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Neelam Perry

Senate primary challenger

Physician; author; advocate

Physician and author running as an anti-corruption outsider in the special Senate primary.

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Party

Republican

Hometown

Florida

Occupation

Physician; author; advocate

On ballot

U.S. Senate

Raised

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Full biography

Dr. Neelam Taneja Perry is a physician, author, and political newcomer running in the 2026 special Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Campaign materials frame her as a non-career politician focused on returning power to Floridians and combating corruption in Washington and Tallahassee. She is one of three challengers to appointed Sen. Ashley Moody on the Aug. 18 ballot.

Issues & themes

Anti-corruption / government accountabilityHealth care from a physician’s perspectiveOutsider challenge to incumbents

What they're up to lately

2026-08Palm Beach Post / Ballotpedia

Listed in statewide Senate primary guides

Appears on official and media sample ballots alongside Moody, Gleason, and Rivera.

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Rank #3Poll: —Market: N/A(No public prediction market listed yet)

Statewide·GOP primaryFeatured

U.S. Senate

Tue, Aug 18, 2026

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Special election to finish Marco Rubio’s term after he became Secretary of State. Incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody faces three primary challengers. General election: Nov 3, 2026.

Others in the same primary

Ashley B. Moody

Chris Gleason

Ernie Rivera

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