The Smoke Pit

Candidate Call: Chadd Charland, No Party Affiliation, Florida House District 15

July 22, 2026

This episode aired live on July 22, 2026. Catch the replay on our YouTube channel.

Chadd Charland, running with no party affiliation for Florida House District 15, called for closing the Everglades detention camp and said the billion dollars spent there belonged in schools, teacher pay and land conservation. He backed demilitarizing police and ending 1033 transfers, criticized Flock camera secrecy and the state voucher program, and asked Katie Chorbak what a state legislator can actually do for veterans.

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