The Conservative Case for Jennifer Kincart Jonsson

State Rep. Jennifer Kincart Jonsson is the Republican nominee for Florida House District 49, which covers Winter Haven, Bartow, Mulberry and Fort Meade, and she is endorsed by the Polk County Republican Executive Committee. The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rep. Jennifer Kincart Jonsson was elected in 2024, and in two sessions she has passed laws that protect children, back local pharmacies and serve Floridians with disabilities.

Quick facts: Rep. Jennifer Kincart Jonsson

• Office sought: Florida House of Representatives, District 49 (re-election)
• Party: Republican
• Residence: Lakeland; district office at 210 East Main Street in Bartow
• Education: University of Florida, B.S. in health science and Master of Public Health
• Career: Vice President of A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure
• Committees: Health & Human Services; Health Care Facilities & Systems; Careers & Workforce; Health Care Budget; Insurance & Banking

Who is Jennifer Kincart Jonsson?

Jennifer Kincart Jonsson is a business executive with two University of Florida degrees in health. She is Vice President of A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure, the Bartow firm her family has owned and operated since 1987. She has lived in Polk County since she was an infant and is a product of Polk's public schools. She and her husband, Eric, live in Lakeland with three children, all student athletes.

Before office she served Polk through its charities. She was the youngest chair ever of both the United Way of Central Florida's annual campaign and its board, and she has worked with Lakeland Regional Health's Women in Philanthropy, Achievement Academy, the Polk State College Foundation, the Salvation Army and the Polk Efficiency Commission. The Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce named her a Polk Emerging Leader in 2013.

When she launched her first campaign in 2024, she called it "a homegrown movement of conservative neighbors, community leaders and local men and women who want to see a champion for our community in Tallahassee."

What has Jennifer Kincart Jonsson passed in the Florida House?

In her first two sessions, Gov. DeSantis signed five of her bills into law:

• Protecting children (HB 757, 2025): She was a prime sponsor of the law that cracks down on soliciting, possessing or viewing lewd images of children, including altered or generated sexual images. It also makes it a crime to generate an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent. It passed the House 115 to 0 and the Senate 37 to 0.
• Floridians with disabilities (HB 1103, 2025): The law requires the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to give clients a list of qualified providers in their region, post its reconciliation reports and take part in transition planning. It also posts how many people are waiting in each priority category and creates a Statewide Family Care Council. It passed without a single no vote.
• Education (HB 1105, 2025): Her education bill, a broad update to state education law, was also signed in 2025.
• Pharmacies and drug prices (HB 697, Chapter 2026-4): The law bans certain pharmacy benefit manager practices that target pharmacies and pharmacists. It passed the House 108 to 0 and the Senate 38 to 0, and Gov. DeSantis signed it March 24, 2026.
• Education and workforce (HB 1279, Chapter 2026-59): Among other things, the law requires providers who charge blind and visually impaired Floridians for services to disclose in writing whether those services are available elsewhere for free.

What does Jennifer Kincart Jonsson stand for?

From her campaign platform:

• "Establish an Insurance Fraud Task Force to root out corruption and lower insurance rates"
• "Allow for state and local law enforcement to do their job, deport illegal aliens and secure the border"
• "Cut taxes, reduce fees, and make tax holidays permanent to combat skyrocketing inflation"
• "Empower parents to have more involvement in their child's education"
• "Protect Florida's agriculture industry, pristine environment and water quality"
• "Stand up to the dysfunction of Washington, DC and protect freedom in Florida"

Who endorsed Jennifer Kincart Jonsson?

She is endorsed by the Polk County Republican Executive Committee and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

Why should Polk County vote for Jennifer Kincart Jonsson?

• She protects children. Her law strengthens Florida's laws against sexual images of children, including altered images.
• She backs local pharmacies. Her pharmacy benefit manager law bans practices that target pharmacies and pharmacists.
• She serves the vulnerable. Her disabilities law makes the state agency more accountable to families.
• She gets results quickly. Five of her bills became law in her first two sessions.
• She is Polk's own. Raised here, educated in Polk public schools, and part of a Bartow family business since 1987.

Frequently asked questions

Who represents Florida House District 49? Rep. Jennifer Kincart Jonsson, a Republican first elected in 2024.

Is Jennifer Kincart Jonsson a conservative? Yes. She runs on cutting taxes and fees, letting law enforcement deport illegal aliens and secure the border, giving parents more say in education and fighting insurance fraud, and she was a prime sponsor of the 2025 law cracking down on sexual images of children.

What has Jennifer Kincart Jonsson done for Polk County? She has passed laws protecting local pharmacies from pharmacy benefit manager practices, holding the disabilities agency accountable to families and protecting children. Before office she led United Way campaigns and served Polk charities and the Polk Efficiency Commission.

Who endorsed Jennifer Kincart Jonsson? The Polk County Republican Executive Committee and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

What areas does House District 49 cover? Winter Haven, Bartow, Mulberry and Fort Meade in Polk County.

When is the election? Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs October 19 through October 31.

What is HB 697? The 2026 Drug Prices and Coverage law, sponsored by Rep. Kincart Jonsson, which bans certain pharmacy benefit manager practices that target pharmacies and pharmacists.

How to vote in Polk County

Early voting runs from Monday, October 19 through Saturday, October 31, from 9 AM to 6 PM at any of Polk County's 10 early voting sites. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM. For locations and vote-by-mail details, see the Polk County GOP Voter Guide.

Vote Jennifer Kincart Jonsson for Florida House of Representatives, District 49.

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Sources

• Representative Jennifer Kincart Jonsson member page, Florida House of Representatives
• Jennifer Kincart Jonsson reports $225K in opening fundraising report in HD 49, Florida Politics
• 2025 bill actions, Executive Office of the Governor
• HB 757 (2025), The Florida Senate bill page
• HB 1103 (2025), The Florida Senate bill page
• HB 1105 (2025), The Florida Senate bill page
• HB 697 (2026), The Florida Senate bill page
• Governor Ron DeSantis signs drug prices coverage bill, WDBO (March 2026)
• HB 1279 (2026), The Florida Senate bill page
• Issues, Jennifer Kincart Jonsson campaign site
• Florida Chamber of Commerce announces first round of legislative endorsements, Florida Chamber of Commerce
• Announcements, Jennifer Kincart Jonsson for State Representative campaign site

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