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Douglas Chico
Douglas Chico (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2026.
Chico completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Douglas Chico served in the U.S. Navy. Chico earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)
Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 1
Incumbent Jimmy Patronis (R), Gay Valimont (D), and Tyler Davis (No Party Affiliation) are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Jimmy Patronis (R) | |
 | Gay Valimont (D)  | |
 | Tyler Davis (No Party Affiliation) | |
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for August 18, 2026, was canceled. Gay Valimont (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Henry Barnes (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
Incumbent Jimmy Patronis (R) defeated John Frankman (R) and Douglas Chico (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on August 18, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Patronis | 71.2 | 61,995 |
 | John Frankman | 19.5 | 16,992 | |
 | Douglas Chico | 9.3 | 8,119 | |
| Total votes: 87,106 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cedric Alexander (R)
- Aaron Dimmock (R)
- Charles Keebaugh (R)
- Bernadette Pittman (R)
- Tayla Plumer (R)
- Gene Valentino (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Douglas Chico completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chico's responses.
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- Immigration enforcement and reform. Chico wants to start holding big corporations accountable for hiring illegal labor, tax foreign remittances, stop sending billions of dollars to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that fund mass migration, defund sanctuary cities, and reform the visa system to prevent foreign visitors from overstaying their visas.
- Civil Liberties. To defend our freedoms for all Americans in the Digital Age, Chico will introduce a Digital Bill of Rights. Our Founding Fathers were brilliant, but they could not have envisioned artificial intelligence, biometrics, facial recognition, and modern surveillance. Chico will defend our God-given freedoms and represent the people of Northwest Florida, not big technology companies and big government.
- Tackling the Affordability Crisis. Reverse the devastating effects of inflation by declaring inflation a national emergency and take bold action to cut government spending and fraud. Establish an energy policy that prioritizes lower gas prices instead of shipping all excess petroleum overseas to maximize profits. Chico believes we can lower food costs and protect family farms at the same time by restoring competition, cutting out middlemen, reducing regulations, and making it easier for local farmers to get their products to market. By defending small family farms and growing more of our food at home, Chico believes we can ensure food security for America.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 17, 2026
