Education
M.S. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Hometown
Pembroke Pines
County
Broward
I have been an independent voter for most of my adult life. I am running as a Democrat to bring that independence to work for the people of this state. I believe every Floridian deserves to live without fear of losing their home, fear of not being able to feed their children, fear of going bankrupt because they got sick.
Florida has excellent environmental advocacy groups and devoted citizens committed to advocating for and protecting our environment. We do not need to reinvent the wheel.
My administration will bring these citizens and experts together and empower them to drive the mission of protecting our Everglades, water, land, coastlines, and natural habitats from pollution, overdevelopment, and climate change.
Hyperscale data centers threaten our environment on multiple levels: water, noise, and disrupting natural habitats. My administration will also empower environmental advocacy groups to protect our state from these threats.
Florida's uninsured rate is 10.9%, well above the national average. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in America. I support Medicare for All, but until that happens at the federal level, I will act as governor to protect Floridians now.
My administration will ban all medical debt, ban reporting of medical debt to credit bureaus, and create Florida Direct Care. This system will pay doctors directly for people with no insurance, bypassing insurance companies. Florida has rejected at least $11 billion in federal funds in recent years, including Medicaid expansion. That stops under my administration. No Floridian should go bankrupt because they or someone they love got sick.
Public lands belong to the people of Florida, not to corporations or political donors. My philosophy is simple: protect what we have, acquire what we need, and stop selling off Florida's heritage to the highest bidder. Florida Forever projects, state parks, and coastal areas must be preserved for future generations, not developed for short-term profit.
My administration will prioritize conservation over exploitation, ensure transparent decision-making on land use, and empower environmental advocacy groups to hold government accountable. The Everglades, our springs, wetlands, and coastlines are irreplaceable. Once they are gone, they are gone forever.
Florida families are crushed by property insurance and rent. A 2022 report found insurers' affiliates made nearly $14 billion while executives paid themselves $680 million in dividends.
My administration will eliminate the middlemen who are the affiliates.
For renters, rents are up 39% since 2019. Over 900,000 renters pay more than 40% of their income for housing.
My administration will create a Florida State Rental Voucher Program and fund affordable housing via mandatory fees on hyperscale data centers, large companies, luxury vessels over $10 million, and luxury real estate over $20 million.
Teachers must be paid competitively so they can afford to live in Florida. Curriculum should focus on reading, writing, math, and critical thinking. I believe in public education that serves all children without political interference.
The major threat is property insurance, not property taxes. Too many in Tallahassee avoid facing insurance companies by pushing property tax cuts instead. The Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times exposed the affiliate scheme where excessive profits are made on the backs of homeowners while rates soar. I will eliminate the middlemen who are the affiliates.
I will tackle taxes by eliminating inefficiency and potential fraud. Property taxes pay for essential services we all benefit from. Those services should not be compromised.
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Age
49
Education
Miami Dade College; Weber State University; Rutgers School of Health
Hometown
HOMESTEAD
County
Miami-Dade
Instagram
@novaforflorida
Campaign Phone
7865291461
I am running for Governor because I believe Florida should work for the people who call it home. As a veteran, healthcare professional, husband, father, and community advocate, I have spent my life serving others and helping families navigate challenges.
The two issues where I believe I can make the greatest difference are affordability and healthcare.
Across Florida, families are struggling with rising housing costs, insurance premiums, and everyday expenses. Too many hardworking people are falling behind. We need practical solutions that help families achieve stability and build a better future.
I am also passionate about affordable healthcare. My experience in healthcare has shown me how important quality care is to every family. No Floridian should have to choose between getting the care they need and paying their bills.
I want to help build a Florida where every family has the opportunity to succeed.
Florida is one of the most beautiful states in the country. Protecting our environment, water quality, and coastlines is not just about preserving natural resources—it is about protecting our health, economy, homes, and way of life.
Through my work in communities across Florida, I have seen how environmental issues affect everyday people. Clean drinking water, safe neighborhoods, healthy ecosystems, and resilient infrastructure are essential to strong communities.
We must continue investing in Everglades restoration, protecting our waterways, reducing pollution, and improving stormwater infrastructure. As Florida grows, we must balance development with responsible planning so growth does not come at the expense of our environment or quality of life.
We must also prepare for flooding, stronger storms, and other environmental challenges that impact our communities. By focusing on practical solutions, we can protect Florida's natural beauty for future generations.
As a healthcare professional, I have seen firsthand how important affordable, accessible healthcare is to families, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Healthcare should not be a privilege available only to those who can afford it.
Florida must work to increase access to quality care while controlling costs for patients and taxpayers. That includes strengthening preventive care, supporting community health centers, expanding healthcare workforce development, and reducing barriers that prevent people from receiving timely treatment.
We must also ensure that Medicaid resources are managed responsibly and efficiently so that vulnerable populations continue to receive the services they need. Investing in preventive care and early intervention can improve health outcomes while reducing long-term costs.
I believe healthcare decisions should focus on people, not politics. Every Floridian deserves access to quality, affordable healthcare.
Florida's public lands are one of our state's greatest assets. They protect our water supply, support wildlife, strengthen our economy, and provide places for families to enjoy the outdoors. Conservation is not just about protecting land—it is about protecting our quality of life.
I support continued investment in programs such as Florida Forever, Everglades restoration, state parks, and coastal conservation efforts. As Florida continues to grow, we must make thoughtful decisions that balance development with the preservation of natural resources.
Public lands should be managed responsibly, protected for future generations, and accessible to the people they serve. I believe we should prioritize protecting environmentally sensitive areas, preserving wildlife habitats, and safeguarding the natural resources that make Florida unique.
By taking a practical, long-term approach, we can protect Florida's natural heritage while supporting strong communities and a healthy economy.
Housing affordability is a major challenge facing Florida families today. Too many working families, seniors, veterans, and young adults are struggling to find housing they can afford, while homelessness continues to grow in many communities.
I support increasing affordable and workforce housing opportunities, expanding pathways to homeownership, and encouraging innovative housing solutions that meet the needs of Florida's growing population. We should work with local governments, nonprofits, and private partners to increase housing availability while preserving community character and quality of life.
Addressing homelessness requires more than temporary shelter. We must connect individuals and families to housing, healthcare, mental health services, employment opportunities, and other support systems that help people achieve long-term stability.
Every Floridian deserves the opportunity to live in a safe, stable, and affordable home. Together, we can build a more secure future.
A strong public education system is essential to Florida's future. My long-term goal is to ensure every student has access to a quality education while supporting the teachers, parents, and communities that make student success possible.
Teacher retention begins with respect, support, and competitive compensation. We must create an environment where educators are valued, have access to professional development, and can focus on teaching and student achievement.
I believe parents should be active partners in their children's education and should have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect their families. At the same time, our schools should remain focused on academic excellence, critical thinking, and preparing students for success after graduation.
I also support expanding financial literacy, civics education, career and technical training, and practical life skills. Every student should graduate prepared for college, military service, a career, or entrepreneurship.
Property insurance has become one of the biggest financial burdens facing Florida families. For many homeowners, insurance costs have increased far faster than wages, making it difficult to remain in their homes and plan for the future.
I believe the state must take a balanced approach that protects consumers while maintaining a stable insurance market. We need greater transparency, stronger oversight, and accountability to ensure rates are fair and justified.
We must also invest in mitigation efforts that reduce risk and lower costs over time. Strengthening homes against storms, improving infrastructure, and supporting community resilience can help reduce losses and stabilize premiums.
Property taxes are important, but when families see insurance bills doubling or tripling, affordability becomes a serious concern. Florida families deserve practical solutions that make homeownership more affordable and sustainable.
My focus is helping Floridians protect their homes.
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Age
32
Education
B.S. Finance, M.S. Science in Finance, M.S. Science in Information
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale
County
Boward
Instagram
FosterforFlorida
LinkedIn
Foster for Florida
Campaign Phone
954-900-7277
I’m running because Florida deserves leaders who actually listen. I was a math teacher from Fort Lauderdale and the daughter of a single mother who worked hard so I could have opportunities she never had. I’ve seen how decisions made in Tallahassee show up in real life at the kitchen table, at the doctor’s office, at the gas pump and too many of our leaders have stopped serving the people they represent. I earned multiple degrees while teaching full time because I believe understanding government is the first step to making it work for everyday Floridians. I’m not waiting for the right leader to show up; I’m becoming the leader I once needed. The two issues where I know I can make the greatest impact are fixing and fully funding public education and making housing affordable.
Florida’s environment continues to face serious threats from corporations that prioritize short‑term profit over long‑term sustainability. As governor, I will halt state data‑center construction projects, which have been shown to damage groundwater, worsen air quality, and increase asthma‑related deaths. Our natural waterways must be restored and protected to ensure safe drinking water for Floridians and for the regions beyond our borders that rely on our water systems. The state can create public dashboards to track water quality and carbon emissions, expand cost‑share programs that help farms reduce chemical runoff, and establish a Florida Sustainable Agriculture Transition Fund to support small farmers shifting to sustainable practices. Overdevelopment and urban encroachment also threaten our ecosystems, which is why all affordable housing projects must be designed with climate resilience in mind.
As governor, I will immediately adopt expanded Medicaid. This program has already been implemented in most states and will instantly allow an additional 800,000 to 1.4 million Floridians to get government assistance. Access to healthcare is important, which is why the government should invest in both rural health and better transportation to medical facilities. As governor, I will expand federally qualified health centers, expand transportation services for people seeking prenatal and postpartum care, and advocate for legislation that finally brings telehealth reimbursement parity and expanded rural connectivity to our state.
Our natural resources are the backbone of our state. The state government should protect the environment from hasty and dangerous data center projects, inhumane federal detention centers, and urban overdevelopment. New development projects should be undertaken with care and caution, and with the consent of all parties involved.
Affordable housing is fundamentally a supply and stability challenge, and I'd start by fully funding the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund and protecting it from legislative sweeps. I'd pair that with zoning and land use reform, including a statewide accessory dwelling unit framework and the elimination of parking minimums near transit to lower development costs. I’d also develop publicly owned land through long-term ground leases paired with community land trusts that remove land cost from the equation and keep homes permanently affordable. Siting this development on already-developed infill near transit lowers families' combined housing and transportation costs and avoids sprawl onto sensitive lands. Funded through existing federal infrastructure dollars and a luxury non-resident property surcharge rather than new taxes on working residents, this approach puts affordable housing within reach of everyday Floridians.
My long-term plan for public education is to rebuild a system that supports students, respects educators, and reflects the needs of our communities. Teacher retention starts with competitive pay, stable contracts, and restoring respect for the profession so educators can build long term careers in Florida. I will work to depoliticize curriculum decisions and return to evidence-based standards that prepare students for the real world, not political agendas. My goal is to create a balanced, transparent system where families, educators, and students are partners in learning.
I share the public's concern about property insurance, because it has become one of the fastest rising and least predictable threats to affordable homeownership. Property taxes, while a real burden, are relatively stable and capped for homesteaded residents under Save Our Homes, whereas insurance premiums have climbed steeply and erratically, driven by hurricane exposure, climate risk, and a distressed insurance market that has pushed carriers out of Florida entirely. For working families, retirees on fixed incomes, and first-time buyers, an unpredictable premium spike can be the difference between keeping a home and losing it and rising insurance costs quietly inflate rents and the price of building the affordable housing our state desperately needs. That is why my housing agenda treats resilience as central to affordability, embedding disaster-resilient construction standards into state-financed housing to lower long-term risk and repair costs.
Age
74
Education
BA Political Science U of Central Florida 1974, Master Education, National Louis. U. 2010
Hometown
Clermont, Florida
County
Lake
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Education
Juris Doctor (J.D.) cum laude from the George Mason University School of Law; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History from Emory University
Hometown
Dunedin, Florida
County
Hillsborough
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/davidjollyfl/
Campaign Phone
727-386-9204
I am running for Governor to build a Florida that is more affordable, more accountable, and more focused on the future. I believe government should improve people's lives, the economy should work for everyone, and every Floridian deserves dignity and equal opportunity.
The first issue where I can make the greatest difference is affordability. Rising costs for housing, insurance, healthcare, childcare, and groceries have made it harder for working families to get ahead. I will support policies that strengthen workers' rights, raise wages, and create pathways to good-paying jobs.
The second issue is education. Florida needs a renaissance in public education. I will fully fund neighborhood public schools, raise teacher pay, reduce overcrowding, expand student support services, and protect the independence and excellence of our colleges and universities. By making Florida more affordable and investing in education, we can create opportunity and security for every Floridian.
Florida's environment is one of our greatest assets. Our beaches, springs, wetlands, rivers, and coastlines support tourism, recreation, agriculture, and local communities. Protecting them requires stronger stewardship and long-term planning.
Florida must accept the science of climate change and invest in resilience against sea level rise, stronger storms, flooding, and saltwater intrusion. Building resilient infrastructure today will protect communities and save taxpayers money in the future.
I support stronger enforcement against polluters, investments in wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and accelerated restoration of the Everglades, springs, rivers, and estuaries. We must reduce harmful algal blooms and ensure clean water for future generations.
We also need smart growth policies that protect wetlands, beaches, state parks, and environmentally sensitive lands from overdevelopment.
Equitable, affordable healthcare is declining as federal subsidies shrink and states shoulder more Medicaid costs. Florida should expand Medicaid and bring home billions in taxpayer dollars now funding care elsewhere. Expansion would help hundreds of thousands access affordable coverage and reduce uncompensated care that drives up premiums.
As costs shift to states, we must also improve how care is delivered by investing in preventive services, behavioral health, maternal health, chronic disease management, and care coordination to reduce avoidable ER visits. Stronger fraud prevention, transparency, and efficient administration are essential.
Rural communities face provider shortages and hospital closures, so Medicaid dollars should stabilize local hospitals, expand telehealth, and support community‑based networks.
Healthcare shouldn’t depend on income or geography. By expanding Medicaid and modernizing care delivery, Florida can improve outcomes and strengthen rural communities.
Florida’s public lands are part of our shared heritage, and conservation is essential to our long‑term prosperity. As Governor and a member of the Board of Trustees, I would prioritize responsible stewardship, public access, and protecting natural resources for future generations—not short‑term interests. I support fully funding and expanding Florida Forever to preserve wildlife corridors, wetlands, springsheds, and working lands that safeguard water quality and reduce flooding. State parks should remain focused on conservation and recreation, not commercial development. I also support coastal resiliency, beach restoration, seagrass protection, and science‑based planning to address sea level rise. Strategic land acquisition and partnerships with local governments and conservation groups are key to protecting habitats and preventing costly environmental damage. Florida’s environment is the foundation of our economy and quality of life, and we must protect it for those who come after us.
Florida’s housing crisis is pushing homeownership and stable rentals out of reach for working families, seniors, veterans, and young people. As Governor, I would focus on lowering costs by fully funding the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund and ensuring those dollars build affordable and workforce housing as intended. I support smart‑growth infrastructure, mixed‑income development, and removing unnecessary local barriers that restrict supply. Stabilizing the property insurance market is also essential, as rising premiums are driving the affordability crisis. To reduce homelessness, I support a Housing First approach that pairs permanent housing with mental health care, addiction treatment, job training, and healthcare. We must prioritize veterans, seniors, youth aging out of foster care, and families at risk of eviction. Housing is essential infrastructure, and every Floridian deserves safe, stable, affordable homes.
Florida needs a ten-year renaissance in public education; a long‑term plan to strengthen public education by supporting teachers, improving curriculum, and keeping parents engaged as partners. The teacher shortage stems from years of low pay, rising living costs, burnout, and policies that have left educators feeling undervalued. I would prioritize higher salaries, housing assistance, loan forgiveness, and stronger mentorship and professional development to improve recruitment and retention. We must also improve school climate by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and expanding mental health and behavioral supports. Curriculum should be high‑quality, evidence‑based, and focused on literacy, math, science, civics, financial literacy, CTE, and media literacy, free from partisan interference. Parents deserve transparency and meaningful involvement, and parental rights laws should encourage collaboration rather than conflict. We must value educators and support Florida families.
Floridians are right to be more concerned about property insurance than property taxes because insurance costs have become one of the biggest threats to housing affordability. Premiums—not taxes—are now the primary driver of rising housing costs, affecting renters, homeowners, retirees, and condo owners. Stabilizing the insurance market must be a top priority. I support exploring a state catastrophic fund to remove natural‑disaster risk from the private market, lower premiums, and create long‑term price stability, while ensuring the system is actuarially sound and transparent. I also support no‑interest state‑backed loans to help condo owners cover required structural repairs that many—especially seniors—cannot afford. Florida must invest in resilience programs, strengthen homes against storms, and increase industry accountability so rate hikes are justified. Insurance affordability and housing affordability are inseparable, and restoring stability must be a core priority.
Education
Yale University (Connecticut), Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, DC), Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (The Netherlands)
Hometown
Miami
County
Miami-Dade
Instagram
@DotieJoseph
Campaign Phone
3108631818
I'm running for the people. We are tired. We're working hard and still not able to make ends meet. Across the state, some are deciding between paying for healthcare, food, or housing. We're tired of the culture wars at home and foreign wars abroad. It's time to focus on us–our real needs right here in Florida. My top 2 issues are making Florida affordable (reduce costs for housing, healthcare, medicine, gas, and groceries) and protecting our rights & what's left of our democracy.
As a civil rights and government attorney, I have devoted my career to helping people. I see where government works, and where it does not. It's time we make government work for, rather than against, people. I want to keep us all healthy, prosperous, and safe. As a State Representative, I've worked with both parties to deliver real results. We need leadership that understands immigrants are not the enemy, seniors are not a "burden," climate change is real, and our democracy is worth preserving.
Florida's future is inextricably tied to our natural resources, and I've championed these issues in the Legislature (PFAS monitoring, data center transparency, renewable energy goals, water management system evaluation to improve flood protection and long-term resiliency, carbon farming tax credit). Our beaches, springs, and waterways power tourism, fishing, agriculture, and property values. We can enforce clean water standards and hold polluters accountable for the nutrient runoff feeding toxic blue-green algae and red tide; continue Everglades and springs restoration; disincentivize overdevelopment of wetlands and aquifer recharge areas that absorb floodwaters; and invest in climate-resilient infrastructure (which along with clean energy, lowers utility bills–e.g. studies show every dollar invested in mitigation saves roughly six in disaster recovery, and resilient communities pay lower insurance premiums). In addition, I'd partner with Native tribes on environmental stewardship.
Florida is one of 10 states refusing to expand Medicaid. Expansion would cover approximately 1 million uninsured Floridians, bring in $14.3 billion in federal funds over 5 years, and reduce $2.6 billion in annual uncompensated care driving up everyone's premiums. With federal subsidy cuts projected to leave 1.5 million Floridians uninsured, and the fallout from the Big Beautiful Bill contributing to rural hospital closures, expansion is fiscally urgent. I've repeatedly filed legislation to expand Medicaid, and also filed the Healthy Florida Act to provide universal coverage for all. I successfully fought to lower insulin costs, expand postpartum Medicaid coverage from 30 days to one year, and allocate millions to address healthcare disparities. As Governor, I'll pair coverage expansion with cost reform, drug price transparency, community health centers, and tackling provider shortages, so care is affordable and accessible in all 67 counties.
My philosophy on conservation is a mutually beneficial symbiosis between human economic activity and the natural environment–maintaining biodiversity and ensuring natural resources are managed sustainably. Public lands are a public trust–not a real estate portfolio to be auctioned off to the highest campaign donor. In 2024, a scheme to build golf courses and hotels inside our award-winning state parks had to be abandoned after bipartisan outrage.
As Governor, I'd propose a budget that fully and consistently funds Florida Forever; completes the Florida Wildlife Corridor; and prioritizes acquiring springs, coastal buffers, and aquifer recharge lands. I'll scrutinize land swaps and "surplus" proposals that quietly hand conservation land to developers. Our coasts deserve special protection, they are hurricane buffers, tourism engines, and home to the fisheries and reefs our economy depends on. We must plant and protect trees under whose shade we know we may never sit.
First, I'd implement the Real Affordable Housing Relief Act HB 1493, which I filed to limit corporate ownership of single-family homes, authorize community land banks to convert distressed properties to long-term affordable housing, prohibit algorithm-driven rent pricing, enable challenges to excessive insurance rate increases, and repay any diverted housing trust funds.
Second, restore local flexibility, cut permitting delays, and help low-income seniors and families with down payments and property taxes.
Third, I'd veto raids on the Sadowski affordable housing trust funds. The Florida Housing Coalition estimates the over $2 billion swept over the years has cost 94,000 affordable homes.
On homelessness, I'd request a study on best practices in other jurisdictions that help people transition, provide mental health and substance-use treatment, and I'd veto laws that criminalize poverty.
We need to find ways to make and keep Florida affordable for all.
As a proud product of Miami-Dade public schools, and student of the Civil Rights movement with cases like Brown v. Board, I am keenly aware of the challenges to traditional public schools. My long-term plan starts with solving the retention crisis. Florida's average teacher pay ranks near the bottom nationally and thousands of classrooms lack a permanent teacher. I'll fight for competitive pay that reaches veteran educators (not just starting salaries), restore planning time, offer loan forgiveness, and end political attacks driving professionals out. Second, curriculum, teach honest, accurate history and get politicians out of classrooms; book bans don't educate a single child. Third, parents have always had the right to be informed, involved, and heard, and I'll protect that; but those laws shouldn't let one parent censor what every child learns. And with billions in tax dollars now flowing to vouchers, I'll demand the same accountability from every school receiving public money.
The public is right, and I've been fighting this fight for years. Our property insurance premiums are the highest in the nation, roughly triple the national average, and recent rate cuts haven't reached most families. Those costs go to insurance company profits and CEO bonuses. On the other hand, property taxes fund essential services like schools, police, fire, trash collection, and other local programs. We have some good insurance companies in Florida, and some bad actors that deny valid claims and shift profits to affiliates while claiming losses. As Governor, I will hold insurers accountable to pay legitimate claims, require real rate and profit transparency, and invest in resilience that reduces the underlying risk. On property taxes, I'm open to targeted relief for homesteaded, low-income owners like seniors, veterans, and young people.
Age
59
Education
Architectural Engineering
Hometown
Venice, FL
County
Sarasota County
Instagram
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LinkedIn
Do not have a LinkedIn yet
Campaign Phone
9416500064
My initial reason for running for GOVERNOR, was to redefine what PROBABLE CAUSE means. So many people have struggled, when they did absolutely nothing wrong at all (I struggled with it too).
So, I will redefine it to REQUIRE at least ONE PHYSICAL piece of EVIDENCE. If it is just words out of someone's mouth, but no Evidence, then that person CANNOT be arrested (until evidence is finally found).
My 2nd reason for running for GOVERNOR, was to redefine PROPERTY TAX. I will reduce Property Taxes a little, but I will begin what is called a REPAIR FUND... which will help non-rich people to be able to repair their homes for free (from that REPAIR FUND). And that will make the whole State of Florida, look better in almost every neighborhood.
A 3rd, and very important other reason, why I am running for GOVERNOR... is that EVERY SINGLE FAMILY has the TOTAL RIGHT, to raise their families in any way they want. And I will make that happen.
I have over 100 other items on my list for running.
One of the main reasons, there are environmental issues along the coast, is that certain coast areas need SEA WALLS built.
About Water quality... Florida has very good "Natural Water" from underground. Zephyrhills should be active over the Entire State.
We have no way to avoid Climate Changes. All we can do, is prepare ourselves, to be protected from them.
90% of the State of Florida, does not have any major pollution issues. So, let's just pickup some trash, that someone else dropped, and throw it in the trashcan. But we will fix the 10% that has too much pollution.
Overdevelopment is not really an issue. But development itself, just will end up having to comply with whatever requirements we will make for Florida.
Any kind of EMERGENCY health issues, should be 100% FREE.
Just Doctor Visits, and minor health issues, shall cost an amount.
This State should start a HEALTHCARE FUND, where Citizens can DONATE to that FUND, and we will see how many people care enough, to help others...Let's See.
Natural Lands... are just NATURAL.
If they want to build a Park, etc., then that Land now will have issues to deal with.
This is not any huge issue. It only becomes an issue, when they turn all of them into Parks, etc.
So... how about we just let those State Lands... just be Lands.
Next question...
First of all... most Homeless People are not normal people. And even if it was easy for them to get a place to stay... they WON'T... because they enjoy being Homeless (I have helped Homeless People for over 7 months, and I have learned A LOT about their lifestyles... some ok, some not ok).
One of my BIGGEST intentions, is to fix the Economy, and have housing much less than their prices are now.
Me, and the Cabinet, and State Senators and State House Representatives, will work on the ECONOMY, and also FIGURE OUT how and what to do with Homeless People.
First I'll say, that if a parent is able to, and is available to do... HOMESCHOOLING... then that is the BEST schooling OPTION possible.
But if they cannot, then of course, a normal "School" is the next best option.
It is up to the School, to interview, and choose who will become a Teacher at their School. If the School chose the wrong Teacher, then that is the School's FAULT.
And if that keeps happening, then the State should get involved.
I will speak to the State Officials, about how it can become, how it used to be, many years ago.
The economy will help that, as soon as it gets to be a lower economy.
However, just to let you know... MINIMUM WAGE, is a PRIME factor, about the ECONOMY. Cancelling MINIMUM WAGE, will start CREATING a MUCH different ECONOMY... which may take only a YEAR or Two, for it to get where it will end up. And from that point forward, the ECONOMY will be MUCH BETTER.
Age
65
Education
4 years of college, Vocational Tech School,
Hometown
Pensacola Florida
County
Escambia
Instagram
nokovichforgoverno
Campaign Phone
8507047074
I am running for office because of a dream I had. I feel that Florida can lead our nation to a spiritual awakening.
I feel that Governor DeSantis has done an exceptional job,
Abraham Lincoln said; "It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord." (1863 Prayer Proclamation)
Two of the more important policies
1) Decentralize Electricity- Individual power plants, and Power company alternatives.
2) Criminalize distribution of chemicalized and poisoning of food and water supply.
Floridians have a history of disrupting billion dollar projects that seem like good ideas until someone starts to calculate the real environmental damage impact. The Cross Florida Barge Canal is a perfect example of this (FloridaHistoryBlog.com). As long as there are altruistic motives ruling the billion dollar monetary schemes, we have a good chance that stupid projects will not permitted. As Governor, there is a delicate balance between, nature and demands. If nature is incapable of sustaining demographic and industrial development, then as Governor, I would have to insist on a more sophisticated workable solution.
As for coastline pollution, much of Florida's pollution can be attributed to storm water run off, septic waste, and Ag fertilizers.
As for overdevelopment, revitalizing existing slum areas is probably #1 solution for developers.
Climate Change has evolved from the "Ice age" to "Global Warming" and now back to Seasonal climate Change. I think we're at a good Place.
I do have a great affordable Healthcare solution. First, Give an affordable option that excludes Corporate ownership of the medical industry. Secondly, dismiss the insurance industry from being the only game in town. Thirdly, eliminate big Pharma's strangle hold on every doctor and medical administration. Institute a public held, led, and supervised medical services that include all disciplines of health. Health begins in the heart, mind, soul and spirit. These affect physical health. Offering counsel to people is practical for mental, emotional, psychological, and spiritual sickness. Stress can be caused by financial lack, marital issues, financial, educational, hygienic ignorance and broken family relationships.
Driving down costs while treating causes and not medicating symptoms is a very good start.
First of all, I don't believe that conserving land to the detriment of Florida's population is compassionate. It may seem like keeping people away from land is a good thing, until you realize that some people thrive in wide open spaces. People is Florida's greatest value and most precious resource. What we could do for this state is immeasurable, but too many people that want to manage the land, want it only for viewing because they already have million dollar vistas. What if Florida began to help it's poor by educating them and truly supporting the full health of the Floridian? None would be left behind to fend for themselves? Sometimes people need extra encouragement, it wouldn't hurt us to be a little patient with the dysfunctional amongst us. Some folks are just slower than others. I think we have to rethink conservation to prioritize the well-being of We The People of Florida.
Homelessness is not just a financial challenge situation. I've worked with many homeless people and have discovered that many homeless people come from broken families and destroyed relationships.
I think churches could make a huge impact, but unfortunately, many are confused as to what their duty is to mankind. And so, the poor suffer from lack of interaction with people in general. Many are treated like a social blight in need of social bleach. Homeless people need attention. With a little goodness and charity, some might find their way back to a joyful functionality.
I am also aware that some individuals, (and I have been burned by several) live with no sense of responsibility, in effect, sabotage their own well-being for temporary self-gratification, leaving the right path for a choice littered with destruction. A choice they are free to make, never-the-less, a heartbreaking choice.
Public education needs evaluation and scientific efficacy. Evaluation because of societal impact. Scientific efficacy because what elevates humanity to dignity should be implemented, not degradation.
Teachers have a very tough job to do. Most are employed in the unmitigated issues of discipline. Parents should be required to attend training courses focused on basics of family order and responsibility.
Teacher retention is a problem, if we fix the problem of discipline we can eliminate 90% of teacher loss.
God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It is my belief that curriculum that introduces societal destructive knowledge, is a degradation of humanity and underdeveloped children are incapable of discerning poisonous knowledge from constructive, nutritious information.
Parental rights laws are essential to the foundations of any sane and stable society which must be honored and retained.
Most property insurance is required when a home is owned by the bank. Property taxes are historically lower than insurance premiums. Therefore, it comes down to the bottom line of budgetary fiscal prudence.
But if the residents of Florida could form their own insurance companies, all of the money would stay in Florida and there would be an equalization of insurance assurance. If properties could be categorized into several associations based upon property values then, each group could lend as well as invest like a corporation and grow their insurance money until the lump sum can withstand any insurance need.
Property can increase just because of savings on insurance. The same can be done for property taxes. The People would have the control and not surrogates.
Age
31
Education
AIU Online Bachelor's Degree Magna Cum Laude
Hometown
Tampa
County
Hillsborough
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stephann4governor26
Campaign Phone
8132202215
I am running for Governor because after prayer of how to impact Florida positively and looking for someone else to believe in and vote for, God spoke to me and said “Look in the mirror, YOU can be the CHANGE YOU want to see in Florida and in life”. One of the most important issues that I know I will make a positive impact on is a rent reduction. The second important issue is to expand Florida healthcare, along with revitalizing education.
First and foremost, we have to get rid of the Republican stronghold in Florida. The Republicans in Florida moving in lockstep with the Trump Administration have decimated Florida’s environment. One idea to protect Florida’s environment is to address climate change at its source, greedy corporations. We can then start to clean up the environment and allow the environment time to recover by replenishing it and cease overdevelopment.
Given the fact that Donald Trump and the Republicans have been constantly challenging the Affordable Care Act, the citizens of America seem to be the victims of a selfish attempt at trying to get rid of a cornerstone in the American healthcare system while offering no replacement. To address these concerns, Florida will have to become self-sufficient and prioritize its citizens to ensure the State picks up where the Federal insurance drops off. This certainly includes an expansion of Florida Medicaid for everyone including children, seniors, and veterans.
My philosophy is to keep it simple: protect the environment and ecosystem of Florida by reversing current DeSantis lawlessness and providing an open dialogue for communities to communicate their specific need within their specific region. I will also make sure that environmental projects have the funding necessary and give the municipalities the power to protect and preserve their own lands. I will also replace all the Boards of Governors as they have been willing participants in the destruction of Florida’s environment.
First and foremost, reduce the rent in Florida. Florida has become one of the worst states to rent in the nation because of the DeSantis administration allowing corporations to price gouge their tenants and allowing rent prices to skyrocket, via the passing of the Live Local Act (Senate Bill 102). Reducing homelessness starts with lowering the rent so housing can be attainable to everyday hard-working Floridians and not just the wealthy.
First things first, Florida needs to significantly raise the pay of our educators and honor the sacrifice that they willingly give in order to supply our future generation with quality education. Education is a gateway to opportunity, and a window to imagination. Our children deserve the truth when it comes to their education and the history of this country including the struggles of Black people in this country. Curriculum changes are necessary. Parents have always had a say in their child’s education, as education starts at home.
I believe both are equally important. Property insurance concerns the maintenance of a home, while property taxes supports the outside of the home, the neighborhood schools, parks, libraries, the neighborhood itself. It should not go unnoticed that instead of trying to solve the property insurance crisis in Florida, DeSantis CHOSE to haphazardly address property taxes. Therefore, by placing the measure on the ballot allowing for Floridians to essentially bring destruction to their very doorstep through deception. The property insurance issue is plagued by insurance companies hiking rates/prices for the sake of “competition” then if God forbids something happens, allowing them to not cover the insured’s claims. These things will change under the Norman Administration.
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Age
46
Education
Juris Doctor - Rutgers U, Camden; B.A. Wheaton College
Hometown
Tucker, GA
County
West Palm Beach, FL
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/rachelforgov/
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelltrodriguez/
Campaign Phone
561-323-1441
In the last several years, I fought to protect individual civil rights in Florida and across the country, and learned that our court system has reached a breaking point, refusing to protect rights. So, when I was asked to run for governor, I prayed about it and ultimately decided I could better serve Florida families, residents, and businesses in public office than privately in the courts. In Florida, protecting our children is of paramount importance, as is ensuring that life is affordable and secure for our families and communities. I have been fighting to defend parental rights already and will continue to do so by reforming our Department of Children of Families and demanding transparency and accountability from our state courts. All of our financial incentives in Florida should no longer tax production, property or assets; and private companies cannot rely on government power to strip the rights of our citizens.
We need to update disaster infrastructure and systems in advance of any future catastrophic weather event. We should also require transparency and clear construction and operations requirements for developers on all AI data centers, and make Florida a place where AI development is decentralized and innovative, not centralized and controlled by unaccountable Surveillance State parties for purposes against Floridians' liberties. There are natural solutions to water conservation through purification and reuse as well as large-scale waste breakdown to convert trash to rich soil for agricultural use, which I currently promote with my partners through our soon-to-launch environmental technologies company. These solutions join economic development with environmental protection for Florida.
A critical baseline issue is the quality of healthcare provided - our systems largely manage illness, rather than seeking wellness. Florida's healthcare systems need to restore patient and parents' autonomy and rights and incentivize health, not perpetual cash flows for insurance shareholders and hospital administrations at the expense of Floridians' health. Medicaid costs also rise significantly because of largescale fraud in Florida - this needs to be audited and the recovered funds used for actual healthcare for Florida's families and communities in need. We can do a lot more to incentivize community-based healthcare which is holistic: caring for mental health, psychological and emotional needs, together with physical needs.
As a first principle, we have an obligation to steward the land and her resources given to us by God. Preservation of natural beauty and conservation research funding should be a priority for the state. State acquisition of land for this purpose is good but must not violate individual property rights at the same time - imminent domain has been abused in Florida. Any conservation project needs to be clearly outlined and held accountable on timetables and budget and perform in accordance with the goals of preserving Florida's critical ecosystems and coastline. We also need to curb negative effects of chemical residuals and pollution used in various industries and agriculture and provide natural solutions, such as using UV light for pest control, among other innovations.
At the state level, restrictions for foreign and large corporate investment in residential property is needed to ensure that Florida individuals and families have first priority in our state. The state can also promote homeowner insurance competition through financial incentives, and by upgrading disaster preparedness, push insurance companies to lower premiums that are rising based on that false justification. Fundamentally, beyond the issue of foreign investment, housing is a community, not a centralized state issue, and thus the state should also support localized solutions to specific housing needs. The Live Local Act has unintentionally created significant local conflict between residents who need property tax abatement and developers who get the tax breaks, rather than truly addressing affordable housing reform.
Florida has a strong interest in remaining competitive and in ensuring that Floridians are well prepared for building a productive community in our state. Parental rights, including the education and upbringing of our children, are God-given, and the state does not have the authority to take those rights away nor remove parental responsibility. Thus, all education policy needs to hold parental rights and responsibilities as a priority and work with families and educators to ensure access to quality education; recruit and retain teacher talent; honor specialization in the trades and agriculture in conjunction with STEM pursuits to maximize outcomes for Florida's economy; incentivize adult learning and job training; as well as promote education of the whole student - including physical education, moral character, creative training, and academic fundamentals. Teaching is a vocation, not merely a job, and should be honored as such.
I agree that insurance is for some a higher burden than tax, depending on when they purchased their home and applied homestead protections, and where they are located in the state. The state and local governments have direct control over taxation, but insurance policy includes private company rights, so the solutions are different. Florida can incentivize competition, drawing more options into the state, and in updating disaster preparedness infrastructure, remove the stated basis for many insurance premium increases. The state can also incentivize self-insurance, and community co-op solutions for homeowners. What is not addressed sufficiently is the consumptive drain of largely unaccountable HOAs all over Florida. The state can require that HOAs demonstrate periodic 75% approval vote for ongoing charter by the affected community, such that corrupted and unwanted HOA burdens are removed efficiently without violating the right to associate.
Age
66
Education
Colgate
Hometown
okeechobee
County
Florida
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jameswshawfl/
Campaign Phone
7722902848
I love Florida, and I'm tired of watching it get paved over, roughly 45,000 acres of farmland a year, gone. I have 28 grandchildren who love this state too, and I want there to be a Florida left for them. I saw a headline calling the leading opponent "the $67 Million Man" — nothing about the people, just PAC money raised. That's not me. I'm completely self-funded, beholden to no PAC and no special interest. I report only to the people of Florida, not to the donors who write the big checks.
Economic Freedom / Lower Living Costs
Shaw supports business-friendly policies for agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism that create real opportunity for Florida families. Shaw will aggressively pursue lowering living costs by creating competition driven solutions such as researching promising peptide and anti-parasitic healthcare treatments.
Family Security First – As a father of 8 and grandfather of 28, Shaw frames protecting food, water, and public safety as protecting Florida's families
Stop AI Data Centers and Overdevelopment
Shaw helped lead the coalition that defeated the “Okee-One” AI data center proposed near Lake Okeechobee, persuading the DeSantis administration to withdraw state funding and support. The project would have consumed millions of gallons of water annually, strained the local power grid, discharged chemical blowdown into already-stressed waterways, and created dangerous heat islands near environmentally sensitive land. Shaw calls it part of a larger fight: Florida is losing an estimated 45,000 acres of land a year, and he wants to keep farmland as farmland while protecting clean beaches, food, and water from unchecked expansion.
As Governor, I will direct Florida's universities to research promising, lower-cost treatment options — including peptide therapies that show potential as more affordable alternatives to expensive brand-name drugs, and anti-parasitic medications being studied for broader medical use. Florida has world-class research institutions. It's time they worked for Florida families, not just for publishers and patent holders.
Competition is only half the answer. The other half is prevention. My administration will make clean food, self-care, and access to essential vitamins and minerals a real part of healthcare policy — because the cheapest healthcare is the care you never need.
Florida deserves a system that rewards prevention, drives competition, and puts patients back in control — not pharmaceutical middlemen.
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The Florida Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, holds a sacred responsibility: stewarding over 12 million acres of public land on behalf of every Floridian — not developers, not out-of-state corporations, not Big Tech.
I've already shown I'll fight for that principle. When Big Tech tried to push through the 'Okee-One' AI data center project in Okeechobee County, I stood with local citizens to stop it — and the locals won. That facility would have drained hundreds of millions of gallons of water a year, strained our power grid, and paved over land that belongs to Florida families, all so out-of-state tech companies could turn a profit. As Governor, I will bring that same fight to the Cabinet. Florida's public lands are not for sale, not for lease, and not for exploitation — at any cost. I will oppose overdevelopment that threatens our water supply, our wildlife, and our way of life.
I will get Florida schools to refocus on fundamentals: skills, critical thinking, cursive, manners, etiquette, ethics, recess, discipline (including drum corps and marching band programs), and instilling the value of hard work. Teachers will be charged with getting back to the fundamentals of logic and critical thinking. This is one way to combat the AI jobs scissor and the push towards Universal Basic Income. The majority of my 28 grandchildren are homeschooled. Parents are at the forefront of their children's education.
Florida families aren't just fighting rising prices — they're fighting a system with no real competition, where a handful of players in every major industry set the price and everyone else pays it.
I will treat Florida the way it deserves to be treated: as its own economic power. With nearly 24 million people, Florida is bigger than most countries. That gives us leverage — and I will use it.
As Governor, I will bring that leverage to every major cost driver hurting Florida families: healthcare and insurance, homeowners' and auto insurance, food and grocery costs, energy, and housing. I will use the full negotiating power of a 24-million-person market to demand better prices, more competition, and more options — sector by sector, industry by industry.
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Age
47
Education
High school diploma
Hometown
Winter haven
County
Polk
Campaign Phone
863-247-3257
God told me to run. Biggest issue with Florida overdevelopment. We have to stop rezoning the state. Florida is full. Affordability, the governor appoints boards who oversees increases across the board. All these boards need to be replaced.
Stop FWC from spraying. Start making fines that hurt on these big corporations that are polluting our waters.
By getting corruption, waste and fraud out of these programs. Start making people accountable. Start arresting people.
We need more conservation, more access to the outdoors and keep Florida, Florida
Stop big corporations from buying up developments and creating false real estate markets and false rental markets. Create campgrounds for homeless and allow faith based non profits to run them and have it to where they have wrap around services.
We got to revamp our whole education system, get testing out of schools. Get God and discipline back into schools. Teach life skills and trades first these students to have a future after graduating.
Both keep increasing without any value to the taxpayer. Taxpayers have no say so in these issues. The governor appoints boards for insurance regulations and they keep getting the increases they ask for. Instead of being told NO. Property tax keeps going up but our services or value of services does not increase. Enough is Enough
