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#8,549 of 9,024 · bottom 5.3% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-22 – 2026-11-01
State elections office: (850) 245-6200
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Florida Division of Elections
Official Profile
Education: Emory University (BA, 1994); George Mason University School of Law (JD, 2001)
Birthplace: Dunedin, Florida
Background: Former U.S. Rep FL-13 (2014-2017, as a Republican); registered Democrat in 2025; presumptive 2026 Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida (running mate Gwen Graham).
Next Election Year: 2026
Evidence (state tier) — CURRENT Democratic gubernatorial positions take priority over his 2014-17 GOP House record (which he has reversed). Abortion: now pro-choice, would codify Roe, says he 'wrongly conflated being pro-life with being anti-Roe.' Marriage: backed same-sex marriage since 2014. School choice: would cap voucher tuition and boost public-school funding. Immigration: opposes mandatory deportation, supports a documentation path, would strike down 287(g) ICE cooperation. Guns: wants an assault-weapons ban, universal background checks, licensing/registration, and to EXPAND red-flag laws. CROSS-PARTY DEVIATION (historical): his 2014-17 GOP record held several conservative positions (life-at-conception, secure-border-first, balanced-budget amendment, death penalty for cop-killers) that he has since abandoned as a Democrat.
Category Breakdown
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
Not yet verified
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
Not yet verified
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
Not yet verified
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified
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- [1]Pledges to codify the Roe-Casey framework and protect abortion as governor — opposite of abolition. Unclassified
Pledges to codify the Roe-Casey framework and protect abortion as governor — opposite of abolition.
- [2]kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop: 'Restoring Reproductive Freedom' — 'Reproductive healthcare decisions should be made between women and their doctors, not politicians. Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood provided a responsible, balanced framework for protecting these decisions. Absent federal legislation restoring these protections, Florida should codify the Roe/Casey framework.' About-David HTTP 200: while in Congress 'working across the aisle on issues like ... reproductive freedom'; today 'a proud Florida Democrat.' Leftover sanctity_of_life q0 False — affiliated not leftover personhood from conception. Assigned www.davidjollyforflorida.com HTTP 200 114-byte stub this hop — leftover quotes from affiliated davidjolly.com (PAID BY DAVID JOLLY, DEMOCRAT FOR GOVERNOR). No individual distancing this hop. Unclassified
kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop: 'Restoring Reproductive Freedom' — 'Reproductive healthcare decisions should be made between women and their doctors, not politicians. Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood provided a responsible, balanced framework for protecting these decisions. Absent federal legislation restoring these protections, Florida should codify the Roe/Casey framework.' About-David HTTP 200: while in Congress 'working across the aisle on issues like ... reproductive freedom'; today 'a proud Florida Democrat.' Leftover sanctity_of_life q0 False — affiliated not leftover personhood from conception. Assigned www.davidjollyforflorida.com HTTP 200 114-byte stub this hop — leftover quotes from affiliated davidjolly.com (PAID BY DAVID JOLLY, DEMOCRAT FOR GOVERNOR). No individual distancing this hop.
- [3]kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop item 14 Treating Everyone with Kindness, Dignity and Respect: 'Florida should reject the politics of division and hate, and instead create a home where everyone is valued, respected, and welcomed. We should become a place where everyone is given dignity and treated equally, regardless of race, creed, or color; and regardless of who you love or who you worship.' Home HTTP 200 / About-David HTTP 200: 'rights should be protected and their dignity celebrated, regardless of the color of one's skin, where they were born, who they love, or who they worship.' Leftover biblical_marriage q0 False — affiliated not leftover one-man-one-woman. No individual distancing this hop. Unclassified
kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop item 14 Treating Everyone with Kindness, Dignity and Respect: 'Florida should reject the politics of division and hate, and instead create a home where everyone is valued, respected, and welcomed. We should become a place where everyone is given dignity and treated equally, regardless of race, creed, or color; and regardless of who you love or who you worship.' Home HTTP 200 / About-David HTTP 200: 'rights should be protected and their dignity celebrated, regardless of the color of one's skin, where they were born, who they love, or who they worship.' Leftover biblical_marriage q0 False — affiliated not leftover one-man-one-woman. No individual distancing this hop.
- [4]Publicly supports same-sex marriage (since 2014) — does not affirm one-man/one-woman marriage in law. Lean Left
Publicly supports same-sex marriage (since 2014) — does not affirm one-man/one-woman marriage in law.
- [5]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic National Platform leftover biblical_marriage q2 — Florida Democratic Party (floridadems.org HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/platform HTTP 404; floridadems.org/our-party HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200 memorial + 2026 Public Ed + Economic Bill of Rights PDFs this hop; floridadems.org/bylaws HTTP 200 Charter & Bylaws (as amended July 19, 2026) not leftover q-index map; Ballotpedia Democratic_Party_of_Florida HTTP 200 lists official website floridadems.org / chair Nikki Fried / platform click-through to democratsofindianriver.org/florida-platform/ county recap 'Information taken from the Florida Democratic Party website' — unused leftover (not official STATE leftover q-index independently mapped this hop). No FL STATE leftover q-index independently mapped on floridadems.org for this cell this hop. Remaining leftover STATE D cells from 2024 DNC. 2024 DNC: LGBTQI+ chapter: oppose anti-LGBTQI+ bills; gender-affirming care — not leftover sex-separated sports/facilities. democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 this hop redirected to image-only 2024 DNC PDF; UCSB HTML text used. No individual distancing this hop. Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic National Platform leftover biblical_marriage q2 — Florida Democratic Party (floridadems.org HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/platform HTTP 404; floridadems.org/our-party HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200 memorial + 2026 Public Ed + Economic Bill of Rights PDFs this hop; floridadems.org/bylaws HTTP 200 Charter & Bylaws (as amended July 19, 2026) not leftover q-index map; Ballotpedia Democratic_Party_of_Florida HTTP 200 lists official website floridadems.org / chair Nikki Fried / platform click-through to democratsofindianriver.org/florida-platform/ county recap 'Information taken from the Florida Democratic Party website' — unused leftover (not official STATE leftover q-index independently mapped this hop). No FL STATE leftover q-index independently mapped on floridadems.org for this cell this hop. Remaining leftover STATE D cells from 2024 DNC. 2024 DNC: LGBTQI+ chapter: oppose anti-LGBTQI+ bills; gender-affirming care — not leftover sex-separated sports/facilities. democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 this hop redirected to image-only 2024 DNC PDF; UCSB HTML text used. No individual distancing this hop.
- [6]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic National Platform leftover biblical_marriage q2 — Florida Democratic Party (floridadems.org HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/platform HTTP 404; floridadems.org/our-party HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200 memorial + 2026 Public Ed + Economic Bill of Rights PDFs this hop; floridadems.org/bylaws HTTP 200 Charter & Bylaws (as amended July 19, 2026) not leftover q-index map; Ballotpedia Democratic_Party_of_Florida HTTP 200 lists official website floridadems.org / chair Nikki Fried / platform click-through to democratsofindianriver.org/florida-platform/ county recap 'Information taken from the Florida Democratic Party website' — unused leftover (not official STATE leftover q-index independently mapped this hop). No FL STATE leftover q-index independently mapped on floridadems.org for this cell this hop. Remaining leftover STATE D cells from 2024 DNC. 2024 DNC: LGBTQI+ chapter: oppose anti-LGBTQI+ bills; gender-affirming care — not leftover sex-separated sports/facilities. democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 this hop redirected to image-only 2024 DNC PDF; UCSB HTML text used. No individual distancing this hop. Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic National Platform leftover biblical_marriage q2 — Florida Democratic Party (floridadems.org HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/platform HTTP 404; floridadems.org/our-party HTTP 200 generic; floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200 memorial + 2026 Public Ed + Economic Bill of Rights PDFs this hop; floridadems.org/bylaws HTTP 200 Charter & Bylaws (as amended July 19, 2026) not leftover q-index map; Ballotpedia Democratic_Party_of_Florida HTTP 200 lists official website floridadems.org / chair Nikki Fried / platform click-through to democratsofindianriver.org/florida-platform/ county recap 'Information taken from the Florida Democratic Party website' — unused leftover (not official STATE leftover q-index independently mapped this hop). No FL STATE leftover q-index independently mapped on floridadems.org for this cell this hop. Remaining leftover STATE D cells from 2024 DNC. 2024 DNC: LGBTQI+ chapter: oppose anti-LGBTQI+ bills; gender-affirming care — not leftover sex-separated sports/facilities. democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 this hop redirected to image-only 2024 DNC PDF; UCSB HTML text used. No individual distancing this hop.
- [7]kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop item 02 Saving Our Schools: 'Public schools have been inadequately funded in the state of Florida for decades. We need to dramatically increase investment in Florida's public schools'; 'Schools in Florida's private school voucher program need to meet the same high standards as our public schools. Private schools that accept vouchers should be required to provide the same specialized services public schools provide and not charge additional tuition. The voucher program should be means-tested to ensure funding is provided for families with demonstrated economic need.' Leftover family_child_sovereignty q0 False — affiliated not leftover universal school choice / homeschool freedom. Florida Democratic Party Resolution 'Uplifting Public Education Through Funding, Accountability, and Respect for Informed Parental Choice' adopted 3/15/2026 (floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200; PDF HTTP 200 pdftotext this hop) independently maps leftover STATE FCS q0 False: 'taxpayer dollars are increasingly diverted to voucher and charter operators'; 'Opposing policies that siphon public dollars into unregulated private operators' — same direction, affiliated campaign leftover overrides as higher tier. No individual distancing this hop. Unclassified
kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop item 02 Saving Our Schools: 'Public schools have been inadequately funded in the state of Florida for decades. We need to dramatically increase investment in Florida's public schools'; 'Schools in Florida's private school voucher program need to meet the same high standards as our public schools. Private schools that accept vouchers should be required to provide the same specialized services public schools provide and not charge additional tuition. The voucher program should be means-tested to ensure funding is provided for families with demonstrated economic need.' Leftover family_child_sovereignty q0 False — affiliated not leftover universal school choice / homeschool freedom. Florida Democratic Party Resolution 'Uplifting Public Education Through Funding, Accountability, and Respect for Informed Parental Choice' adopted 3/15/2026 (floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200; PDF HTTP 200 pdftotext this hop) independently maps leftover STATE FCS q0 False: 'taxpayer dollars are increasingly diverted to voucher and charter operators'; 'Opposing policies that siphon public dollars into unregulated private operators' — same direction, affiliated campaign leftover overrides as higher tier. No individual distancing this hop.
- [8]kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop item 02 Saving Our Schools: 'Public schools have been inadequately funded in the state of Florida for decades. We need to dramatically increase investment in Florida's public schools'; 'Schools in Florida's private school voucher program need to meet the same high standards as our public schools. Private schools that accept vouchers should be required to provide the same specialized services public schools provide and not charge additional tuition. The voucher program should be means-tested to ensure funding is provided for families with demonstrated economic need.' Leftover family_child_sovereignty q0 False — affiliated not leftover universal school choice / homeschool freedom. Florida Democratic Party Resolution 'Uplifting Public Education Through Funding, Accountability, and Respect for Informed Parental Choice' adopted 3/15/2026 (floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200; PDF HTTP 200 pdftotext this hop) independently maps leftover STATE FCS q0 False: 'taxpayer dollars are increasingly diverted to voucher and charter operators'; 'Opposing policies that siphon public dollars into unregulated private operators' — same direction, affiliated campaign leftover overrides as higher tier. No individual distancing this hop. Unclassified
kind: affiliated. Campaign issues HTTP 200 this hop item 02 Saving Our Schools: 'Public schools have been inadequately funded in the state of Florida for decades. We need to dramatically increase investment in Florida's public schools'; 'Schools in Florida's private school voucher program need to meet the same high standards as our public schools. Private schools that accept vouchers should be required to provide the same specialized services public schools provide and not charge additional tuition. The voucher program should be means-tested to ensure funding is provided for families with demonstrated economic need.' Leftover family_child_sovereignty q0 False — affiliated not leftover universal school choice / homeschool freedom. Florida Democratic Party Resolution 'Uplifting Public Education Through Funding, Accountability, and Respect for Informed Parental Choice' adopted 3/15/2026 (floridadems.org/our-party/resolutions HTTP 200; PDF HTTP 200 pdftotext this hop) independently maps leftover STATE FCS q0 False: 'taxpayer dollars are increasingly diverted to voucher and charter operators'; 'Opposing policies that siphon public dollars into unregulated private operators' — same direction, affiliated campaign leftover overrides as higher tier. No individual distancing this hop.
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