2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Florida House District 65

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Ben Braver

Democratic

Work: Organizing director, ActivateGenZ; former Hillsborough County Public Schools teacher

Ben Braver is a University of South Florida graduate who taught in Hillsborough County Public Schools and is organizing director of ActivateGenZ.

Sources for Braver

Candidate profile: Ben Braver (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Karen Gonzalez Pittman

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 65 (since 2022)

Karen Gonzalez Pittman has served as State Representative for District 65 in the Florida Legislature since 2022, a district that includes all or part of Hillsborough County. Official legislature records list the occupation as Business Owner, Educator.

Pittman's committees

Health Care Budget Subcommittee (Vice Chair)
Select Committee on Property Taxes
State Affairs Committee
Human Services Subcommittee
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Sources for Pittman

Karen Gonzalez Pittman: official member information (Florida Legislature (Florida Senate; Florida House of Representatives), Public record)
Florida Legislature: current member roster (Florida Legislature (Florida Senate; Florida House of Representatives), Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate list download, 2026 General Election (state candidates, all statuses) (Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

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