I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives.

Neal P. Dunn · Florida · Republican

rhetoric_only impact 0.60 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives.. Promised outcome: His service in the U.S. House will conclude after five terms representing Florida's Second Congressional District.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Statement as U.S. Representative for Florida's 2nd District announcing he would not run for another House term.

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I have decided not to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives. This will conclude my service after five meaningful terms representing the people of Florida’s Second Congressional District.

Dunn stated he would not seek re-election to the U.S. House, ending his service after five terms representing Florida's 2nd Congressional District.

Statement from Rep. Dunn on Decision to Not Seek Re-election | U.S. Representative Neal Dunn
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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2026 Primary Election August 18, 2026 Official Election Results

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Florida's official primary results page identifies the August 18, 2026 primary as official election results.

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Florida Election Watch - US Representative
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Representative in Congress, District 2 Republican Candidate | Party | Votes Received | Keith Gross | REP | 14,381 | 16.4% Lee Jones | REP | 1,821 | 2.08% Nick Lewis | REP | 1,281 | 1.46% Luke Murphy | REP | 13,461 | 15.35% Jim Norton | REP | 11,420 | 13.02% Evan Power | REP | 13,842 | 15.78% Austin Rogers | REP | 26,726 | 30.47% Audie Rowell | REP | 4,773 | 5.44%

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Republican primary results for Florida's 2nd Congressional District list candidates other than Neal Dunn, showing he was not a Republican primary candidate for renomination.

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Florida Election Watch - US Representative
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2026 General Election United States Representative District 2 Neal Patrick Dunn Republican Incumbent

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Florida's candidate tracking page identifies the record as Neal Patrick Dunn's 2026 U.S. Representative District 2 candidate record.

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Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State
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Status: | Did Not Qualify | Date Filed: | 04/09/2025 | Date Qualified: | |

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Florida Division of Elections record says Dunn did not qualify for the 2026 U.S. House District 2 ballot, despite an earlier filing date.

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Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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2nd Qualifying Period for 2026 (CLOSED): Federal (U.S. Representative in Congress), Governor, Cabinet (Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Chief Financial Officer), State Senator (even numbered districts), State Representative, County Office and Special District Office

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Florida's official qualifying page confirms the U.S. Representative qualifying period for 2026 had closed before this refresh.

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Qualifying Information - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State
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After much prayerful consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided not to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Dunn's official House website contains his January 13, 2026 statement announcing that he would not seek re-election.

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Statement from Rep. Dunn on Decision to Not Seek Re-election | U.S. Representative Neal Dunn
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The only verified evidence is Dunn's own January 13, 2026 statement that he decided not to seek re-election. That verifies the commitment/announcement and supports an effort badge, but it does not independently verify the later outcome that he actually did not seek re-election or that his House service concluded after five terms. The ballot, qualifying, and primary-result items are unverified and cannot be used as factual evidence under the instructions.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%