2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Florida Senate District 28

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Lauren Uhlich Melo

Republican

In office now: State Representative, District 82 (since 2020)

Lauren Uhlich Melo has served as State Representative for District 82 in the Florida Legislature since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Hendry and Collier counties. Official legislature records list the occupation as Real Estate Broker.

Melo's committees

Human Services Subcommittee (Chair)
Budget Committee
Health & Human Services Committee
Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

Sources for Melo

Lauren Uhlich Melo: 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)

David Silverberg

Democratic

Work: Journalist and editor; founding editor of Homeland Security Today (2004-2013)

David Silverberg was an international trade reporter for Defense News (1987-1993), editor at large of Armed Forces Journal International (1993-1998) and managing editor of The Hill (1998-2002). He was founding editor of Homeland Security Today from 2004 to 2013 and later of Border News Network.

Sources for Silverberg

Candidate profile: David Silverberg (iVoterGuide, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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