From Resilience to Representation: Meet Therese V. Wakefield-Gamble

Therese V. Wakefield-Gamble is a Jacksonville native, educator, entrepreneur, published author, and faith-based community advocate running to represent Florida House District 14 in 2026. A brain aneurysm survivor who overcame three surgeries without stroke or heart attack, Therese’s resilience and faith guide her bold leadership. She is the Founder and CAO of CRPCNOW (a JSEB-Certified Firm and KIVA Partner), Founder of Putting People and Community First PAC, and Chapter President of the Duval Democratic Environmental Caucus. A dual doctoral candidate at National University (Trauma-Informed Practices and SEL), she is an international speaker featured in H&R Block’s Global Campaign for Financial Literacy. Therese and her husband Earnest Sr., a licensed deacon, lead Motivational Marketplace Mobile Outreach Ministry and are studying to become Kingdom Chaplains. Therese’s campaign prioritizes education, healthcare, housing, economic justice, and voting rights — always with a people-first approach: “From the Neighborhood, For the Neighborhood.”
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