Mother. Engineer. Proven leader.
A Tampa civil engineer who spent six years in the Florida House getting things passed, and wants to bring that work home to Hillsborough County.
From Lima to Tampa.
Jackie Toledo was born in Lima, Peru, and came to Tampa as a child. She graduated from Gaither High School and earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of South Florida.
She has been a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida since 2006, working on the roads, traffic and infrastructure that shape everyday life in Tampa Bay. She's a mother of five and lives in South Tampa.
From 2016 to 2022, Jackie represented District 60 in the Florida House. She chaired the subcommittee that oversees local government, and she passed laws, several with Democratic partners, that made Florida's roads and school crossings safer.
A career built on results.
An engineer's training, a legislator's experience and a parent's sense of what matters.
- Lima
Born in Peru
Came to Tampa as a child and grew up here.
- Tampa
Gaither High School
Graduated from Gaither High School in Tampa.
- USF
B.S. in Civil Engineering
University of South Florida.
- 2006
Licensed Professional Engineer
Florida PE license #64104, issued in 2006 and active today.
- 2016
Elected to the Florida House
District 60, three terms through 2022. Named Majority Deputy Whip.
- 2018
Vice Chair, House Rules Committee
Also vice chair of the Local Administration Subcommittee (2019–20).
- 2019
Friend of the Sheriff Award
Honored by the Florida Sheriffs Association the year her texting-while-driving ban became law.
- 2020
Subcommittee Chair
Chaired the House Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 2020–22.
- 2026
County Commission, District 1
Running to fix traffic, take flooding seriously and put county spending back on the basics.
Laws Jackie passed
Practical bills, most passed with near-unanimous, bipartisan votes. Click any bill for the official record.
Texting-while-driving ban
Made texting while driving a primary offense in Florida, written with Democrat Emily Slosberg. Passed 108–7 and 33–5.
Water Street Tampa
Updated the boundaries of the Water Street Tampa Improvement District. Passed unanimously.
Safer school crossings
Had FDOT study high-visibility markings and signs for safer school crossings. Passed unanimously.
Ending a local bureaucracy
Co-sponsored the bill that dissolved the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, the agency that regulated taxis and rideshare. Passed unanimously.
Rules of the road for e-scooters
Set statewide rules for motorized scooters. Passed 115–0 and 32–1.
Pharmacy benefit managers
Added oversight of pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen in prescription-drug coverage. Passed unanimously.
Human trafficking in hotels
Sponsored the House companion (HB 1439) to this law cracking down on trafficking in public lodging, carried by Democratic Sen. Linda Stewart. Passed the House 120–0.
Structural engineering recognition
Created a recognition program for structural engineers, with Democrat David Silvers. Passed unanimously.
“Jackie Toledo is exactly the kind of conservative leader Hillsborough County needs.”
This seat was decided by 827 votes.
It will be close again. Every contribution and every volunteer shift reaches the District 1 voters who will decide it.