ATKINS FOR AG & CONSUMERS
DAVID vs GOLIATH
Your Neighbor
A proud lifelong Floridian, Joey grew up in Jupiter and excelled as a high school football player while earning a political science degree cum laude from FAU. After going on to obtain his law degree, he spent years as a tenacious advocate protecting Floridian families through family law cases, as well as providing Legal Aid with a focus on migrant farm workers. Joey’s sharp legal mind and passion for sports also made him a perfect fit to represent up and coming athletes as a sports agent - helping the next generation of young, talented athletes achieve the American Dream. Now he wants to take on the corruption of multi-millionaire politician Wilton Simpson to protect and preserve our natural resources, fight for regular Floridians against special interests, and cut costs for Florida families.
Why Joey?
PROTECT & PRESERVE
Protect our water and land from overdevelopment and hyperscale AI Data Centers, which also drive up energy bills. Enact the Blue-Green Algae Task Force recommendations to preserve clean water and improve our water quality.
FIGHT FOR FLORIDIANS
Fight against the Tariff Tax and support farmers and small businesses who have been hardest hit, with the Tariff Checks that were promised. Fight against attempts to block cannabis legalization and the hemp industry, to support our veterans and help tackle the opioid crisis.
CUT COSTS & CORRUPTION
Stop the corruption and fraud being committed by our current Ag Commissioner in collusion with the energy company monopolies that hike our energy bills. Protect migrant farm workers to help farmers address the labor shortage and lower grocery prices.
CONNECT WITH JOEY
The 26th District has been overlooked for far too long. It's time to elect one of our own - a civic leader who will tirelessly fight for you and never forget that this is our home.
I humbly ask for your vote to bring that fierce, homegrown representation to Congress.
ISSUES
Making Florida's 26th District An Affordable Place For All
The soaring cost of living in Florida's 26th District has reached crisis levels, pricing too many hard-working families out of being able to call our vibrant communities home. As your representative, enacting policies to increase housing affordability options and lower the overall burden of basic living expenses will be one of my top priorities. I am by no means exempt from the challenges caused by the rising cost of living, as my rent is also increasing this year.
We need a multi-pronged approach to tackle the 26th District's affordability challenge head-on:
Housing Accessibility
Cost of Living Relief
By taking bold steps, we can ensure the 26th District remains a place where teachers, first responders, service workers, and all who make our communities thrive can afford to live. Inaction will further deepen the affordability crisis. I'm committed to bringing together community groups, industry leaders and local officials to develop smart, sustainable solutions. Whether you're a lifelong resident or a newcomer helping drive our economy, every family deserves access to the affordable 26th District we all deserve.
Bringing Our Tax Dollars Home to Revive the 26th District
For over 20 years, the needs of Florida's 26th District have been neglected and overlooked by Congress. Our roads are crumbling, neighborhoods lack amenities, and critical infrastructure is failing - all while our federal tax dollars get siphoned away instead of being reinvested right here at home. This cycle of disinvestment ends now.
As your Representative, I will relentlessly fight to secure our fair share of federal funding to address the long-overdue projects that have been kicked down the road for decades. We've paid our dues, and it's time to bring those dollars back to the 26th to spark a revival.
My top priorities will include:
Transportation Revitalization
Neighborhood Reinvestment
By leveraging federal grants, forging public-private partnerships, and cutting bureaucratic inefficiencies, we can maximize the 26th's share of tax dollars. For too long, our tax money has been drained away with little to show for it locally. It's time to put those funds to work rebuilding, reviving and reinventing our district from the ground up.
The 26th has been left behind for far too long, but through determined leadership and tenacious advocacy, we can finally bring those long-overdue investments home to uplift every community. You deserve representatives who will fight tooth and nail to deliver real results, not just empty words.
