Age
76
Education
BFA, Theatre - Florida Atlantic University
Hometown
Miami, FL
County
Dade
Instagram
@marshallldavissr
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall-l-davis-sr-040b6641b/?isSelfProfile=true
Campaign Phone
954-662-1458
District 24 is a multi-cultural, diverse district, therefore, I support TPS (Temporary Protected Status) with pathways to citizenship, as well as reuniting families, work visas, asylum and refugee programs, and border control that is facilitated in a dignified and humane manner; utilizing a balanced mix of adequate resources.
Yes, I do believe climate change is a financial threat to the economy of the nation as it adversely affects the safety and well being of human life - from food scarcity, and rising sea levels, to weather catastrophes, destruction of natural habits, extreme heat causing wildfires and heat waves impacting bodily temperatures. Implementing proactive measures to nurture, preserve and protect the environment is a means to nurture, preserve and protect humanity. Humanity depends on the environment, and the environment depends on humanity.
My top two legislative priorities for the next Congressional term align directly with the immediate needs of District 24: affordability and infrastructure. These issues are critical to our district’s survival and economic future. To address these challenges, I plan to allocate resiliency earmarks to lower housing costs, reduce the overall cost of living, and resolve infrastructure pain points. Specifically, I will introduce legislation to offer zero-to-low interest loans to help residents manage massive assessments for building safety recertifications. This is a crucial step given the disproportionate number of condos and multi-unit buildings in our district. Furthermore, I am committed to subsidizing septic-to-sewer conversions and creating apprenticeship and vocational programs. These programs will support homeowner and ensure that both adults and youth are trained in skills that lead to high-paying jobs, providing necessary economic relief.
Freedom of speech means the right to speak the truth and be creative without misrepresentation, nor the intent to do harm, nor violate the freedom, rights or productivity of others.
The right to direct federal government agencies is the constitutional responsibility of the President. Congress, as an equal branch, maintains oversight responsibility as well as the power to appropriate funds.
I would offer help on both micro and macro levels by providing immediate assistance and introducing legislation that offers the solutions and support needed to register citizens. Losing vital records can happen to anyone. I would partner with a university or appoint a team of researchers to assist with acquiring baptismal, census or marriage records. College students aspiring to be attorneys could receive volunteer hours, college credit or student loan forgiveness. Additionally, I would introduce federal legislation that expands the current fee waiver to be more inclusive of women and those with little to no financial resources. Also, expanding digital access by requiring agencies (i.e, Driver's license, Social Security, Vital Records) to work together and assist with identity verification will make the process more efficient and less frustrating. Centers can also be set up in case Wi-Fi and internet access are limited.
Beyond providing quality preschool and K-12 education, the federal government should earmark funds for prognostic testing to assess students and create individualized development pathways. Prognostic testing should be mandated over current post-testing methods, which often provide unreliable measures of future success. A system of sequential learning and testing would better support student development and reduce the stress associated with "teaching the test." Secondary education can be enhanced through interest assessment testing. By incorporating basic skills into practical experiences—i.e, arts, sciences, technology, STEAM activities, and vocational instruction—we can engage students and prepare them for meaningful careers. The federal government’s role should be to support these developments, ensuring students gain the essential skills necessary for life, liberty, and a productive future. Regarding higher education, I propose loans be provided at a 3% interest rate and 3% payback.
Age
53
Education
FAMU undergraduate, University of Miami law
Hometown
Miami Gardens, FL
County
Miami-Dade
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ogilbert3
FL-24 is one of the most diverse districts in America; TPS holders, Haitian and Caribbean families, DACA recipients, & immigrant workers are our neighbors, our coworkers, and our families. Our immigration system has been broken for decades and needs reform that is both humane and orderly. The cruelty and chaos coming out of Washington right now is not the answer. I support:
- A roadmap to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and the immigrants whose labor keeps our economy running;
- Permanently protecting TPS and DACA;
- Expanding our refugee and asylum systems and clearing the processing backlogs that leave people in limbo;
- Reforming our temporary work-visa programs so a worker's legal status isn't chained to a single employer who can exploit that power;
- Smart, accountable border management.
Yes. And nowhere is that clearer than in South Florida. Climate change is not a distant or abstract threat here; it is already an economic one. We are living with rising seas, sunny-day flooding, intensifying hurricanes, and the soaring property-insurance costs that come with all of it. Families across Florida's 24th District are watching their insurance premiums climb, their flood risk rise, and their home values put in jeopardy.
Climate-driven disasters cost the nation tens of billions of dollars a year in damage, lost productivity, and recovery. Coastal real estate, agriculture, tourism, and the entire municipal-bond market that funds local infrastructure are all exposed. As Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission, I dealt with these costs directly by investing in resilience and stormwater infrastructure and replacing failing septic systems that threaten our drinking water and Biscayne Bay. I've seen the bill come due at the local level.
First, protecting and lowering the cost of health care, Social Security, and Medicare for working families. These are the programs the people of this district rely on most, and they are under direct attack. I'll fight to defend Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security from cuts, privatization, and benefit reductions; strengthen the Affordable Care Act; and lower the cost of prescription drugs, premiums, and out-of-pocket care. Affordability is the defining issue in this district, and it will be my first priority.
Second, defending our democracy and voting rights. I'll prioritize restoring the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, including the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and protecting the freedom to vote against the obstacles being erected by extremist state legislatures, like the one we have in Tallahassee. In a district like FL-24, with a long history of voters fighting for their place at the ballot box, protecting that right is foundational to everything else.
As a lawyer, I think about this precisely. Freedom of speech is first & foremost a restraint on government: the First Amendment guarantees that the government cannot silence, punish, or retaliate against you for what you say, what you believe, who you criticize, or what you publish. It protects the journalist, the protester, the religious believer, the political dissenter & the ordinary citizen who wants to speak truth to power without fear. That protection is the foundation of a free society & it matters most when the speech is unpopular or critical of those in power.
What concerns me today is the rising tendency of those in power to weaponize government against speech they don't like by punishing critics, threatening the press & using the machinery of the state to chill dissent. Defending the First Amendment means defending it for everyone, including the people we disagree with & refusing to let any administration turn free expression into a privilege granted only to its allies.
Both have a role, by constitutional design, but Congress holds the primary oversight authority & that is exactly the point of our system of checks and balances. Congress creates federal agencies, defines their missions in law, funds them through the power of the purse, confirms their leaders & conducts the oversight and investigations that hold them accountable to the public. The President, as head of the executive branch, is responsible for executing & administering the laws Congress writes. But the President's job is expressly to faithfully carry out the law, not to rule by decree.
The current claims of nearly unlimited presidential power over agencies — the so-called "unitary executive" theory taken to its extreme — get the Constitution backwards. When an administration dismantles agencies Congress created, impounds funds Congress appropriated, or fires the inspectors general whose job is independent accountability, it is unconstitutionally seizing power granted to Congress.
Let me be direct: I oppose documentary-proof-of-citizenship requirements like the SAVE Act, because they are a solution in search of a problem that would disenfranchise millions of eligible American citizens. My first commitment is to stop these requirements from becoming law.
But where citizens face document barriers — whatever the cause — I would help in concrete ways. I'd push for federal funding so that certified copies of birth, marriage, and naturalization records are provided **free of charge** to any citizen who needs them to vote, and for streamlined, online, and mail-based processes so people don't have to take a day off work or travel hours to obtain them. I'd support requiring states to accept a name-change document — a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order — to bridge any name mismatch, and to provide alternative means for citizens to attest to their eligibility. And I'd fund navigators and legal aid to walk people through the process.
The federal government's role in education is essential. I strongly oppose the dismantling of the Department of Education and the abandonment of the federal commitment to our students.
Pre-school: Early childhood education is one of the highest-return investments we can make. I support a strong federal role in expanding access to high-quality, affordable pre-K and child care: protecting and growing Head Start and supporting universal pre-K.
K-12: Congress should fully fund Title I and IDEA and the rest of our commitment to public schools, and I'll fight for every dollar. I'll also fight to raise teacher and school-staff pay, and I will oppose vouchers and any scheme that drains taxpayer dollars away from public education.
Higher education: The federal government should make higher education debt-free and within reach: make community college free, expand Pell Grants, invest in HBCUs & minority-serving institutions, protect programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Age
42
Education
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University, Educational Leadership and Administration- Florida Atlantic University (Masters)
Hometown
West Park
County
Broward
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/shevrinjones/
I believe in an immigration system that is both secure and humane. I will fight for a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and long-term undocumented residents who built their lives here, and investment in processing capacity so families aren't left in limbo for years. I watched the Florida Legislature strip away in-state tuition for thousands of Dreamers. Young people who grew up here, graduated from our high schools, and simply wanted an affordable shot at college. I stood on the floor and fought that bill because punishing kids for where they were born, not what they've done, isn't justice. It's cruelty dressed up as policy and it must stop.
I represent communities with deep ties to Haiti and across the Caribbean; I've seen firsthand what abrupt changes to Temporary Protected Status do to families who've done everything right, only to face the threat of being uprooted overnight. I support reform that includes stability for TPS holders and a system that treats people as humans.
Yes, because in South Florida we live this daily. Rising insurance premiums, repeated flooding, and stronger storms are already hitting family budgets. When insurance becomes unaffordable, property values fall and local tax bases shrink, straining schools and public safety. Nationally, resilience infrastructure and clean energy investment cost far less than repeatedly rebuilding after disasters. I'll fight for federal investment in flood mitigation, relief for families facing the insurance crisis, and energy policy that puts Florida ahead in the clean energy economy rather than behind.
First, affordable healthcare. I've fought for Medicaid expansion in a state that refuses it, leaving millions uninsured. In Congress, I'll fight to protect the ACA, lower drug costs, and push for the coverage Florida has denied its people. Every family in Florida deserves care they can actually afford, not one health emergency away from bankruptcy.
Second, fixing the "benefits cliff" that traps working families. Right now, a small raise or extra shift can cause a family to abruptly lose SNAP, housing, or child care assistance which leaves them worse off for working harder. That's backwards. Nobody should be punished for earning more. I'll fight for reforms that let working families phase out of assistance gradually as their income rises, so a promotion or a few extra hours is always a net gain, not a setback. This is about rewarding work and giving people a real, stable path toward economic independence.
It means government cannot punish you for your beliefs, your protest, your faith, or your dissent, even when those in power find it inconvenient. It protects the right to organize, criticize elected officials, and speak uncomfortable truths without fear of retaliation. It also means protecting a free press and public processes where people can be heard, from the legislative floor to the ballot box. I've used every procedural tool on the Senate floor to make sure dissenting voices were heard, even when the outcome was already decided. That's what the First Amendment protects.
Congress does. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to create federal agencies by statute, fund them through appropriations, and oversee them, including the power to investigate, subpoena records, and hold agency leadership accountable. The executive runs day-to-day operations, but that isn't the same as unchecked authority. When any President, of either party, bypasses oversight or acts unilaterally around the checks the Constitution built in, that's a threat to the separation of powers, not just a partisan dispute and I'll defend Congress's role regardless of who holds the White House.
This is why I oppose the SAVE Act as written. An estimated 69 million American women have changed their name at marriage, and the bill doesn't clearly guarantee a marriage certificate bridges the gap to a current legal name which leaves millions at the mercy of inconsistent state decisions. Kansas's similar law blocked over 31,000 eligible citizens before courts intervened. My priority is stopping unfunded, poorly defined mandates like this. But if enacted, I'll fight for free certified copies of birth and marriage certificates for affected citizens, a binding national standard guaranteeing birth certificate plus marriage certificate is sufficient, and expanded mobile registration in underserved and rural areas. Voting is a constitutional right and the burden of proving it belongs on the system, not disproportionately on women and working people.
Pre-K: partner with states to expand affordable, quality early childhood education as the research shows it pays dividends for life. K-12: guarantee equity and protect Title I funding for high-poverty schools, fully fund IDEA, and push back on state efforts to defund public schools through unaccountable voucher schemes, a fight I've led in Tallahassee. Higher ed: be a partner in affordability and expand Pell Grants, address student debt, and defend financial aid and in-state tuition access that states like Florida have rolled back. Education is one of our most powerful tools for mobility, and zip code or immigration status shouldn't determine access to it.
Age
29
Education
JD - University of Miami; BA, Political Science and Government - University of Florida
Hometown
Miami
County
Miami-Dade
Instagram
Kendrick Meek For Congress
Campaign Phone
786-483-5658
I support comprehensive, humane immigration reform because our current system is broken and fails both immigrant families and our economy. In South Florida, immigrants are essential to our communities, culture, and workforce.
I support a fair immigration system that keeps families together, protects due process, strengthens our economy, and creates pathways to legal status and citizenship for people who have contributed to this country for years.
Dreamers and DACA recipients deserve permanent legal protections and a pathway to citizenship. I also support protecting and expanding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people fleeing war, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises, including many in South Florida’s Haitian community.
Our immigration system should reflect our values: fairness, dignity, opportunity, and respect for human rights.
Yes. Climate change is one of the greatest economic threats facing our nation, and nowhere is that more apparent than in South Florida.
The costs are already being felt through rising insurance premiums, stronger hurricanes, flooding, infrastructure damage, and threats to property values and local businesses. Families are paying more to insure their homes, local governments are spending more to prepare for extreme weather, and taxpayers ultimately bear the cost of delayed action.
Addressing climate change is not just an environmental issue—it is an economic necessity. Investing in clean energy, resilient infrastructure, and climate adaptation will create jobs, lower long-term costs, and protect communities like ours from increasingly severe climate impacts.
Lowering Costs for Working Families
My top priority will be making life more affordable. That means lowering prescription drug costs, expanding access to affordable healthcare, addressing the housing affordability crisis, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and combating corporate price gouging that drives up the cost of everyday necessities.
Protecting Democracy and Expanding Opportunity
I will fight to protect voting rights, strengthen civil rights protections, defend reproductive freedom, and ensure every community has access to quality public education and economic opportunity. A strong democracy requires that every eligible voter can participate and that every family has a fair chance to succeed.
To me, freedom of speech means that every person has the right to express their views, criticize those in power, organize peacefully, practice their faith, advocate for change, and participate fully in public life without fear of government censorship or retaliation.
The First Amendment protects our ability to debate ideas, hold leaders accountable, and challenge injustice. It protects not only popular speech but also speech that may be controversial or unpopular.
A healthy democracy depends on the free exchange of ideas and the right of people to peacefully protest, organize, and advocate for the issues they care about. In Congress, I will defend those constitutional freedoms and oppose efforts by government officials to suppress lawful speech or peaceful dissent.
Both have important roles, but Congress has the primary constitutional responsibility to oversee federal agencies on behalf of the American people.
The President manages the executive branch and directs agencies in carrying out the law. Congress writes the laws, appropriates funding, conducts oversight hearings, and ensures agencies are operating consistent with congressional intent and the Constitution.
Our system depends on checks and balances. Effective congressional oversight helps prevent waste, abuse, corruption, and the concentration of power in any one branch of government.
If documentary proof of citizenship were required for voter registration, my priority would be ensuring that no eligible American is denied their constitutional right to vote because of cost, bureaucracy, or lack of access to documents.
Many Americans—including seniors, low-income individuals, naturalized citizens, rural residents, and women whose names have changed—could face barriers obtaining the required paperwork.
I would support measures to provide free access to necessary documents, streamlined verification systems, and assistance programs to help eligible voters obtain records. I would also support making U.S. passports available at no cost to citizens and providing federal funding for outreach and legal assistance.
Voting is a fundamental right, and any system must prioritize access, accuracy, and fairness rather than creating barriers for eligible voters.
I believe education is a public good, and the federal government has a responsibility to ensure every child has access to a high-quality education regardless of their ZIP code.
We should expand access to affordable early childhood education because early learning is one of the best investments we can make. In K-12 education, the federal government should provide equitable funding, protect students’ civil rights, support educators, and ensure schools have the resources students need to succeed.
In higher education, we should reduce student debt, increase Pell Grants, invest in public colleges and universities, strengthen workforce training programs, and support Historically Black Colleges and Universities. I support student loan debt relief and exploring tuition-free public colleges, universities, and trade schools.
Education is one of the most powerful tools for expanding opportunity and building a stronger economy, and I will fight to ensure every student has the chance to succeed.
Age
71
Education
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctorate of Osteopathy...Bachelors Degree University of Chicago...Juris Doctorate, University Of Miami....Masters in Business Administration, University of Miami
Hometown
Miami, Fl.
County
Miami Dade
Instagram
moiseforcongress
Campaign Phone
9545463017
I believe our immigration system must reflect both values and our workforce needs. I support a clear path to citizenship for long-term residents who have built their lives, families, and businesses in our communities. I also support protecting and expanding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, recognizing the ongoing crisis in Haiti and the vital contributions Haitian-Americans make to America every day.
Yes! Climate changes is not a distant or theoretical risk- it is a present and escalating financial threat to our national economy, and nowhere is that more evident than right here in Florida's 24th Congressional District.
South Florida is ground zero for the economic consequences of climate change. Homeowners across Miami Dade and Broward Counties have watched their insurance premiums, double, triple, or more in recent years, as insurers price in the growing risk of hurricanes, flooding, and storm surge. Several major insurers have pulled out of the Florida market entirely, leaving families dependent on a state-backed insurer of last resort that itself faces enormous financial exposure. This isn't just an inconvenience - it's pricing working families out of homeownership and threatening the stability of our housing market.
Lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55.
Millions of Americans between 55 and 64 are caught in a dangerous gap- too young for Medicare, but often facing skyrocketing private insurance premiums, job loss, or early retirement due to health issues. Lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55 would provide financial security and access to quality health care for older workers, small business owners, and early retirees, while easing pressure on the private insurance market. As a physician, I've seen firsthand how delayed care and coverage gaps harm patients, and families; this is a practical, achievable reform what would make an immediate difference in people's lives.
Strengthening the Economy for Working Families
South Florida families are feeling the squeeze of rising housing costs, insurance premiums, and everyday expenses. I will prioritize legislation that lowers costs for working families, supports small businesses, and invests in job creation in growing industries.
Freedom of speech means every American has the right to express their views, beliefs, and opinions — political, religious, or personal — without fear of government censorship or retaliation. It protects our right to criticize our government, advocate for change, practice our faith openly, and engage in the free exchange of ideas that is essential to a healthy democracy.
This system of checks and balances exists so that no single branch has unchecked control over the federal bureaucracy. Congress’s oversight role is essential to ensuring accountability, transparency, and that agencies serve the public interest rather than any single administration’s political agenda. As a member of Congress, I will take this oversight responsibility seriously — using it to protect programs like Medicare and Social Security, ensure federal agencies serving South Florida are accountable to the people they serve, and push back against executive overreach when it threatens the rule of law.
Voting is a fundamental right, and any requirement to prove citizenship must not become a barrier to eligible Americans. While I support safeguards to ensure election integrity, we must acknowledge that millions of Americans—particularly women, seniors, and low-income citizens—face genuine obstacles accessing citizenship documents like birth certificates or marriage certificates. These documents can cost hundreds of dollars to obtain, require time off work, and may be difficult or impossible to locate. If documentary proof becomes necessary, we need a comprehensive solution: federal funding to cover the cost of obtaining these documents at no charge to voters, streamlined processes through DMV and election offices to help people locate lost documents, and temporary alternatives like affidavits or other forms of identification for those experiencing hardship. We should also extend early voting and registration periods to give people time to gather what they need.
For K through twelve, the federal government should ensure equitable funding so schools in low-income communities have the resources they need to compete with wealthy districts. We also need federal support for teacher salaries to attract and keep quality educators, mental health services for students, and investments in school infrastructure.
On higher education, we need to tackle the student debt crisis. Federal investment in community colleges and trade schools gives working families real pathways to good jobs without crushing debt. We should increase Pell Grants and work to hold down the cost of attendance. Education shouldn’t require decades of debt.
Throughout all three levels, we must support our educators, modernize infrastructure, and remember that public education is how we build shared prosperity and economic strength.
I also want to be very clear... we must demand accountability for our tax dollars in Education.
Age
63
Education
MBA, BA/Finance
Hometown
Miami
County
Miami-Dade
Instagram
@Jeanmonestimeforcongress
Campaign Phone
3059707088
I support provisions that create a path to citizenship for all law‑abiding immigrants currently living in the United States, including individuals under DACA and TPS status. I also support legislation that strengthens the due‑process rights of refugees and asylum seekers. At the same time, I oppose policies that fuel fear or intimidation in American cities, neighborhoods, and communities.
I believe climate change is a serious threat to our environment, our health, our safety, and our overall well‑being. It poses a lesser threat to the economy, because as long as human activity continues, consumer desire and demand will remain the engine that drives economic behavior. Industry will continue to produce in response to that demand, and innovation will naturally replace outdated practices and technologies. As a result, any potential long‑term financial threat to the economy is likely to diminish as innovation accelerates.
My top legislative priorities are as follows (not necessarily in order):
A. Co‑sponsor or support legislation that strengthens and expands the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or any other policy that increases access to quality healthcare at an affordable cost—without placing undue emotional or financial burdens on working families.
B. Co‑sponsor or support legislation that creates a clear, humane, and achievable path to citizenship for the approximately 12.5 million “undocumented immigrants” or “aspiring Americans” currently living in the United States.
C. Co‑sponsor or support legislation that strengthens workers’ rights and benefits while helping to reduce inflationary pressures in the economy. This includes, but is not limited to: raising the minimum wage, establishing universal paid family and medical leave (PFML), expanding training and retraining incentive programs, and advancing employee‑benefit policies supported by the League of Women Voter and labor organizations.
Freedom of speech is fundamental to any healthy democracy. However, speech that incites violence, hatred, or lawless threats against any individual or group—whether defined by gender, ethnicity, race, religion, or any other protected characteristic—does not fall under the principles of free expression.
It’s a system of checks and balances, meaning both branches have oversight authority over federal agencies. While the President serves as the chief enforcer of federal laws, Congress is responsible for creating those laws, funding federal operations, and overseeing their proper execution. Congress also ensures accountability for how federal agencies spend American taxpayer dollars.
First, this is a deeply alarming concern—one for which no meaningful recourse has yet been established. How would I help? I am Haitian‑American. More than four decades ago, strangers stood in the gap for me. I am here today, answering this question, because repaying the debt I owe to those who advocated on my behalf has become my life’s mission.
For the past 25 years, I have stood in the gap for others—advocating, fighting, and accompanying people in our community who have been disenfranchised or overlooked. I know how to show up for my community. This would be yet another opportunity to do so with pride, commitment, and compassion.
Every child should have the right to free universal education from the pre-school level, K-12, all the way up to 4 years of college or professional training, paid for and supported by the federal government in partnership with all 50 states.
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