Overview
- Florida Politics publisher Peter Schorsch reports a top source says Dunn could announce an early, health-related retirement next week, a claim that remains unverified.
- Dunn’s spokesperson says he has no plans to resign before his term ends, and the congressman has told reporters he has no comment on the speculation.
- An early departure would temporarily shrink the House to 217 Republicans and 214 Democrats until pending special elections add new members.
- Florida officials say a congressional special election typically takes about 120–130 days to run once called, with a 45‑day window for military and absentee ballots limiting how quickly it can be scheduled.
- Multiple Republicans and Democrats have already filed in Florida’s 2nd District, positioning an existing 2026 field to compete if a summer special election is triggered.