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Quick answers
Who is Jennifer Jenkins?
Jennifer Jenkins is a former Brevard County School Board member and a 2026 Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida's 8th Congressional District on the Space Coast. Her school board term ended in November 2024. In this election cycle she first ran for U.S. Senate, then for Congress in Florida's 6th District near Daytona Beach, then switched to the 8th District after the map changed.
How much did Jennifer Jenkins pay herself?
Federal Election Commission records show $107,315.62. Her PAC, Educated We Stand, paid her $70,000 in consulting fees in 14 payments of $5,000 from July 2024 to August 2025. Her campaign paid her $37,315.62 in candidate salary in 19 payments from October 2025 to July 2026.
How many races has Jennifer Jenkins run in since 2025?
Three. She announced for U.S. Senate in September 2025, dropped out on January 30, 2026, announced for Congress in Florida's 6th District on February 5, 2026, and switched to Florida's 8th District on May 5, 2026.
What did the legal bills cost Brevard schools?
More than $1.3 million, according to Brevard County School Board legal services ledgers dated June 9, 2026: $982,131.25 for the parents' free speech lawsuit and $348,978.52 for the lawsuit Jenkins filed against her own school board.
How did Jennifer Jenkins vote on school mask mandates?
She voted yes twice. On August 30, 2021 the Brevard County School Board voted 3 to 2 to require masks for every student with no parent opt-out. On September 21, 2021 it voted 3 to 2 to extend the mandate with a medical opt-out only. The Florida Board of Education penalized the district in October 2021.
When is the election?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Who paid for this site?
Stand for Freedom PAC. It is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
The sources
- FEC disbursement records, Educated We Stand PAC (C00858126), payments to Jennifer Jenkins: 14 payments of $5,000 for consulting, July 2024 to August 2025, $70,000.
- FEC Form 1, Educated We Stand, November 27, 2023, listing Jennifer Jenkins as treasurer.
- FEC disbursement records, Jennifer Jenkins for U.S. Congress (C00918474), candidate salary: 19 candidate salary payments, October 2025 to July 2026, $37,315.62.
- The Space Coast Rocket, candidate questionnaire, July 22, 2026: her words about delivering groceries through Instacart.
- Florida's Voice, September 29, 2026: the $107,000 report.
- NBC News, September 2025: she announces a run for U.S. Senate.
- CBS Miami, January 30, 2026: she drops out of the Senate race and backs Alexander Vindman.
- Florida Politics, February 5, 2026: she announces a run for Congress in Florida's 6th District, near Daytona Beach, against Randy Fine.
- Florida Phoenix, May 5, 2026: she switches to Florida's 8th District after the new map.
- Brevard County School Board meeting minutes, August 30, 2021: the vote to require masks for every student, with no parent opt-out.
- Florida Today, September 21, 2021 (kept on file by the Florida Department of Education): the vote to extend the mandate, with a medical opt-out only.
- WFIT radio, October 8, 2021: the state penalizes Brevard schools.
- Brevard County School Board legal services ledgers, dated June 9, 2026 (public records): the $1.3 million in legal bills.
- Florida Today, March 8, 2023: "Brevard school board member Jenkins sues Susin over public records fight": Jenkins sues her own school board.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, case 23-10656, October 8, 2024: the ruling that the board's public comment rules were unconstitutional.