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State Representative 6

Serves 2-year terms with a limit of 4 consecutive terms. There are 120 House members. The 2025 salary is $29,697 plus (travel and subsistence). Only requirement is to pass a balanced state budget.

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    Stephanie Lyn Leonard
    (Dem)

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    Jerry Wyche
    (Dem)

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What are the two most important challenges facing Florida and, if elected, what actions will you take to address them within your first six months in office? ¿Cuáles son los dos desafíos más importantes que enfrenta Florida y, si es elegido/a, qué acciones tomará para abordarlos durante sus primeros seis meses en el cargo?

If documentary proof of US citizenship becomes necessary in order to register to vote, how would you help those Floridians, especially women, who no longer have or don’t have easy and affordable access to documents to prove citizenship, such as certified birth and marriage certificates? Si se requiere prueba documental de ciudadanía estadounidense para registrarse para votar, ¿cómo ayudaría a los floridanos, especialmente a las mujeres, que ya no tienen o no tienen acceso fácil y asequible a documentos que prueben su ciudadanía, como certificados de nacimiento o matrimonio?

Insufficient affordable housing is hurting Florida families and limiting Florida’s economy. What state measures do you support to address the affordable housing crisis, beyond tax and insurance reform, for both homeowners and renters? La falta de vivienda asequible está perjudicando a las familias de Florida y limitando la economía del estado. ¿Qué medidas estatales apoya para abordar la crisis de vivienda asequible, más allá de reformas fiscales y de seguros, tanto para propietarios como para inquilinos?

Under what circumstances would you support access to abortion? ¿En qué circunstancias apoyaría el acceso al aborto?

With respect to preemption and home rule, is the relationship and balance of power between state and local governments in Florida appropriately addressing local issues or how should it be redefined? Con respecto a la preeminencia estatal (preemption) y la autonomía local (home rule), ¿cree que la relación y el equilibrio de poder entre los gobiernos estatales y locales en Florida están abordando adecuadamente los problemas locales? o ¿Cómo debería redefinirse?

Equitable and affordable access to healthcare is declining, in part due to the decrease of federal insurance subsidies. At the same time, more Medicaid costs are being pushed onto the states. How should the state address these issues? El acceso equitativo y asequible a la atención médica está disminuyendo, en parte debido a la reducción de los subsidios federales de seguros. Al mismo tiempo, más costos de Medicaid se están trasladando a los estados. ¿Cómo debería el estado abordar estos problemas?

Polls indicate the public is more concerned about the cost of property insurance than property taxes. What is your view and why? Las encuestas indican que el público está más preocupado por el costo del seguro de propiedad que por los impuestos a la propiedad. ¿Cuál es su opinión y por qué?

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Age 63
Education Bachelors of Nursing - FSU, Master of Business Administration, Rollins College - Master of Nurse Anesthesia - Wolford College
Hometown Lynn Haven
County Bay
Campaign Website http://voteleonard.com/
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Campaign Phone 4079201355
Campaign Mailing Address 1016 Navy Blvd. #329
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
Create avenues to improve affordability and to restore trust in our democracy and put people ahead of politics.
We need to speed up the processing of birth and marriage records by streamlining systems. The documents should be free and online certificates should be immediately available. Voter document assistance at the county offices should be immediately available.
Since developers are one of the most lucrative industries in Florida - there should be a required percentage of large multi family developments reserved for certain average income levels in the region of interest. We also need to increase first time buyer incentives for people just starting out to help young people get housing in this affordability crisis.
I would support full access back to the original levels in Florida before the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade. In Florida - 99 percent of abortions were in the first trimester and .6 percent later than that. The claim that abortions are performed up to birth is complete fabrication for political reasons. The decisions that are being made now are placing women in direct harm by denying reproductive care.
The state should not be able to determine what’s best for local governments. We cannot control what directly impacts us and keep our local initiatives alive if the state controls our individual municipalities. Once again - the people will lose control to decide what happens in their own neighborhood.
The state sales tax revenue has increased to over a billion dollars a year for the past two years. We need to fund and keep Medicaid at current levels - healthcare for poverty level individuals is unavailable and employers are continuing to push healthcare costs onto employees. We need people in congress to create programs to stop these cuts.
It’s because property insurance has exponentially outgrown property tax increases and property tax increases have a cap because they are homesteaded. We did not have a hurricane last year and insurance company profits are soaring but they are hiding profits through affiliate transfers outside of our state. People are having trouble selling their home, buying a home, and renting out property because the profits are consumed by property insurance.
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