Deborah Adeimy

U.S. House — FL District 23

Central Palm Beach County

R Nominee

★★★★☆

117 / 165 points

Integrity & Legal Record

Professional & Business Transparency

Policy & Platform Consistency

Community Engagement & Character

Campaign Transparency

Issue-Based Positions

Challenger (financial expert with 29 years of industry experience per FINRA registration history; family roots spanning five generations in South Florida; most recently registered broker at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (2022–2023), advising high-net-worth families and businesses; earlier registrations at Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Advisors, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets, Bear Stearns, and PaineWebber; business education from Florida Atlantic University; previously ran unsuccessfully for this seat's predecessor district in 2022 and 2024; running in the R primary against Paola Branda)

Last updated: 2026-08-21

Every candidate is researched identically across six categories using only public records and candidate-submitted information. No candidate is endorsed. Read the full methodology.

Integrity & Legal Record 23 / 25

Criminal History

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Deborah Adeimy" arrested OR convicted OR indicted — 2026-08-14]`. No adverse findings.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-14 — no adverse matches

Civil Court History

(Revised 2026-08-21 — new finding surfaced during Category 2 research.) `Adeimy v. Byrd`, 1st DCA No. 1D2026-2252 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App., decided 8/19/2026 — the day after the 8/18/2026 primary): Adeimy, appearing pro se, appealed a Leon County Circuit Court ruling (Judge David Frank) against the Florida Secretary of State (Cord Byrd) and her R primary opponent Paola Branda (represented by the Law Office of Michael C. George). The First DCA issued a per curiam AFFIRMED disposition against her, with no written opinion explaining the underlying dispute. `[The specific nature of the underlying claim (e.g., ballot access, candidate qualification, primary-result challenge) NOT FOUND in the available opinion text or via nationwide news search — 2026-08-21]`. As the losing party in litigation she herself initiated against state election officials and her opponent, this is documented as an adverse civil litigation outcome for the candidate, though the underlying substance remains unconfirmed.

Sources:

CourtListener — Adeimy v. Byrd, 1st DCA No. 1D2026-2252, per curiam opinion — 2026-08-21
Nationwide Google/news search: "Adeimy" "Cord Byrd" OR "Paola Branda" lawsuit — 2026-08-21 — no independent reporting found explaining the underlying dispute

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — An election-related lawsuit she filed against the Secretary of State and her primary opponent was lost both at the circuit court and on appeal; the underlying substance is not stated in the available opinion. Recommend operator review of the full case file (Leon County Circuit Court) to determine the nature of the dispute before finalizing this score.

Ethics Violations

FINRA BrokerCheck record directly confirmed (CRD #1941200): zero disclosures across 29 years of registration as a broker/investment adviser spanning six firms (J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Advisors, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets, Bear Stearns, and PaineWebber). No customer disputes, regulatory actions, employment separations for cause, or other reportable events found.

Sources:

FINRA BrokerCheck — CRD #1941200, Deborah Adeimy — full detailed report reviewed directly — 2026-08-14
Florida Commission on Ethics — https://ethics.state.fl.us/Complaints/Complaints.aspx — 2026-08-14

Campaign Finance Violations

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Deborah Adeimy" campaign finance FEC violation — 2026-08-14]`. No violation records found. FEC record confirmed: $162,515 raised as of 7/29/2026.

Sources:

FEC.gov — candidate overview, H2FL21132 — 2026-08-14

Residency Confirmed

FINRA registration history directly confirms a long, continuous Palm Beach County, FL residency/work history (Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach registrations spanning 2000–2023), consistent with FL-23.

Sources:

FINRA BrokerCheck — CRD #1941200 — 2026-08-14

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG (added 2026-08-21): Adeimy v. Byrd (1st DCA No. 1D2026-2252) — an election-related lawsuit she filed against Secretary of State Cord Byrd and primary opponent Paola Branda was lost at the circuit court (Leon County) and affirmed per curiam on appeal, 8/19/2026 (the day after the 8/18/2026 primary). The underlying substance of the dispute is not stated in the available opinion; recommend operator review of the full Leon County case file.
IMPORTANT — this file was previously approved at 25/25 with none of the above finding. This revision was triggered by a new fact surfaced during Category 2 research (2026-08-21). The prior approval should be treated as superseded pending fresh operator review of this revised version.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate per the roster, and the CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF answers have not yet been extracted/indexed per-candidate in general.

Professional & Business Transparency 23 / 25

Business Ownership

Adeimy is not a business owner; her career is documented as employment at a series of major financial institutions (J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Advisors, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets, Bear Stearns, PaineWebber), already confirmed via FINRA BrokerCheck in Category 1. `[Sunbiz primary-source confirmation NOT COMPLETED — search.sunbiz.org unresponsive this session]`.

Sources:

FINRA BrokerCheck — CRD #1941200 — cross-referenced from Category 1 — 2026-08-14

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — Sunbiz confirmation not completed; recommend a manual recheck for any personal LLC/corporation. Nothing concerning found regardless.

Financial Conflicts of Interest

No government-contract overlap identified. Her brokerage/wealth-management career serves private high-net-worth clients, not government entities; she has never held elected office.

Sources:

FINRA BrokerCheck — CRD #1941200 — cross-referenced from Category 1 — 2026-08-14

Bankruptcy History

FINRA BrokerCheck's "zero disclosures" finding (Category 1) is a strong primary-source indicator here: FINRA registration disclosure requirements (Form U4) require registered representatives to report personal bankruptcy filings, and none were found across her 29-year, six-firm registration history.

Sources:

FINRA BrokerCheck — CRD #1941200 — cross-referenced from Category 1 — 2026-08-14
CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Deborah Adeimy" — 2026-08-21 — 1 result, the Adeimy v. Byrd election case already documented in Category 1 (not a bankruptcy matter)

Tax Liens

`[NOT FOUND]`. No federal or state tax lien records located; FINRA Form U4 disclosure requirements also cover certain tax-lien reporting, and none appear in her zero-disclosure record. Per this project's standing methodology, tax liens are inconsistently indexed online generally.

Sources:

FINRA BrokerCheck — CRD #1941200 — cross-referenced from Category 1 — 2026-08-14

Board Memberships

Adeimy serves on the Board of Directors of Family Promise South Palm Beach County. She is also documented as a Pioneer member of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, and involved with the Business Development Board Advisory, Palm Beach Civic Association, Urban League of Palm Beach County, Catholic Charities of Palm Beach, the Republican Jewish Coalition Leadership, and the GOP Club of Palm Beach — `[the precise nature of these latter affiliations (board seat vs. general membership/involvement) NOT independently disambiguated — searched: her campaign biography — 2026-08-21]`. No adverse findings connected to any of these.

Sources:

Campaign website (debadeimy4congress.com) — "Meet Deborah Adeimy" — 2026-08-21

⚠️ TOOLING BLOCK: Sunbiz unresponsive this session (2 attempts); recommend a manual recheck for any personal LLC/corporation.
This category's research surfaced a new Category 1 finding (Adeimy v. Byrd election lawsuit) — see the revised Category 1 Civil Court History section above.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Policy & Platform Consistency 16 / 20

Voting Record

`[NO VOTING RECORD — NON-INCUMBENT]`. Adeimy has never held elected office; this is her third consecutive congressional run (2022, 2024, 2026), all in this same district as it has been renumbered/redrawn. Her documented platform: protecting Florida's water resources (pledging to work with Rep. Brian Mast on water solutions), Second Amendment support paired with law-enforcement backing, and an anti-abortion position extending to protection of embryos created via IVF from "purposeful destruction."

Sources:

iVoterGuide — candidate profile — 2026-08-21
OpenCampaign — "Deborah Adeimy - Issue Positions on Key Topics and Policies" — 2026-08-21

None — expected for a non-incumbent per this category's methodology.

Position Consistency

Adeimy has run for this congressional seat three consecutive cycles (2022, 2024, 2026) with a consistent platform across runs (water resources, Second Amendment/law enforcement, anti-abortion). `[No documented shift in these core positions across her three campaigns was identified — searched: nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:

Inside Elections — "Deborah Adeimy | R | FL-23 (2+ FEC)" — 2026-08-21

Flip-Flops

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Deborah Adeimy" flip-flop reversed position — 2026-08-21]`. No documented instance of Adeimy reversing a stated position was identified.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no matches

Endorsements

`[NOT FOUND — as of the most recent tracker data reviewed, OpenCampaign/Ballotpedia recorded no endorsements for Adeimy — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Deborah Adeimy" endorsement 2026 — 2026-08-21]`. She won the 8/18/2026 Republican primary decisively (over 70% against Paola Branda) and faces Lois Frankel in November. `[Endorsements given — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:

Chronicle Online — "Deborah Adeimy wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 23rd Congressional District" — 2026-08-21
OpenCampaign — 2026-08-21 — no endorsements recorded

This category does not re-litigate the Category 1 Adeimy v. Byrd election-lawsuit finding.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Community Engagement & Character 13 / 25

Community Involvement

⚠️ CROSS-REFERENCE: as documented in Category 2, Adeimy sits on the Board of Directors of Family Promise South Palm Beach County and is involved with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Business Development Board Advisory, Palm Beach Civic Association, Urban League of Palm Beach County, Catholic Charities of Palm Beach, the Republican Jewish Coalition Leadership, and the GOP Club of Palm Beach — an extensive, multi-organization civic record.

Sources:

Cross-referenced from Category 2 (debadeimy4congress.com) — 2026-08-24

Veteran / First Responder Service

`[NOT FOUND]`. No veteran or first-responder service identified.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches

Faith-Based Involvement (scored on character consistency)

Her documented involvement with Catholic Charities of Palm Beach (cross-referenced from Category 2) suggests a Catholic faith connection, though no source directly confirms her personal congregation or the depth of her individual religious practice beyond this civic-charitable affiliation. No inconsistency was identified.

Sources:

Cross-referenced from Category 2 — 2026-08-24

Debates / Town Halls

`[NOT FOUND]`. No specific debate or town hall record located this session for her general-election race against Lois Frankel.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches

Social Media Presence & Consistency

`[NOT FOUND — no dedicated personal or campaign social media account (Facebook/X/Instagram) independently located this session — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Deborah Adeimy" Facebook Twitter Instagram — 2026-08-24]`. Her campaign website (debadeimy4congress.com) is her primary public-facing presence.

Sources:

debadeimy4congress.com — 2026-08-24

No adverse findings; Community Involvement score reflects the extensive civic record already documented in Category 2.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Campaign Transparency 16 / 25

Top Donors / Donor Composition

Per FEC records, Adeimy's principal campaign committee raised $162,514.88 in total receipts (January 2025-July 2026). `[Detailed individual-vs-institutional donor percentage breakdown NOT independently itemized this session — searched: FEC.gov, OpenSecrets — 2026-08-26]`. A third-party tracker ("Pro-Israel PAC Money Tracker," quwwaa.com/politrack) specifically monitors pro-Israel PAC contributions to her campaign, though specific dollar amounts from that source were not independently confirmed this session.

Sources:

FEC.gov — Deborah Adeimy For Congress, C00791541 — 2026-08-26

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — A specialized tracker monitors pro-Israel PAC contributions to this candidate; recommend a follow-up to confirm specific amounts.

PAC / LLC / Funneling Structures

`[Specific PAC contributions NOT independently itemized beyond the pro-Israel PAC tracker referenced above — searched: FEC.gov — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

quwwaa.com/politrack — "Rep. DEBORAH ADEIMY — Pro-Israel PAC Money Tracker" — 2026-08-26

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — see above.

Advertising Spend

`[Specific ad-spend line items NOT independently itemized — searched: FEC.gov expenditure reports — 2026-08-26]`. Her ~$162K total is proportionate to a competitive US House general-election campaign.

Sources:

FEC.gov — as above — 2026-08-26

Grassroots Engagement

`[No documented door-knocking, phone-banking, or in-person voter-contact ground game located — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Deborah Adeimy" FL-23 campaign volunteer 2026 — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Donations to Political Figures

`[NOT FOUND — searched: FEC.gov, OpenSecrets — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: A specialized third-party tracker monitors pro-Israel PAC contributions to this campaign; recommend a follow-up to confirm specific amounts before scorecard finalization.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Issue-Based Positions 26 / 40

2A Rights Score

Supports the Second Amendment and explicitly states support for law enforcement; no statements advocating new firearm restrictions were located.

Sources:

opencampaign.com — Deborah Adeimy issue positions — 2026-08-26

Pro-Life / Pro-Family Score

States human life "deserves legal protection from conception until natural death"; opposes taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood; supports safety standards and reporting requirements for chemical abortion drugs. Has not provided detailed answers on when elective abortion should be legally allowed.

Sources:

justfacts.votesmart.org — Deborah Adeimy Political Courage Test — 2026-08-26

Fiscal Conservatism Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: AFP, Club for Growth, CATO, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Parental Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: Moms for Liberty, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Election Integrity Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Housing / Insurance Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Education / School Choice Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: Parents Defending Education, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Environment / Everglades Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:

Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

No adverse findings; consistent pro-2A and pro-life positions documented across multiple tracking sites.
Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

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