Florida House, District 3
Represents District 3 (Parts of Okaloosa, Santa Rosa) in the Florida House; votes on state laws and the state budget. Term: 2 years.
Partly verified. Either the November opponent could not be confirmed from available sources, or only a few positions are documented. Confirm the full candidate list on your county sample ballot; unknown positions are shown as such.
How we verified who is on the ballot
Candidate list taken from the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list on 2026-09-18 ; statuses Qualified/Unopposed only. Counties from the Legislature's district listings.
Debates and forums
- No debate or candidate forum has been scheduled in this race (checked Oct. 17, 2026). Checked Vote411's Florida debates-and-forums calendar, the League of Women Voters of Florida newsroom, the county Leagues, chambers of commerce, Tiger Bay clubs and local NAACP branches; every legislative forum they list was held during the primary.
Candidates
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Nathan Boyles
Boyles, a lawyer and engineer by training, founded a land-title company and grew Adams Sanitation into a 40-truck waste hauler. He served three terms on the Okaloosa County Commission and won a 2025 special election for HD 3.
Ingrid Wadsworth
Wadsworth, 61, of Navarre, holds a microbiology degree from Northern Illinois University and describes herself as an executive with insurance expertise who has served at the federal, state and local levels. She is a former landowner and agricultural producer.
Side-by-side on the major issues
Each row is a statement. The chips show how each candidate's stated positions or record relate to that statement. Expand a row to read the evidence and sources. "No public position found" means we could not find a statement or record on the topic, not that the candidate has none.
| Issue | Nathan Boyles Republican | Ingrid Wadsworth Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Leans agree· stated position Pledges to keep taxes low for working Floridians and balance the budget. | No public position found |
| Property taxesFlorida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue. | Mixed / neutral· based on record Voted for HJR 203 in February 2026 but was one of two House Republicans to vote against HJR 1F in June; he says property tax reform is timely but warned low-millage Panhandle counties would be forced to raise rates. Sources: Floor Vote for CS/CS/HJR 203, Elimination of Non-school Pro… (2026-02-19) · Floor Vote for CS/HJR 1F, Save Our Homes from Excessive Pro… (2026-06-02) · Special Election: Nathan Boyles Wants to Be Your FL-3 State… (2025-06-06) · What you want to know about Florida's controversial propert… (2026-06-03) | No public position found |
| Property insuranceThe state should intervene more directly in the property-insurance market (rate caps, expanding Citizens, stricter insurer regulation) rather than relying mainly on market-based reforms. | Leans agree· stated position Says insurers should be held accountable to pass savings to consumers and policies should be more understandable and affordable. | Strongly agrees· stated position Says she would push proposed actions for faster results rather than let market forces prevail, and would create a plain-language homeowners insurance disclosure form. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Would keep funding SHIP and SAIL and support grants or incentives for young families to buy homes. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Strongly agrees· stated position His site calls for border security in partnership with President Trump and deporting people in the country illegally who are caught in Florida. | No public position found |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | Strongly disagrees· stated position Pledges to maintain pro-life principles and protect the unborn. | Strongly agrees· stated position Calls regulating a woman's body and medical decisions government overreach. |
| GunsGun laws should be stricter (keep the red-flag law and the age-21 purchase rule; expand background checks) rather than looser (permitless or open carry, lower purchase age). | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted for HB 133 (2026), which would lower the long-gun purchase age to 18, and pledges to block any restrictions on gun rights. | No public position found |
| Health careGovernment should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies). | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position Supports universal health care nationally and, in Florida, a reinsurance pool, covering the lost ACA subsidy gap and a state marketplace. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | Strongly agrees· stated position A homeschool father, he supports school choice and full parental control over education. | No public position found |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Says natural resources need preservation alongside agriculture. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Says rural areas face rapid development and sprawl and calls for smart-growth plans; sees home rule as important while acknowledging some preemption. |
| MarijuanaRecreational marijuana should be legal for adults. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Elections & votingVoting should be made easier (mail voting, drop boxes, restoring voting rights) rather than adding new restrictions. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Would set up a hotline, a task force and passport-card assistance if proof of citizenship were required to register. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Gender identity lawsFlorida's laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity should remain in place. | Leans agree· stated position Opposes what he calls radical gender ideology and says there should be no biological boys in girls' sports. | No public position found |
| Energy & utilitiesGovernment should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Trump administrationI approve of the direction of the Trump administration. | Strongly agrees· stated position Says he will follow President Trump's lead on affordability and pursue border security in partnership with him. | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | Leans agree· stated position Supports in-state tuition for military families and workforce training linking veterans to careers. | Strongly agrees· stated position Would strengthen transition services, mental health care and employment for veterans, defend earned benefits and protect the VA from privatization. |
Where they sit on the map
Each candidate is placed by the average of their documented stances. It is a summary of the table above, not an extra judgment.
How the axes are computed
Each axis is the average of a candidate's coded stances (+2 to −2) on a fixed set of statements, so it comes straight from the documented positions and nothing else. A candidate needs at least three documented statements on an axis to be placed.
Economic issues (toward "Smaller government (lower taxes, less spending)"): Taxes & spending (agree), Property taxes (agree), Health care (disagree), Housing affordability (disagree), Property insurance (disagree), Energy & utilities (disagree), Social Security & Medicare (disagree), Teacher and staff pay (disagree).
Social & legal issues (toward "Conservative side of the statements"): Immigration (agree), Abortion (disagree), Guns (disagree), Education & school choice (agree), Elections & voting (disagree), Crime & policing (agree), Gender identity laws (agree), Marijuana (disagree), Environment & water (disagree), Trump administration (agree), Library and classroom materials (agree), School safety approach (agree).
| Candidate | Economic issues | Social & legal issues |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Boyles | 0.00 (3 statements) | 1.83 (6 statements) |
| Ingrid Wadsworth | -1.67 (3 statements) | -1.33 (3 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Nathan Boyles
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Ingrid Wadsworth
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.