Josh Weil, the Orlando teacher who raised $15 million for a U.S. House special election in April but lost, is announcing he's running for U.S. Senate.

If this Orlando teacher and dad wins the 2026 special midterm election, it will be the first time a Democrat has held a Florida Senate seat since 2018.

Florida Democrat Josh Weil, the once little-known progressive teacher who stunned the political world in March by raising nearly $14 million for a failed congressional special election bid, is now ...

Florida Democrat Josh Weil, who lost a special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District but raised a stunning amount of cash, announced he is running in the state’s special Senate ...

Weil made a name for himself during a U.S. House special election for an open seat in northeast Florida last spring where he challenged Randy Fine, at the time a sitting state senator.

Democrat Josh Weil, who raised millions of dollars for an unsuccessful U.S. House campaign in Florida, said Wednesday that he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Josh Weil, who provided a jolt of hope and excitement to Democrats in Florida — and around the country — during an ultimately unsuccessful congressional campaign earlier this year, is hoping ...

Josh Weil lost an April 1 congressional special election, but he has announced he will run for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida on the 2026 ballot. Weil, a former teacher who attracted endorsements ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Democrat Josh Weil, who raised millions of dollars for an unsuccessful U.S. House campaign in Florida, said Wednesday that he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026.