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Benjamin Sandlin is a candidate running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 12, which includes parts of Duval County and Jacksonville. Sandlin is a Gen Z political activist, a physics student at the University of North Florida, and a former preschool teacher.
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“The legislature isn’t gonna wait for me to get older,” Sandlin said in comments reported by FloridaPolitics. “They haven’t waited for me to get older to [pass] ‘Don’t Say Gay’ in schools, to demonize students, demonize public school teachers. They haven’t waited until I’m older to gut the public school system in favor of private school vouchers. They haven’t waited until older to crack down on voting rights.”
newsdaytonabeach.com ·
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https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928150927/https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
His platform includes blocking corporations from buying residential properties, increasing funding into renewable energy development, and reforming jails and prisons with a focus on rehabilitation.
newsdaytonabeach.com ·
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https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928150927/https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
“The legislature isn’t gonna wait for me to get older,” Sandlin said in comments reported by FloridaPolitics. “They haven’t waited for me to get older to [pass] ‘Don’t Say Gay’ in schools, to demonize students, demonize public school teachers. They haven’t waited until I’m older to gut the public school system in favor of private school vouchers. They haven’t waited until older to crack down on voting rights.”
newsdaytonabeach.com ·
Sources
https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928150927/https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
“The legislature isn’t gonna wait for me to get older,” Sandlin said in comments reported by FloridaPolitics. “They haven’t waited for me to get older to [pass] ‘Don’t Say Gay’ in schools, to demonize students, demonize public school teachers. They haven’t waited until I’m older to gut the public school system in favor of private school vouchers. They haven’t waited until older to crack down on voting rights.”
newsdaytonabeach.com ·
Sources
https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928150927/https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
His platform includes blocking corporations from buying residential properties, increasing funding into renewable energy development, and reforming jails and prisons with a focus on rehabilitation.
newsdaytonabeach.com ·
Sources
https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928150927/https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
Gun Safety and Activism: Sandlin's initial entry into political organizing stems from his involvement with the University of Central Florida's chapter of March for Our Lives. He has a history of traveling to Tallahassee to explicitly lobby against permitless carry and advocate for stricter firearm safety laws.
His platform includes blocking corporations from buying residential properties, increasing funding into renewable energy development, and reforming jails and prisons with a focus on rehabilitation.
newsdaytonabeach.com ·
Sources
https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928150927/https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
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https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=91334https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/jacksonvilles-benjamin-sandlin-running-to-be-floridas-youngest-ever-legislator,77445
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Election Day
November 3, 2026
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