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2020 ELECTION GUIDE Dear Fellow Floridians 2020 ELECTION GUIDE Dear Fellow Floridians, As the Florida Chamber stands firmly on its purpose of Securing Florida’s Future and serves as the leading voice of business and the driving force for Florida’s future, we are pleased to provide our 2020 Election Guide to serve as your trusted resource for the upcoming General Election. With all of the noise in political campaigns, it can be difficult to understand and compare the candidates. This nonpartisan, pro-jobs, guide will help voters better understand the candidates and amendments on this year’s ballot. This November, all 120 Florida House seats, 21 Florida Senate seats, and all 27 Congressional seats are up for election. At the top of the ballot this year, Floridians will make their choice for President. Additionally, there are 6 proposed Amendments to the Florida Constitution. The Florida Chamber intends for this voter guide to provide Floridians with the information they need before heading to the polls and having their voices heard on Tuesday, November 3rd. We encourage you to share this guide with employees, vendors, family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to support greater participation in our electoral process. If at any time you have questions about these candidates or the amendments on the ballot, I encourage you to contact us. With much respect, Nick Catroppo Vice President of Political Operations Florida Chamber of Commerce 850-521-1200 2 T A B L E O F CONTENTS Key Election Dates . 4 Contacting Your Supervisor of Elections . 5 U.S. Presidential Race . 6 U.S. Congressional Races . 6 Florida Senate Races . 10 Florida House of Representatives Races . 13 Proposed Constitutional Amendments . 28 Map of Florida Congressional Districts . 30 Map of Florida Senate Districts . 31 Map of Florida House of Representatives Districts . 32 www.FloridaChamber.com This non-partisan voter guide lists the candidates for state and federal offices and the proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the ballot for the November 3, 2020 General Election. 3 3 ELECTION INFORMATION IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Registration Deadline for General Election: October 5, 2020 Vote-by-Mail Return Deadline for General Election: November 3, 2020 - 7:00 p.m. General Election: November 3, 2020 VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT For vote-by-mail stateside and overseas uniformed service members and overseas civilians (also known as UOCAVA voters), the deadline for election officials to send ballots is 45 days before an election: General Election: September 19, 2020 For domestic voters, the deadline for election officials to send ballots is between 40 and 33 days (7-day window) before an election: General Election: September 24, 2020 EARLY VOTING The early voting period consists of a minimum mandatory period of 8 days. It starts on the 10th day and ends on the 3rd day before Election Day: General Election: October 24 – October 31, 2020 In addition, each county Supervisor of Elections may at his or her own discretion offer additional days of early voting on any or all days during the 15th through 11th day and the last Sunday before Election Day. 4 3 SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS COUNTY SUPERVISOR PHONE COUNTY SUPERVISOR PHONE ALACHUA Kim A. Barton 352-374-5252 LEE Tommy Doyle 239-533-8683 BAKER Nita Crawford 904-259-6339 LEON Mark S. Earley 850-606-8683 BAY Mark Andersen 850-784-6100 LEVY Tammy Jones 352-486-5163 BRADFORD Terry L. Vaughan 904-966-6266 LIBERTY Grant Conyers 850-643-5226 BREVARD Lori Scott 321-633-2124 MADISON Thomas R. Hardee 850-973-6507 BROWARD Peter Antonacci 954-357-7050 MANATEE Michael Bennett 941-741-3823 CALHOUN Sharon Chason 850-674-8568 MARION Wesley Wilcox 352-620-3290 CHARLOTTE Paul A. Stamoulis 941-833-5400 MARTIN Vicki Davis 772-288-5637 CITRUS Susan A. Gill 352-564-7120 MIAMI-DADE Christina White 305-499-8683 CLAY Chris H. Chambless 904-269-6350 MONROE Joyce Griffin 305-292-3416 COLLIER Jennifer J. Edwards 239-252-8683 NASSAU Vicki P. Cannon 904-491-7500 COLUMBIA Elizabeth P. Horne 386-758-1026 OKALOOSA Paul A. Lux 850-689-5600 DESOTO Mark F. Negley 863-993-4871 OKEECHOBEE Diane Hagan 863-763-4014 DIXIE Starlet Cannon 352-498-1216 ORANGE Bill Cowles 407-836-2070 DUVAL Mike Hogan 904-630-1414 OSCEOLA Mary Jane Arrington 407-742-6000 ESCAMBIA David H. Stafford 850-595-3900 PALM BEACH Wendy Sartory Link 561-656-6200 FLAGLER Kaiti Lenhart 386-313-4170 PASCO Brian E. Corley 800-851-8754 FRANKLIN Heather Riley 850-653-9520 PINELLAS Julie Marcus 727-464-6108 GADSDEN Shirley G. Knight 850-627-9910 POLK Lori Edwards 863-534-5888 GILCHRIST Connie Sanchez 352-463-3194 PUTNAM Charles Overturf 386-329-0224 GLADES Aletris Farnam 863-946-6005 SANTA ROSA Tappie A. Villane 850-983-1900 GULF John Hanlon 850-229-6117 SARASOTA Ron Turner 941-861-8600 HAMILTON Laura Hutto 386-792-1426 SEMINOLE Chris Anderson 407-585-8683 HARDEE Diane Smith 863-773-6061 ST. JOHNS Vicky Oakes 904-823-2238 HENDRY Brenda Hoots 863-675-5230 ST. LUCIE Gertrude Walker 772-462-1500 HERNANDO Shirley Anderson 352-754-4125 SUMTER William Keen 352-569-1540 HIGHLANDS Penny Ogg 863-402-6655 SUWANNEE Glenda B. Williams 386-362-2616 HILLSBOROUGH Craig Latimer 813-744-5900 TAYLOR Dana Southerland 850-838-3515 HOLMES Therisa Meadows 850-547-1107 UNION Deborah K. Osborne 386-496-2236 INDIAN RIVER Leslie Rossway Swan 772-226-3440 VOLUSIA Lisa Lewis 386-736-5930 JACKSON Sylvia D. Stephens 850-482-9652 WAKULLA Henry Wells 850-926-7575 JEFFERSON Marty Bishop 850-997-3348 WALTON Bobby Beasley 850-892-8112 LAFAYETTE Travis Hart 386-294-1261 WASHINGTON Carol F. Rudd 850-638-6230 LAKE Alan Hays 352-343-9734 5 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL AND U.S. CONGRESSIONAL RACES U.S. HOUSE RACES Matt Gaetz (REP)* John Rutherford (REP)* Phil Ehr (DEM) Donna Deegan (DEM) Albert Oram (NPA) Gary Koniz (WRI) Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and part of Holmes Nassau and parts of Duval and St. Johns DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 1 52.9% 25.0% 22.1% 49.0% 28.0% 23.0% 66.8% 27.9% Strong Republican 61.4% 33.8% Strong Republican Neal Dunn (REP)* Kim O' Connor (WRI) Gary Adler (REP) Kristy Thripp (WRI) Al Lawson (DEM)* Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Jackson, Lafayette, Levy, Liberty, Suwanee, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington, and parts of Columbia, Holmes, Baker, Gadsden, Hamilton, Madison, and parts of Columbia, Duval, Jefferson, Leon, and Marion Jefferson, and Leon DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 2 48.0% 33.5% 18.5% 23.5% 57.3% 19.2% 65.7% 30.4% Strong Republican 36.1% 60.3% Strong Democrat Michael Waltz (REP)* Kat Cammack (REP) Clint Curtis (DEM) Adam Christensen (DEM) Alan Grayson (WRI) John G. "Gerry" Nolan Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Putnam, Union, and part of Marion Flagler, Volusia, and parts of Lake and St. Johns DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 3 41.7% 35.9% 22.4% 39.9% 32.3% 27.8% 55.7% 39.8% Strong Republican 56.5% 39.5% Strong Republican * Incumbent 6 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL Leo Valentin (REP) Daniel Webster (REP)* Stephanie Murphy (DEM)* Dana Marie Cottrell (DEM) Seminole and part of Orange Citrus, Hernando, Sumter, and parts of Lake and Marion DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 11 32.6% 37.7% 29.7% 47.7% 28.3% 24.0% 43.6% 50.8% Lean Democrat 64.4% 32.4% Strong Republican Bill Posey (REP)* Gus Micheal Bilirakis (REP)* Jim Kennedy (DEM) Kimberly Walker (DEM) Brevard, Indian River, and part of Orange Pasco and parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas DISTRICT 8 DISTRICT 12 43.3% 30.3% 26.4% 40.2% 30.4% 29.4% 57.8% 37.3% Strong Republican 56.9% 38.4% Strong Republican William P. "Bill" Olson (REP) Anna Paulina Luna (REP) Darren Soto (DEM)* Charlie Crist (DEM)* Clay Hill (WRI) Jacob Curnow (WRI) Osceola and parts of Orange and Polk Part of Pinellas DISTRICT 9 DISTRICT 13 27.3% 39.8% 32.9% 33.1% 38.3% 28.6% 41.5% 54.3% Strong Democrat 45.9% 49.1% Lean Democrat Vennia Francois (REP) Christine Y. Quinn (REP) Val Demings (DEM)* Kathy Castor (DEM)* Sufiyah Yasmine (WRI) Part of Orange Part of Hillsborough DISTRICT 10 DISTRICT 14 24.8% 45.2% 30.0% 28.1% 43.0% 28.9% 34.6% 61.2% Strong Democrat 39.0% 57.1% Strong Democrat * Incumbent 7 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL Byron Donalds (REP) Scott Franklin (REP) Cindy Lyn Banyai (DEM) Alan Cohn (DEM) Patrick Post (WRI) Parts of Hillsborough, Lake, and Polk Parts of Collier and Lee DISTRICT 15 DISTRICT 19 35.9% 35.1% 29.0% 45.2% 26.5% 28.3% 52.9% 43.0% Lean Republican 59.0% 37.1% Strong Republican Vern Buchanan (REP)* Greg Musselwhite (REP) Margaret Good (DEM) Alcee Hastings (DEM)* Manatee and parts of Hillsborough and Sarasota Parts of Broward and Palm Beach DISTRICT 16 DISTRICT 20 40.3% 33.1% 26.6% 12.6% 62.4% 25.0% 53.3% 42.6% Lean Republican 18.0% 79.9% Strong Democrat Greg Steube (REP)* Laura Loomer (REP) Allen Ellison (DEM) Lois Frankel (DEM)* Theodore "Pink Tie" Murray (NPA) Piotr Blass (WRI) Sylvia Caravetta (WRI) Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and parts of Lee, Polk, and Sarasota Part of Palm Beach DISTRICT 21 DISTRICT 17 44.6% 28.7% 26.7% 26.4% 43.9% 29.7% 61.7% 34.7% Strong Republican 39.1% 58.6% Strong Democrat Brian Mast (REP)* James "Jim" Pruden (REP) Pam Keith (DEM) Ted Deutch (DEM)* K.W. Miller (NPA) Martin, St. Lucie, and part of Palm Beach Parts of Broward and Palm Beach DISTRICT 18 DISTRICT 22 38.1% 34.5% 27.4% 27.8% 42.5% 29.7% 53.0% 43.8% Lean Republican 40.8% 56.4% Strong Democrat * Incumbent 8 U.S.
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