, a Venezuelan-American who left his longtime job at Google to run for the U.S. Senate in Florida, is leaving the statewide race to instead run for Congress in South Florida.
He announced last week that he was going to compete in the Democratic primary for the 28th congressional district currently held by Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Gim茅nez. Also running in the Democratic primary is Phil Ehr, a retired U.S. Navy pilot.
鈥淚鈥檓 running for Congress because families here are doing everything right, and still falling behind鈥� That鈥檚 not how this country is supposed to work,鈥� Mujica said in his announcing his campaign. 鈥淔or too long, this district has had the same kind of leadership, focused on political theater in Washington while families here face rising costs, housing pressures, and an economy that no longer works the way it used to.鈥�
鈥淭he power of America鈥檚 middle class is what brought my family here from Venezuela, and it鈥檚 why I鈥檓 fighting to preserve that opportunity for my son,鈥� Mujica said.
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鈥�El Sue帽o Americano no ha desaparecido. Pero juntos debemos luchar por 茅l,鈥� he adds in Spanish in saying the American Dream has not disappeared, but we all need to fight together for it.
Said Mujica: 鈥淭his race is a choice. We can keep sending the same politicians to Washington while Miami grows more expensive, more corrupt, and harder to live in 鈥� or we can choose new leadership that understands firsthand what families in South Florida face and how hard it has become to build a stable life in today鈥檚 economy.鈥�
Mujica claims the race for the congressional seat held by Gimenez is competitive, but says it鈥檚 鈥渟olid Republican.鈥� Other congressional elections analysts echo the 2026 prediction.
Gimenez, who has won three consecutive House races, crushed his Democratic opponent 鈥� Ehr 鈥� in 2024 by 30 points.
