florida VOTER ENDORSEMENT GUIDE 2018 FLORIDA GENERAL ELECTION
E ENDORSED P PREFERRED
AN ENDORSEMENT indicates a vetted and recommended candidate based on 1) A PREFERRED RATING indicates a candidate preferred as more conservative or more conservative voting record, 2) personal interviews or knowledge of the candidate, competent than the other candidate/s running in the same race but who cannot be and/or 3) thorough research showing a conservative background, training, and fully supported with an endorsement. A candidate with a preferred status may claim experience. Endorsement indicates a very high likelihood of confidence that this to be conservative but has no voting record to validate those claims. A preferred candidate will govern and vote as a conservative. status may also indicate that the candidate may have a mixed voting record and therefore cannot be endorsed but is still a better option than the other candidates. Finally, a preferred status may be used where all the candidates are either mediocre ENDORSEMENT KEY: *Incumbent or weak and we are simply recommending the slightly better candidate. florida HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT
E 1 Mike Hill (R) E 38 Danny Burgess (R) * P 74 James Vernon Buchanan (R) E 3 Jayer Williamson (R) * E 39 Josie Tomkow (R) * E 76 Ray Rodriguez (R) * E 4 Mel Ponder (R) * E 40 Colleen Burton (R) * E 77 Dane Eagle (R) * E 6 Jay Trumbull (R) * E 42 Mike LaRosa (R) * P 78 Heather Fitzenhagen (R) * E 10 Robert “Chuck” Brannan (R) E 44 Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski (R)* P 79 Spencer Roach (R) E 11 Cord Byrd (R) * P 47 Stockton Reeves (R) E 80 Byron Donalds (R) * E 12 Clay Yarborough (R) * E 48 George Chandler (R) E 82 MaryLynn Magar (R) * P 15 Wyman Duggan (R) E 49 Ben Griffin (R) P 83 Toby Overdorf (R) E 16 Jason Fischer (R) * P 50 Rene Plasencia (R) * P 84 Mark Gotz (R) E 17 Cyndi Stevenson (R) * P 51 Tyler Sirois (R) E 85 Rick Roth (R) * E 19 Bobby Payne (R) * E 52 Thad Altman (R) * E 86 Laurel Bennett (R) P 21 Chuck Clemons (R) * E 53 Randy Fine (R) * P 87 David Silvers (D) E 22 Charlie Stone (R) * E 54 Erin Grall (R) * P 89 Mike Caruso (R) E 23 Stan McClain (R) * E 55 Cary Pigman (R) * E 93 Chip LaMarca (R) E 24 Paul Renner (R) * P 56 Melony Bell (R) P 98 Joseph Anthony Cruz (R) E 25 Tom Leek (R) * E 57 Mike Beltran (R) P 103 Frank Mingo (R) P 26 Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R) E 58 Lawrence McClure (R) * P 105 Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) P 27 David Santiago (R)* P 59 Joe Wicker (R) E 106 Bob Rommel (R)* E 28 David Smith (R) P 60 Jackie Toledo (R) * P 112 Rosa Maria Palomino (R) E 29 Scott Plakon (R) * E 63 Shawn Harrison (R) * P 113 Jonathan “J.P.” Parker (R) E 30 Bob Cortes (R) * E 64 James Grant (R) * P 114 Javier Enriquez (R) E 31 Jennifer Sullivan (R) * E 65 Chris Sprowls (R) * P 115 Vance Aloupis (R) E 32 Anthony Sabatini (R) P 66 Nick DiCeglie (R) E 116 Daniel Anthony Perez (R)* P 33 Brett Hage (R) P 67 Chris Latvala (R) * P 118 Anthony Rodriguez (R) P 34 Ralph Massullo, Jr. (R) * P 69 Ray Blacklidge (R) P 119 Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R) E 35 Blaise Ingoglia (R) * E 71 Will Robinson (R) P 120 Holly Raschein (R)* P 36 Amber Mariano (R) * P 72 Ray Pilon (R) EP 37 Ardian Zika (R) E 73 Tommy Gregory (R)