Oliver Adams Larkin

Oliver Adams Larkin is an activist, union organizer, and self-described Democratic Socialist who ran for Florida's 25th Congressional District in 2026. Born on the Fourth of July in Monterey, California to an Army family, he was raised in Fort Lauderdale, attended Pine Crest School, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy before earning a bachelor's degree in English and History at Sewanee: The University of the South (2015), where he also played football. He volunteered for Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, served as a regional field director for Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign (leading the Portsmouth, New Hampshire field office), helped unionize a Washington, D.C. communications firm with the NewsGuild-CWA, and worked with the Teamsters and Our Revolution. A member of Broward DSA, he returned to South Florida in 2022 and lost the 2026 Democratic primary for FL-25 to incumbent Jared Moskowitz.