2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaire

“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.”

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.

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

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

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

Governor DeSantis has called for an elimination of property taxes, which would require a Constitutional Amendment.

The current Government-in-the-Sunshine Law states that two or more officials at a local or county level 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. These restrictions do not apply to state or federal elected officials.

In 2024 the legislature passed SB 102, the Live Local Act, that served to remove certain decisions regarding land use and land development away from the local governments, giving that authority to the state. Since that time SB 328 in 2024 and HB 1389 in 2026 have further strengthened the state’s ability to bypass all local regulators and even public hearings claiming a necessity caused by hurricane emergencies and needs for affordable housing, especially in rural, commercial and industrial zones.

In 2026, Florida banned Sharia Law. However, many are looking at the rising levels of rhetoric, public denouncements of non-Muslims, public demands by Imams and other Islamic leaders to reject assimilation into American society, the ideology of the growing tide of Muslim communities in Florida, the massive rise in Mosques and enclaves, and the effects of this type of ideological encroachment in the US including Michigan, Texas, Chicago and, most notably, New York City.

Now in Florida, there have been attempts to insert Halal slaughterhouses in residential areas, and to develop Islamic ideology based communities, enclaves and cities, presumably in an effort to build populations, voting blocks and control.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There is a concerted effort by tech companies and the federal government to build massive AI data centers throughout Florida. According to many sources, the AI data centers use massive amounts of water per day, increase the cost of electricity and create a continual noise that interrupts sleep patterns.

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

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

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.”

In 2025 the Florida Supreme Court declared the ban on open carry to be unconstitutional and the Attorney General instructed all law enforcement to recognize open carry as lawful. However, the Florida Legislature has failed to even introduce a bill to remove the ban from the statutes.

Currently, Florida statute (381.00315) states that Florida public health policy must be consistent with Federal Government Regulations regarding declared health emergencies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I certify that I, the Candidate, did provide the answers to this Questionnaire, and that these are my true positions on these issues.