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Candidates › FL-20 race › 2025–2026
Kedner Maxime
I Independent nominee for U.S. House, FL-20
Has not served in Congress
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- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Florida US House 20
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- District 20 Campaign Priorities
- Ownership & Equity
- Jobs & Economic Security
- Small Business
- Accountability
- Money
- $126.6K raised, $67.2K spent, $59.4K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 11% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 100% from Florida
7 priorities from maximeforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Families are being squeezed by housing, groceries, insurance, and healthcare. Dr. Maxime will fight to bring costs down and open real pathways to ownership and long-term wealth.
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Dr. Kedner Maxime's plan to lower everyday costs for District 20 families — housing, groceries, healthcare — and open real pathways to ownership.
What District 20 families are living
Working families across South Florida are getting squeezed from every direction. Rent and mortgages keep climbing. Groceries cost more every trip. Insurance premiums keep going up. And a single medical bill can wipe out a year of savings. Too many families are working harder than ever and still falling behind.
What Dr. Maxime will do in Congress
Dr. Maxime will fight for policies that lower the everyday costs squeezing District 20 households — and open real pathways so working families can move from paycheck to equity:
Support responsible federal spending and fair competition that brings inflation down and stops price gouging.
Expand affordable housing so working families, seniors, and young people can find a home they can actually afford.
Open pathways to ownership, equity, and generational wealth — because the goal isn't just surviving the paycheck, it's building something that lasts.
Protect Social Security, Medicare, and the earned benefits working people paid into their whole lives.
Back responsible first-time-homebuyer assistance so more District 20 families move from renting to owning.
Service over politics. Solutions over promises.
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Drawing on 30 years working with immigrant families, Dr. Maxime believes we can have both security and compassion — borders that protect our communities.
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Dr. Kedner Maxime's balanced plan — secure borders, fair laws, a legal path for those who follow the law, and family reunification.
A different kind of voice on immigration
For more than 30 years, Dr. Maxime has worked with immigrant families across South Florida — as an accountant, a U.S. citizenship service consultant, and a pastor. He has sat across the table from families navigating a complex system, helped them understand their rights, and helped them become proud American citizens. He knows this issue not from a talking point, but from a lifetime of walking with people through it.
What's Broken Now ↗ (opens maximeforcongress.com/immigration at this heading)
The system isn't working for anyone. It isn't working for families waiting years for a decision. It isn't working for communities dealing with the consequences of chaos at the border. And it isn't working for the people who want to do things the right way and can't find one.
Solutions ↗ (opens maximeforcongress.com/immigration at this heading)
What Dr. Maxime will do in Congress
Dr. Maxime believes we can have both security and compassion — and that we should stop pretending we have to choose:
Secure borders that protect our communities.
Deportation of those who commit crimes.
A pathway to citizenship for those who contribute to our society.
Family-reunification policies that keep families together.
A clear, fair pathway to legal permanent residency for those who follow the law.
Fair, faster processing so people who follow the rules aren't punished for doing so.
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"We are a nation of laws and a nation of compassion."
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Seniors rationing insulin. Parents skipping their own care. Families going bankrupt from a single hospital bill. Dr. Maxime will fight to lower drug costs.
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Dr. Kedner Maxime's plan to lower prescription drug costs, protect pre-existing conditions, expand access, and strengthen community health centers.
As a pastor for 16 years, Dr. Maxime has stood with families in their greatest joys and their deepest struggles. He has met seniors rationing insulin because they can't afford a full dose. He has met working parents who skip their own doctor visits so their children can be seen. He has met families driven into bankruptcy by a single medical emergency. In the richest nation on earth, that is not acceptable.
Dr. Maxime will bring that ground-level view to Washington and fight for a healthcare system that actually serves the people paying for it:
Lower prescription drug costs so no senior has to choose between insulin and groceries.
Protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions — no one should lose care because of a diagnosis outside their control.
Expand access to affordable care for working families, the self-employed, and small-business owners.
Strengthen the community health centers that serve our most vulnerable neighbors — the safety net working families rely on.
Bring transparency to hospital and insurance billing so families aren't blindsided by charges they never agreed to.
Healthcare is not a luxury. It's a right. And in Congress, Dr. Maxime will fight for that right — for every family in District 20.
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Our schools are underfunded and our teachers underpaid. Dr. Maxime will fight to raise funding and pay, and build real pathways to careers site-wide.
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Dr. Maxime plans to work to raise school funding and teacher pay, expand vocational training, and build real career pathways for District 20's young people.
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Why this fight matters
Dr. Maxime spent 25 years teaching Sunday school in Broward County churches. He knows the difference a great teacher makes in a child's life — and he knows what it costs a community when our schools are underfunded and our teachers underpaid. In District 20, too many young people, especially in underserved communities, aren't getting the education and training they need to build the future they deserve.
Solutions ↗ (opens maximeforcongress.com/education at this heading)
What Dr. Maxime will do in Congress
Every child deserves a real shot — not one that depends on their zip code. Dr. Maxime will fight to:
Raise public-school funding so classrooms have the resources, materials, and support they need.
Expand vocational and technical training so students who don't take a four-year path still have a real path.
Raise teacher salaries so we can recruit and keep the great educators our children deserve.
Build real pathways — apprenticeships, dual enrollment, industry partnerships — so a diploma opens doors, not just closes a chapter.
Empower both our young men and young women with the skills, mentorship, and opportunities to succeed.
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Our young people are our future. They deserve an investment in that future — regardless of zip code.
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Working District 20 families are earning paychecks — and too few are ever building anything with them. Rent goes to someone else's asset. Retirement savings feel out of reach. And the wealth that gets passed from one generation to the next never quite gets started. That gap between working hard and getting ahead is why so many families feel stuck no matter how many hours they put in.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Maxime has worked as an accountant — sitting across the table from families trying to make the numbers work. He knows the difference between earning and owning, and he'll fight for policies that help working families cross that line:
Expand responsible first-time-homebuyer assistance so renting doesn't have to be forever.
Protect and grow retirement savings vehicles that working people can actually use.
Defend Social Security and Medicare — the earned benefits working people paid into.
Back tax policies that reward saving and ownership for working households, not just top earners.
Support small-dollar investing and financial education so families build wealth on their own terms.
The goal isn't just to survive the paycheck. The goal is to build something that lasts — for your family and for the next generation.
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Too many District 20 workers are stuck in jobs that don't pay enough to live on. Too many workers who want more can't afford the training to get there. And too many young people watch good jobs go somewhere else because the pipeline between our schools and our employers isn't connected. Economic security isn't a slogan — it's whether you can pay rent, save for retirement, and take a day off when you're sick.
Dr. Maxime will fight for the jobs, training, and protections District 20 workers deserve:
Invest in workforce training aligned to South Florida's real industries — healthcare, construction, logistics, hospitality, and skilled trades.
Expand apprenticeship pathways so workers can earn while they learn.
Support fair wages that keep pace with the actual cost of living in South Florida.
Defend earned benefits — Social Security, Medicare, and workplace protections — from cuts.
Protect the right to organize and negotiate for fair pay and safe conditions.
District 20 workers deserve dignity, security, and a real shot at a better life — not just a check that never quite covers the bills.
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The corner store. The family restaurant. The two-truck landscaping outfit. The immigrant-owned bakery that anchors the neighborhood. Small businesses are how District 20 builds — how families move from working for someone else to owning their own future. But too many entrepreneurs are drowning in paperwork, shut out of capital, and losing ground to national chains that get every break in the book.
Dr. Maxime spent 30 years as an accountant sitting across the table from small-business owners — helping them make sense of taxes, permits, payroll, and cash flow. He knows exactly what breaks a small business and what saves one. In Congress, he'll fight to:
Cut federal red tape and simplify small-business tax filing so owners can spend time serving customers, not fighting paperwork.
Expand SBA lending and micro-lending so capital reaches the entrepreneurs who need it most.
Support minority- and immigrant-owned businesses that anchor District 20 neighborhoods.
Protect small businesses from predatory fees, hidden bank charges, and payment-processor gouging.
Level the playing field so small businesses aren't crushed by unfair competition from national players.
If you're building a business in District 20, Dr. Maxime is fighting to make sure Washington helps you — not blocks you.
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Too many politicians get elected, disappear to Washington, and only come home to campaign. Voters can't easily see how the money is being spent. They can't easily see how their representative is voting on the things that matter. And they can't easily reach the person who is supposed to be working for them. That's not democracy — that's absence.
Dr. Maxime's whole career has been about accountability. Thirty years as an accountant means he can read a federal budget line by line. Sixteen years as a pastor means he answers to a higher authority than a party leader. He'll bring both to Washington:
Publish every vote he takes and the reasoning behind it, in plain language.
Publish federal spending affecting District 20 in a way voters can actually read.
Refuse contributions that would compromise independence, and disclose everything.
Vote based on District 20's interests — not party leadership's script.
Hold regular in-district town halls — accessible, unscripted, open to all.
Service over politics. Solutions over promises. Every dollar accounted for. Every vote explained.
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Dr. Maxime taught Sunday school in Broward County churches for 25 years. He knows District 20's young people — their talent, their dreams, and the walls too many of them run into. Right now, too many students are graduating with debt that dictates the rest of their lives. Too many young workers are locked out of trades they'd thrive in. And too many families are watching their kids leave South Florida because opportunity keeps moving somewhere else.
Every young person in District 20 deserves a real path forward — whether that path runs through a university, a trade, or an apprenticeship. Dr. Maxime will fight to:
Expand Pell grants and make community college genuinely affordable.
Protect and strengthen trade schools and technical training programs.
Grow apprenticeship and vocational pathways so a trade is a real career, not a fallback.
Invest in mentorship, internships, and workforce partnerships that keep District 20 talent in District 20.
Provide targeted student-debt relief for teachers, nurses, and public-service workers District 20 needs.
Our young people are our future. They deserve investment in that future — with a real path, real support, and a real chance to build a life right here at home.
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Washington is broken because too many politicians have decided their opponents aren't just wrong — they're the enemy. That kind of tribalism doesn't just poison the debate; it stops the work. People who agree on 80% of the issues can't sit down and get one thing done. And District 20 pays the price.
Pastors don't get to only serve the people who agree with them. Dr. Maxime has spent his entire life — as an accountant, a teacher, and a pastor — listening to everybody. In Washington, he'll bring that same discipline:
Work with anyone from any party who is serious about getting something done for District 20.
Represent every resident of District 20 — regardless of party, background, or belief.
Refuse to sign onto personal attacks, character assassinations, or empty partisan theatre.
Model the kind of leadership that lowers the temperature instead of raising it.
Focus every vote on results for the district, not points for a party.
You can disagree without contempt. You can compromise without surrender. You can serve without becoming a politician. That's the standard Dr. Maxime will bring to Washington.
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