Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Florida 21st Congressional District in 2026 Florida General Election.
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Get StartedExpand access to SBA-backed capital for FL-21 entrepreneurs. Learn more
Support or introduce legislation cutting federal red tape on small businesses. Learn more
Lead the next NFIP Reauthorization and Reform Act with affordability glide-paths for primary residences, mitigation grants for older homes, and a federal catastrophe reinsurance backstop modeled on the post-Andrew California Earthquake Authority. Learn more
Support or introduce legislation to end destructive east-west discharges. Learn more
Demand real fixes over symbolic legislation, and hold polluters accountable. Learn more
Defend the Indian River Lagoon, beaches, and coastal estuaries. Learn more
Sunset every foreign supplemental Every foreign-aid supplemental should sunset automatically and require a fresh up-or-down vote — no rolling authorities. Forces Congress to keep making real tradeoffs. Learn more
Cap drug out-of-pocket for everyone, not just Medicare Extend the IRA's 2,000 Part D out-of-pocket cap to ACA marketplace plans. Stops the bankruptcy-via-prescription pattern that hits Florida retirees particularly hard. Learn more
Federal housing dollars should reward production but never preempt local land-use decisions. Specifically: HUD CDBG and PRO Housing grants restructured so that localities are scored on outcomes (units permitted), not on adopting any particular zoning template. Learn more
Fund the infrastructure to send water south through the Everglades. Learn more
Pay-As-You-Go rules that exempt domestic infrastructure and disaster mitigation from offsets requirements. We should not be forcing roads-and-bridges spending to compete with foreign supplementals on the same scoreboard. Learn more
Stand against federal zoning preemption from either party Cooke will oppose federal preemption of local zoning — whether the bill comes from a YIMBY left or a deregulation right. Local control is local control. Learn more
Vote yes on the next infrastructure bill Florida benefits massively from federal infrastructure spending. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law sent billions to Florida ports, water systems, and roads. The next reauthorization is coming; Cooke will vote yes if it's substantive. Learn more
Mitigation tax credits for hardening homes Restore and expand the federal disaster mitigation tax credit (last seen in earlier IRA drafts) for impact windows, roof straps, and elevation. 5,000 credit per home, capped at the per-home cost; saves the federal government on the back end through reduced NFIP claims. Learn more
Defend independent contractors and 1099 workers. Learn more
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