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Small business endorses candidates for Florida Senate, House
NFIB Florida PAC announces 17 endorsements in Senate races, 59 endorsements in House races
TALLAHASSEE, July 30, 2018 – NFIB, Florida’s leading small business association, today announced its state legislative endorsements for the 2018 election cycle. The endorsements were made by the NFIB Florida PAC, which is comprised exclusively of NFIB members. The NFIB Florida PAC is making endorsements in 17 Senate races and 59 House races.
“NFIB is proud to endorse candidates whose priorities align with those of the small business community,” said Bill Herrle, NFIB’s executive director in Florida. “The candidates receiving NFIB’s endorsement have a proven track record of supporting small-business issues, and have committed to working with NFIB to help Florida maintain its pro-small-business climate.”
The NFIB Florida PAC’s endorsement is important to these campaigns. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB has pledged it will activate its grassroots network on behalf of these campaigns. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on small-business issues.
Endorsements by Senate and House Districts
Florida Senate
SD 2 – Senator George Gainer
SD 4 – Senator Aaron Bean
SD 8 – Senator Keith Perry
SD 10 – Senator Wilton Simpson
SD 12 – Senator Dennis Baxley
SD 14 – Senator Dorothy Hukill
SD 16 – Ed Hooper
SD 18 – Senator Dana Young
SD 20 – Senator Tom Lee
SD 22 – Senator Kelli Stargel
SD 23 – Representative Joe Gruters
SD 24 – Senator Jeff Brandes
SD 26 – Representative Ben Albritton
SD 28 – Senator Kathleen Passidomo
SD 30 – Senator Bobby Powell
SD 36 – Representative Manny Diaz
SD 38 – Senator Daphne Campbell
Florida House of Representatives
HD 1 – Mike Hill
HD 3 – Representative Jayer Williamson
HD 4 – Representative Mel Ponder
HD 6 – Representative Jay Trumbull
HD 10 – Marc Vann
HD 11 – Representative Cord Byrd
HD 12 – Representative Clay Yarborough
HD 16 – Representative Jason Fischer
HD 17 – Representative Cyndi Stevenson
HD 19 – Representative Bobby Payne
HD 21 – Representative Chuck Clemons
HD 22 – Representative Charlie Stone
HD 23 – Representative Stan McClain
HD 24 – Representative Paul Renner
HD 25 – Representative Tom Leek
HD 27 – Representative David Santiago
HD 28 – David Smith
HD 29 – Representative Scott Plakon
HD 30 – Representative Bob Cortes
HD 31 – Representative Jennifer Sullivan
HD 33 – Brett Hage
HD 34 – Representative Ralph Massullo Jr.
HD 35 – Representative Blaise Ingoglia
HD 36 – Representative Amber Mariano
HD 37 – Ardian Zika
HD 38 – Representative Danny Burgess
HD 39 – Representative Josie Tomkow
HD 40 – Representative Colleen Burton
HD 42 – Representative Mike LaRosa
HD 44 – Representative Bobby Olszewski
HD 50 – Representative Rene Plasencia
HD 51 – Tyler Sirois
HD 52 – Representative Thad Altman
HD 53 – Representative Randy Fine
HD 54 – Representative Erin Grall
HD 55 – Representative Cary Pigman
HD 58 – Representative Lawrence McClure
HD 60 – Representative Jackie Toledo
HD 63 – Representative Shawn Harrison
HD 64 – Representative James Grant
HD 65 – Representative Chris Sprowls
HD 66 – Nick DiCeglie
HD 67 – Representative Chris Latvala
HD 69 – Ray Blacklidge
HD 74 – James Buchanan
HD 76 – Representative Ray Rodrigues
HD 77 – Representative Dane Eagle
HD 78 – Representative Heather Fitzenhagen
HD 79 – Spencer Roach
HD 80 – Representative Byron Donalds
HD 82 – Representative MaryLynn Magar
HD 85 – Representative Rick Roth
HD 87 – Representative David Silvers
HD 93 – Chip LaMarca
HD 106 – Representative Bob Rommel
HD 111 – Representative Bryan Avila
HD 115 – Vance Aloupis
HD 116 – Representative Daniel Perez
HD 120 – Representative Holly Raschein
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For more than 75 years, NFIB has been the voice of small business, advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit www.NFIB.com
