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Kelly Kirschner OppScore Rating: -2.00

Kelly Kirschner is a Democrat U.S. House representative for Florida district 16 and holds an OppScore of -2.00. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Kelly Kirschner is a third-generation Floridian, former Sarasota mayor, and Peace Corps veteran who won the 2026 Democratic primary for Florida's 16th Congressional District. A single father and former higher education administrator, he campaigns as an outsider focused on lowering living costs and challenging special interests.

We hold little public record for Kelly Kirschner so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.

Kelly Kirschner rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: U.S. House
• State: Florida
• District: 16
• OppScore: -2.00 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Provisional, mostly inferred, documented on 6 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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