Sydney Gruters

Candidate for U.S. House in Sarasota, FL

Sydney Gruters is a candidate for U.S. House District 16 in Congressional District 16, Florida — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Vern Buchanan, Mark Davis, Jonathan Harris, Tamika Lyles, Glenn Pearson, John Peters, Edward Pope, Jan Schneider, Jason Speir, Keith Varian.

Sydney Gruters is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House representing Florida's 16th Congressional District. She previously served as the executive director of the New College Foundation. Gruters also worked as a district director for U.S. Representative Greg Steube and served as the USDA rural development state director for Florida during the first Trump administration. She is the wife of Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters.