Florida Chamber Endorsements

With Your Help, We Can Support Candidates Who Will Make Florida’s Future a Priority

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To secure Florida’s future, we need a legislature that focuses on free enterprise principles and job creation. The Florida Chamber’s thorough and intense endorsement process sends a very strong signal that Florida families and small businesses can feel confident in supporting these candidates. Candidates who were endorsed were evaluated on numerous factors, including their historical grades on the Florida Chamber’s Legislative Report Card and the Florida Chamber Political Institute’s (FCPI) candidate interview sessions across Florida. FCPI members interviewed more than 100 non-incumbent candidates.

“The Florida Chamber has a long-standing reputation of only endorsing those candidates who are brave enough to place Florida’s long-term future before short-term and politically popular fixes,” said MARIAN JOHNSON, Senior Vice President of Political Operations for the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “It’s these candidates that will help ensure Florida continues to create jobs and economic opportunity and we are proud to support each of them in their efforts.”

Florida Senate

District 1: Representative Doug Broxson (R) – WATCH Our TV Ad
District 3: Senator Bill Montford (D) – Incumbent
District 7: Senator Travis Hutson (R) – Incumbent
District 8: Representative Keith Perry (R) – WATCH Our TV Ad
District 11: Representative Randolph Bracy (D)
District 12: Representative Dennis Baxley (R)
District 13: Dean Asher (R)
District 14: Senator Dorothy Hukill (R) – Incumbent
District 15: Peter Vivaldi (R)
District 16: Senator Jack Latvala (R) – Incumbent
District 17: Representative Debbie Mayfield (R)
District 18: Representative Dana Young (R) – WATCH Our Digital Ad
District 22: Senator Kelli Stargel (R) – Incumbent – WATCH Our Digital Ad
District 24: Senator Jeff Brandes (R) – Incumbent
District 25: Senator Joe Negron (R) – Incumbent
District 27: Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto (R) – Incumbent
District 28: Representative Kathleen Passidomo (R) – WATCH Our Digital Ad and DOWNLOAD Our Mailers
District 30: Representative Bobby Powell (D) – WATCH Our Digital Ad
District 36: Senator Rene Garcia (R) – Incumbent
District 39: Senator Anitere Flores (R) – Incumbent

Florida House of Representatives

District 1: Representative Clay Ingram (R) – Incumbent
District 2: Frank White (R)
District 4: Mel Ponder (R)
District 3: Jayer Williamson (R)
District 5: Representative Brad Drake (R) – Incumbent
District 6: Representative Jay Trumbull (R) – Incumbent
District 10: Representative Elizabeth Porter (R) – Incumbent
District 12: Clay Yarborough (R)
District 15: Representative Jay Fant (R) – Incumbent
District 16: Jason Fischer (R)
District 18: Representative Travis Cummings (R) – Incumbent
District 19: Bobby Payne (R)
District 21: Chuck Clemons (R) – WATCH Our TV and Digital Ads; DOWNLOAD Our Mailer
District 23: Stanley McClain, Jr. (R)
District 24: Representative Paul Renner (R) – Incumbent
District 25: Tom Leek (R)
District 27: Representative David Santiago (R) – Incumbent
District 28: Representative Jason Brodeur (R) – Incumbent
District 29: Representative Scott Plakon (R) – Incumbent
District 30: Representative Robert Cortes (R) – Incumbent – DOWNLOAD Our Mailer
District 31: Representative Jennifer Sullivan (R) – Incumbent
District 35: Representative Blaise Ingoglia (R) – Incumbent
District 39: Representative Neil Combee (R) – Incumbent
District 40: Representative Colleen Burton (R) – Incumbent
District 41: Sam Killebrew (R)
District 42: Representative Mike La Rosa (R) – Incumbent
District 47: Representative Mike Miller (R) – Incumbent – DOWNLOAD Our Mailer
District 50: Representative Rene Plasencia (R) – Incumbent
District 51: Representative Tom Goodson (R) – Incumbent
District 53: Randy Fine (R)
District 56: Representative Ben Albritton (R) – Incumbent
District 58: Representative Dan Raulerson (R) – Incumbent
District 59: Representative Ross Spano (R) – Incumbent
District 65: Representative Chris Sprowls (R) – Incumbent
District 66: Representative Larry Ahern (R) – Incumbent
District 67: Representative Chris Latvala (R) – Incumbent
District 68: Ben Diamond (D)
District 69: Representative Kathleen Peters (R) – Incumbent
District 70: Wengay Newton (D)
District 72: Alex Miller (R) – DOWNLOAD Our Mailer
District 73: Joe Gruters (R)
District 74: Representative Julio Gonzalez (R) – Incumbent
District 76: Representative Ray Rodrigues (R) – Incumbent
District 79: Representative Matt Caldwell (R) – Incumbent
District 80: Byron Donalds (R)
District 82: Representative MaryLynn Magar (R) – Incumbent
District 83: Representative Gayle Harrell (R) – Incumbent
District 85: Rick Roth (R)
District 93: Representative George Moraitis (R) – Incumbent
District 103: Representative Manny Diaz (R) – Incumbent
District 106: Robert Rommel (R)
District 110: Representative Jose Oliva (R) – Incumbent
District 111: Representative Bryan Avila (R) – Incumbent
District 112: Nick Duran (D)
District 114: John Couriel (R)
District 115: Representative Michael Bileca (R) – Incumbent
District 116: Representative Jose Diaz (R) – Incumbent
District 118: David Rivera (R)
District 119: Representative Jeanette Nunez (R) – Incumbent
District 120: Representative Holly Raschein (R) – Incumbent

Congratulations to the following Florida chamber endorsed elected officials who have won their General Election already.

Florida Senate

District 2: George Gainer (R)
District 4: Senator Aaron Bean (R) – Incumbent
District 9: Senator David Simmons (R) – Incumbent
District 10: Senator Wilton Simpson (R) – Incumbent
District 20: Senator Tom Lee (R) – Incumbent
District 21: Senator Bill Galvano (R) – Incumbent
District 26: Senator Denise Grimsley (R) – Incumbent
District 29: Representative Kevin Rader (R)

Florida House of Representatives

District 3: Jayer Williamson (R)
District 7: Representative Halsey Beshears (R) – Incumbent
District 17: Representative Cyndi Stevenson (R) – Incumbent
District 20: Representative Clovis Watson (D) – Incumbent
District 22: Representative Charlie Stone (R) – Incumbent
District 32: Representative Larry Metz (R) – Incumbent
District 37: Representative Richard Corcoran (R) – Incumbent
District 44: Representative Eric Eisnaugle (R) — Incumbent
District 55: Representative Cary Pigman (R) – Incumbent
District 57: Representative Jake Raburn (R) – Incumbent
District 71: Representative Jim Boyd (R – Incumbent
District 75: Candidate Michael Grant (R)
District 81: Senator Joe Abruzzo (D)
District 84: Representative Larry Lee, Jr. (D) — Incumbent
District 87: David Silvers (D)
District 88: Al Jacquet (D)
District 89: Representative Bill Hager (R) – Incumbent
District 98: Representative Katie Edwards (D) — Incumbent