2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Florida House District 53

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Christopher Anger

Constitution

Work
Employee of a small local business (Hernando County); former certified building contractor; U.S. Army veteran

Christopher Anger served in the U.S. Army from 1984 to 1987 as a combat field medic in West Berlin. He moved to Florida in 1987, opened a glass shop in Homosassa with his father and became a licensed certified building contractor, and has worked for a small local business for the past seven years.

Sources for Anger

  • Meet Christopher (Christopher Anger campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Tony Claude

Democratic

Work
Sales professional (40 years as division manager, national account manager and analyst); U.S. Air Force veteran (Spring Hill)

Tony Claude served four years in the U.S. Air Force, with deployments during Desert Storm in Turkey and during the Balkans conflict in Italy. He then spent 40 years in sales as a division manager, national account manager and analyst.

Sources for Claude

  • Meet Tony (Tony Claude campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Brian Hawkins

Republican

Work
Business owner and CEO; Hernando County commissioner (commission chairman); U.S. Navy veteran

Brian Hawkins served in the U.S. Navy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, then built and ran local businesses. He was elected to the Hernando County Commission and has served as its chairman.

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