Election preview: U.S. House District 3
Here's a brief look at the candidates for the U.S. House District 3 race, based on campaign websites and previous reporting by The Gainesville Sun. District 3 includes part of Marion County. It also includes all of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Suwannee and Union counties, and part of Lafayette County.
U.S. House District 3
Kat Cammack (Republican, incumbent)
Cammack is a third-generation commercial sandblaster who grew up on a cattle ranch outside Denver where she participated in local 4-H programs and rodeos.
A graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver, Cammack holds a master's degree in national defense and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College.
Cammack chairs the Emerging Tech Task Force, where she leads House Republicans on issues including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology. She co-founded the Republican Women's Caucus in 2025 and serves on the House Agriculture and Energy and Commerce committees.
Seth Harp (Democrat)
Harp is a seventh-grade civics teacher at Lincoln Middle School in Gainesville. He previously served as operations manager of ESPN Gainesville and as an adjunct professor in the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
After earning a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in 2001, Harp became one of the youngest talk show hosts in the history of WKZO Radio in Kalamazoo, Michigan, at age 23.
Over the course of his career, Harp has served as a program director, operations manager, station manager and on-air host across six states.
Mike Klein (independent)
Klein is a fifth-generation Floridian who was raised in Gainesville and later graduated from West Point and Ranger School.
Klein served as a lieutenant during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War. He is also co-founder and chairman of Warrior Centric Health, a company focused on improving health care for military members and veterans, particularly in the commercial health care system.
Jim Ross contributed
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Election preview: U.S. House District 3
