RLCFL 2024 Candidate Questionnaire

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Date

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Campaign Information

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Candidate Name

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Cell Phone

Mobile Phone Number

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Email

example@example.com

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What office are you seeking?

Office Running For

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District

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Counties

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Date filed

Date Filed

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Campaign Manager

Name of Campaign Manager

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Campaign Consultant

Name Campaign Consultant

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Political Committee (PC)

Name of Political Committee

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Website

Website URL

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Fundraising

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Total Funds Raised to Date

Total $ Raised

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Campaign

$ Raised by Campaign

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PC

$ Raised in PC

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Funds contributed or loaned to yourself

Self Contributions or Candidate Loans

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Fundraising Goal

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Get Out The Vote (GOTV)

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How many volunteers do you have?

Total # Campaign of Volunteers

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How many doors have you canvassed?

Total # Doors Canvassed

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Volunteers

Total # Doors Volunteers

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Candidate

Total # Doors Personally

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Goal

Canvassing Goal

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Votes Needed to Win

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PrimaryHow many votes are needed to win?

# Primary Votes Needed

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GeneralHow many votes are needed to win?

# General Votes Needed

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Endorsement

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Pl. Why are you seeking an endorsement from the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida?

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P2. Have you ever attended a Republican Liberty Caucus event or meeting? Where and when?

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P3. Are you a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus?

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P4. Why are you seeking this specific political office and what makes you the most qualified candidate?

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P5. What do you believe are the most critical issues facing the State of Florida?

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P6. What do you believe is the proper role of State government?

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P7. What is your understanding of state sovereignty as provided by the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, and what current 10th Amendment issue is impacting Florida?

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The Republican Liberty Compact

"I pledge to the citizens of this State, and to the American people, that as their elected representative I will work to: restore liberty, not restrict it; shrink government, not expand it; reduce taxes, not raise them; abolish programs, not create them; promote the freedom and independence of citizens, not the interference of government in their lives; and observe the limited, enumerated powers of our Constitution, not ignore them."

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As a candidate for the office of

Office Seeking

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SignatureI am proud to sign the RLC Liberty Compact!

Clear

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Campaign Finance Reform

Election law in Florida provides for the establishment of "Political Committee" or PAC which can be operated by industry, trade groups, unions, and other social organizations, as well as elected officials and candidates.

In the case of elected officials and candidates, these state political committees operate independently of candidate campaign accounts but can be coordinated with the campaign. Political committees can accept unlimited contributions and spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for the election or reelection of said candidates.

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1. Do you believe that this practice makes campaign contribution limits meaningless, and what are your thoughts on this practice?

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Also "Political Committees" can make contributions to other political committees, including those being operated by candidates, obscuring the identification of donors, thus creating "dark money."

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2. Do you believe this is acceptable and are you willing to work to eliminate "dark money"? Explain.

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Economic Development

Certain government economic development programs provide specific companies or industries with direct grants, loan guarantees, and tax breaks.

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1. Do you support these programs as critical to encouraging economic growth? Explain.

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Taxes/Budget

In the past several years, the state budgets passed have been continually increased exceeding the rate of growth in population.

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1. How would you seek to reduce the budget?

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Transportation

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1. Do you support or oppose legislation that would repeal the use of red-light cameras? Explain.

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Government Regulation

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1. Would you support or oppose legislation to reduce state occupational licensing requirements? Explain.

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The current Government-in-the-Sunshine Law states that two or more officials cannot address policy issues in a public forum if they do not sponsor that forum. Also, a public forum agenda where two or more officials can address policy issues must be made public twenty-four hours in advance.

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1. Do you believe this law currently serves the best interest of the public or does it stifle public discourse? Explain.

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2. Would you continue the 24-hour notice requirement in Government-in- the-Sunshine Law, or should that be eliminated? Explain.

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3. In dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, Florida law allows the Governor and local officials to use executive orders in the case of an emergency, bypassing any legislative oversight. Many citizens agree that their Constitutional rights were violated with many of the emergency orders, especially from local officials. Do you?

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4. Currently, Florida statute (381.00315) states that Florida public health policy must be consistent with Federal Government Regulations regarding declared health emergencies. Do you believe Federal Government Regulations should be able to usurp Florida public health policy? Explain.

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5. Do you believe that Florida statutes (381.00315) should be ableto enact emergency health provisions that override all other state laws? Explain.

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6. Do you agree that the Florida Department of Health should be able to mandate individual care "by any means necessary" during a declared emergency? Explain.

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Recall Elected Officials

Florida Statute 100.361 provides charter counties and municipalities with a citizen process to recall corrupt officials. Of the 67 counties in Florida there are only 20 Charter Counties. Only these 20 Charter Counties, and their municipalities, enjoy the ability to recall corrupt officials. That leaves the remaining 47 counties without a process to recall corrupt county officials.

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1. Would you support or oppose legislation extending this recall ability to the citizens of these remaining 47 non-charter counties? Explain

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Elections

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1. Do you support a return to an excuse only or military vote by mail? Explain.

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2. Are you in favor of strengthening identification requiring proving U.S. citizenship in order to cast a ballot? Explain.

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3. Do you believe hand counting ballots should be allowed as an alternative or in addition to using electronic tabulators to count ballots? Explain.

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4. If electronic tabulators are used, do you support a mandatory hand count audit of a statistically valid percentage of ballots cast after each election? Explain.

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Environment

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In Florida, the state purchases land for "conservation" through the Florida Forever Trust Fund. Thirty percent of Florida is currently held in conservation by the Federal, state, and local government. Every session, the Florida Legislature appropriates funds to facilitate the state's ability to purchase more conservation land.

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1. Please give us your opinion on this program and if any changes are needed?

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Another environmental issue in Florida deals with surface water protection. One solution being advocated by some is to mandate replacing conventional septic systems with nitrogen reducing septic systems (sometimes called "advanced" septic systems) . However, there is no requirement for these "advanced" septic systems to be tested for their nitrogen reducing capabilities.

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2. Do you support or oppose legislation requiring "advanced" septic systems to be tested for their nutrient reducing capabilities before requiring homeowners to replace their conventional septic system with an "advanced" septic system?

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3. In many cases municipal and county wastewater treatment systems have become major contributors to surface water pollution due to inadequate capacity and aging infrastructure that has not been properly maintained and upgraded over time. What solution would you propose to compel local governments to upgrade and properly maintain their wastewater treatment systems?

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Gun Rights

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In SB 7026, the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Public Safety bill, resulted significant changes in Florida statutes regulating the purchase and possession of firearms in Florida.

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1. Would you support or oppose legislation to repeal the 3-day waiting period?

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2. Would you restore the rights of 18-19-20-year-old citizens to purchase long guns in Florida?

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SB 7026 includes language providing for the issuance of Risk Protection Orders allowing for the seizure of an individual's legally owned firearms under certain circumstances. Statutes like this are commonly referred to as Red Flag laws.

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3. In your opinion, were individual rights of due process protected under this law as currently written, and do you believe Risk Protection Orders as written in Florida law are necessary to reduce mass shootings and keep firearms away from dangerous actors?

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4. Would you support adding stricter criteria or better-defined guidelines for establishing whether someone is dangerous to themselves or others, before a Risk Protection Order is issued? Explain.

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5. Would you support or oppose allowing family members to file directly with the court for a risk protection order, bypassing local law enforcement? Explain.

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In the past Legislation has been filed to end all private party firearms transfers in Florida unless the parties submit to a federal NICS check, also known as "Universal Background Checks."

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6. Do you support or oppose requiring these Universal Background Checks for private party firearms transfers? Explain.

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7. Would you support or oppose legislation banning the manufacture, sale, or possession of semi-automatic firearms and/or large-capacity magazines. Explain.

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8. Would you support or oppose legislation to eliminate restrictions on law-abiding gun owners from carrying a firearm in certain so-called "Gun-Free Zones"? Explain.

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9. Give us your opinion on the issue of Open Carry. Explain.

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10. Give us your opinion on the issue of Campus Carry. Explain.

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Term Limits

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1. Do you support or oppose keeping Florida's 8-year term limits for Governor, Cabinet Members and Legislators? Explain.

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2. Current law limits School Board members to eight years. Do you support or oppose extending 8-year term limits to any other elected offices at the local or county level? Explain.

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Health Care

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1. Do you support or oppose expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act? Explain.

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Education

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1. What is your opinion regarding charter schools, voucher programs or any other school choice initiatives? Explain.

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Criminal Justice Reform

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1. Should Judges have a greater degree of sentencing flexibility regarding drug possession offenses? Explain.

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2. Would you support or oppose legislation to decriminalize marijuana possession so that a person caught with twenty grams or less of marijuana would be charged with a noncriminal violation rather than a criminal misdemeanor? Explain.

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3. Many law enforcement agencies in Florida continue to use No-knock warrants, where officers under certain circumstances can enter a dwelling without knocking first and identifying themselves as law enforcement. Some consider this as a valid tool for law enforcement and others claim this is a violation of the 4th Amendment. Where do you stand on this issue? Explain.

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4. Advancing technology has presented law enforcement with new means of investigation and surveillance. These technologies such as "Stingray" devices, also known as "cell site simulators" or "IMSI catchers", are cell phone surveillance devices that mimic cell phone towers. Current law only requires a court order and not a warrant for law enforcement to use these types of surveillance. Some consider this a valuable tool in fighting crime and some claim this a violation of the 4th Amendment. Where do you stand on this issue? Explain.

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5. Legislation was passed during the 2021 legislative session which authorized law enforcement agencies to use drones for surveillance of crowds of 50 people or more without a warrant. What is your opinion regarding this new statute? Explain.