2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Florida Senate District 36

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Ileana Garcia

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 36 (since 2020)

Ileana Garcia has served as State Senator for District 36 in the Florida Legislature since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Miami-Dade County. Official legislature records list the occupation as Broadcaster, Programmer, Radio and TV Personality, Influencer, Hispanic Engagement.

Garcia's committees

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Chair)
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Vice Chair)
Appropriations
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Criminal Justice
Ethics and Elections
Rules

Sources for Garcia

Ileana Garcia: 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)

George Lavin

Democratic

We haven't found a sourced summary for George Lavin yet.

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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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