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Elijah Manley
U.S. Representative FL-20 (2026 D primary frontrunner · seat vacant since Cherfilus-McCormick resignation 2026-04-21)
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
14
/ 100
F
Raw: 4 of 28 dynamic max
· 14 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
2/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
2/ 40
National Rank
#4,910 of 8,966 · bottom 45.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
August 18, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-22 – 2026-11-01
Elections office: (850) 245-6200
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Florida Division of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Jewish (Ballotpedia, candidate-supplied)
Background: Teacher from Fort Lauderdale (Sistrunk), b. ~1999; raised in deep poverty by a single mother; B.A. History, UMD Global Campus (2025). Openly gay; self-described progressive in the AOC mold; as a teen sought the Socialist Party USA and Green Party 2016 presidential nominations (self-identified 'Democratic Socialist'); DSA-endorsed 2018 school-board run; lost FL House primaries 2020/2022. FL-20 frontrunner: Feb 2026 poll 38% vs. 35% Cherfilus-McCormick; ~$780K raised.
2026 FL-20 D primary frontrunner (Feb 2026 poll 38%, ~$780K raised) in a crowded field incl. Wasserman Schultz (redistricted in), Luther Campbell, Cherfilus-McCormick, Dale Holness. Seat vacant since SCM resigned 2026-04-21 ahead of a House Ethics hearing; DeSantis has not called a special election; the May 2026 mid-decade map dismantles CD-20 (upheld for 2026 on May 26-27 rulings). Platform (own site): codify Roe and 'vehemently oppose any attempt to limit reproductive rights'; openly gay, 'gender-affirming care is a right,' oppose all federal legislation targeting LGBTQ+ incl. right to marry; opposes diversion of public dollars to private schools; protect vote-by-mail, John Lewis VRA, same-day registration; pathway to citizenship, opposes deportation policies, reinstate TPS; 2018: 'beyond time to demand common sense gun reforms' (March for Our Lives figure); pro-NATO ('a vital force'), pro-Ukraine military aid, restore USAID, 2% of budget to foreign aid, rejoin Iran Deal — but anti-AIPAC (Track AIPAC + Peace Action endorsements; rejects corporate PAC money). CROSS-PARTY CREDIT: explicitly opposes a CBDC 'on privacy grounds' and backs decentralized crypto (own platform). Medicare for All, federal jobs guarantee, $20 minimum wage.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Runs explicitly on 'protecting a woman's right to reproductive freedom,' including abortion access, as a core campaign pillar — opposing any life-at-conception or personhood framework.
- elijahmanley.comUnclassified
- miaminewtimes.comUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
Not yet verified[3]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)[4]
1 claim
Profiled in Out South Florida LGBTQ media as an LGBT-affirming candidate who supports LGBTQ+ rights and protections — rejecting the biblical distinction between male and female and opposing the rubric's position on transgender ideology.
- outsfl.comUnclassified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified[4]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified[4]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
TRUE (+2)[6]
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified[1]
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified[7]
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[2]
1 claim
Campaign platform includes 'ending gun violence' as a stated leadership priority, signaling support for gun-control legislation and restrictions on firearms — contrary to the rubric's defense of Second Amendment rights against new bans and restrictions.
- elijahmanley.comUnclassified
- miaminewtimes.comUnclassified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
5 Center7 Other
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www.elijahmanley.com/issues/healthcareUnclassified
www.elijahmanley.com/issues/civil-rightsUnclassified
www.elijahmanley.com/issues/democracyUnclassified
www.elijahmanley.com/issues/foreign-policyUnclassified
www.elijahmanley.com/issues/educationUnclassified
www.elijahmanley.com/endorsementsUnclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Own platform: supports 'a woman's right to make choices regarding her body,' will 'work to Codify Roe.' Unclassified
Own platform: supports 'a woman's right to make choices regarding her body,' will 'work to Codify Roe.'
- [2]Will 'vehemently oppose any attempt to limit reproductive rights'; Vote Pro Choice endorsee (2018). Center
Will 'vehemently oppose any attempt to limit reproductive rights'; Vote Pro Choice endorsee (2018).
- [3]Rejects corporate PAC money; no abortion-PAC funding documented either way. Unclassified
Rejects corporate PAC money; no abortion-PAC funding documented either way.
- [4]Openly gay; will 'oppose all federal legislation that targets... the right to marry.' Unclassified
Openly gay; will 'oppose all federal legislation that targets... the right to marry.'
- [5]Own platform: 'opposes the diversion of public dollars to private entities' (anti-voucher/school choice). Unclassified
Own platform: 'opposes the diversion of public dollars to private entities' (anti-voucher/school choice).
- [6]CROSS-PARTY CREDIT: own platform 'opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on privacy grounds'; backs decentralized crypto (GENIUS Act, developer safe harbors — 'Writing code is not a crime'). Unclassified
CROSS-PARTY CREDIT: own platform 'opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on privacy grounds'; backs decentralized crypto (GENIUS Act, developer safe harbors — 'Writing code is not a crime').
- [7]Own platform: 'protect the right to vote by mail' (plus John Lewis VRA, same-day registration). Unclassified
Own platform: 'protect the right to vote by mail' (plus John Lewis VRA, same-day registration).
- [8]Own platform: restore USAID, spend 2% of the budget on foreign aid, rejoin the Iran Deal (sanctions relief to a hostile, Christian-persecuting regime) — contrary to opposing such aid. Unclassified
Own platform: restore USAID, spend 2% of the budget on foreign aid, rejoin the Iran Deal (sanctions relief to a hostile, Christian-persecuting regime) — contrary to opposing such aid.
- [9]Endorsed by Track AIPAC (endorsees must take no AIPAC money) and Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption; rejects corporate PAC money; openly anti-AIPAC. Unclassified
Endorsed by Track AIPAC (endorsees must take no AIPAC money) and Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption; rejects corporate PAC money; openly anti-AIPAC.
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