by regulation, and making Congress accountable for the rules it imposes.
- League of Women Voters of Lee County event remarks — At a Lee County League of Women Voters candidate gathering in Fort Myers, Haskin focused on federal spending, calling for less borrowing and lower inflation and protection of savings and retirement accounts, and proposed increasing the number of U.S. House members.