Jon Harris

Families are paying more for healthcare, housing, groceries, and insurance while wages struggle to keep up. The American Choice Health Plan builds on the Affordable Care Act to offer a public option—giving Americans the choice to keep their current insurance or enroll in a lower-cost, high-quality plan.

A plan to lower costs, grow good-paying jobs, and give families across Tampa Bay a fair shot at success. Families are paying more for healthcare, housing, groceries, and insurance while wages struggle to keep up. The Growth Economy delivers measurable results: lower bills, stronger competition, and economic growth that people can actually feel at home. Health care costs too much and covers too little. The American Choice Health Plan builds on the Affordable Care Act to offer a public option—giving Americans the choice to keep their current insurance or enroll in a lower-cost, high-quality plan. It lowers premiums by tying payments to Medicare rates, strengthens subsidies so many low-income families pay $0 , and caps costs for the middle class . The plan also closes Florida’s Medicaid gap and automatically enrolls eligible uninsured residents . With comprehensive coverage, lower drug prices, and support for hospitals and rural care, this plan delivers more choice , lower costs, and better access— without forcing anyone to switch their insurance .

At a political event in Brandon, voters heard from candidates eager to succeed Buchanan.

In the News Jun 3 Written By Francis Garcia By Daria Mironova Sign outside early vote location in West Tampa. By Seán Kinane / WMNF News (October 2012). Florida’s 16th Congressional District now includes Manatee, Hardee, and DeSoto counties, plus parts of Sarasota and Pinellas. These areas blend coastal cities, growing suburbs, and rural farmland. Following these changes, long-serving Congress member Vern Buchanan is stepping aside after representing Florida’s 16th Congressional District since 2013. His retirement has set off a competitive race to replace him. At a political event in Brandon, voters heard from candidates eager to succeed Buchanan.

The Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida is dedicated to the election of outstanding Democratic candidates who will confront the urgent environmental and climate crisis through sound legislative environmental policy.

Endorsed by the American Small Business League, which works to stop the diversion of federal small business contracts to big businesses, ASBL.com . The Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida is dedicated to the election of outstanding Democratic candidates who will confront the urgent environmental and climate crisis through sound legislative environmental policy.

Florida families deserve an economy that offers stability, not stress.

I was raised in a military family and enlisted in the Army at 20, serving as an Infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division . I deployed to Iraq, earned the Combat Infantryman Badge , and continued my service in the Army Reserve with deployments across the Middle East, rising to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) .

I’m Jon Harris, and I am running for Congress to put service and accountability back at the center of government. I was raised in a military family and enlisted in the Army at 20, serving as an Infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division . I deployed to Iraq, earned the Combat Infantryman Badge , and continued my service in the Army Reserve with deployments across the Middle East, rising to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) . Today, I support US Special Operations Command as a Senior Information Security Advisor while raising my family in Riverview with my wife, Jessica, and our two daughters . I’m running for Congress to help rebuild a government worthy of the people it serves, one that listens, leads with integrity, and gets things done. LEARN MORE