Commissioner of Agriculture
Source: results.elections.myflorida.com
What does this office do?
- Inspecting food safety
- Checking gas pumps and store scales for accuracy, in many states
- Setting rules on pesticides and animal health
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Cost of Living Reduction, Social Programs and Welfare,
Candidates:
Donald A. "Don" Prichard
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Donald A. "Don" Prichard is a Democratic candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. He is a Pembroke Park police captain, a former Broward Sheriff's Office sergeant and public-information officer, a former police-union vice president, an Iraq War veteran, and a rancher.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for
Don Prichard
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Don Prichard is a 2026 Democratic primary candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.
Joey Mendoza Atkins
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Joey Mendoza Atkins is a 2026 Democratic primary candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.
Matt Taylor
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Matt Taylor is a 2026 Republican primary candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for
Wilton Simpson
AdvancedRepublican · Incumbent · advanced
Wilton Simpson is Florida's 13th Commissioner of Agriculture, a fifth-generation Floridian born and raised in the state. A lifelong farmer and entrepreneur, he owned and managed a large-scale egg-laying operation for over four decades.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, 1 against, Corporate Accountability 3 for, Social Programs and Welfare 3 for
Sources: dos.elections.myflorida.com · dos.fl.gov