2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Florida House District 18

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Kim Kendall

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 18 (since 2024)

Kim Kendall has served as State Representative for District 18 in the Florida Legislature since 2024, a district that includes all or part of St. Johns County. Official legislature records list the occupation as Former FAA Air Traffic Controller.

Kendall's committees

  • Education & Employment Committee
  • Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
  • Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  • Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
  • Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

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Art Stresing

Democratic

Work
Attorney; division chief, Public Defender's Office (Jacksonville)

Art Stresing earned his undergraduate degree at the University at Buffalo, where he played Division I football, and his law degree at Florida Coastal School of Law; he has practiced law since 2011. He has worked at the public defender's office in downtown Jacksonville for more than 11 years, now as a division chief, and was president of the Jacksonville Asian-American Bar Association for several years.

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