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David Silverberg

David Silverberg is a retired journalist and longtime Southwest Florida resident running for Florida Senate. Founder of The Paradise Progressive and former editor of Homeland Security Today, he brings extensive experience in journalism, government, policy, and public affairs.

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Position on major issues

Criminal justice and policing

Get ICE out of our communities. Support disciplined, professional policing that protects everyone—regardless of where they were born.

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Economy, jobs and wages

Affordability and Lowering Living Costs: Silverberg emphasizes that Southwest Florida has become increasingly out of reach for working families. He campaigns on addressing skyrocketing property insurance rates, combatting gas price inflation, and tying long-term economic affordability to climate resilience.

Education

Stop diverting public school dollars to charter and parochial schools. Respect and reward the teachers who shape our children's futures. End book bans—ignorance is not strength.

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Stop using Florida's colleges and universities as feeding troughs for greedy politicians. Higher education must serve students, not political ambitions.

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Defending Home Rule and Public Education: Silverberg advocates for restoring local municipal autonomy, arguing against state-level preemption that overrides local laws. In education, he supports public school systems, opposes book bans, and pledges to halt the diversion of public tax dollars toward private school voucher programs.

Energy

No oil exploitation in the Gulf of Mexico or the Everglades. Our water is our lifeblood—it is not for sale.

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Environment and climate

Replace denial and delusion with real planning and preparation. Southwest Florida's future depends on confronting the facts honestly.

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No oil exploitation in the Gulf of Mexico or the Everglades. Our water is our lifeblood—it is not for sale.

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From the very beginning, David Silverberg was one of the boldest voices calling for Alligator Alcatraz to be shut down. His efforts, along with those of numerous other decent, humane Floridians, succeeded in forcing an end to this concentration camp. But the work doesn't end there. David Silverberg is determined that nothing like Alligator Alcatraz will ever again stain our state, destroy the Everglades and utterly waste Floridians' hard-earned tax dollars. In the Florida Senate he will work to uncover waste, fraud and abuse and ensure that all Floridians' rights are respected.

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Healthcare

Stop the assault on science. Protect our children from preventable diseases and epidemics. Trust in medicine, not politics.

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Housing

End profiteering, price gouging, and scams. Get insurance rates under control so Florida families can afford to live and stay here.

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End Tallahassee's preemption of local land management, governance, and autonomy. Our communities know what's best for our communities.

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Opposing Property Tax Elimination: Unlike some of his conservative counterparts, Silverberg strongly opposes the total elimination of property taxes. He argues that completely erasing property taxes would strip vital funding away from local municipalities, severely harming public schools, local infrastructure, and first responders.

Immigration

Get ICE out of our communities. Support disciplined, professional policing that protects everyone—regardless of where they were born.

silverberg4florida.com ·

From the very beginning, David Silverberg was one of the boldest voices calling for Alligator Alcatraz to be shut down. His efforts, along with those of numerous other decent, humane Floridians, succeeded in forcing an end to this concentration camp. But the work doesn't end there. David Silverberg is determined that nothing like Alligator Alcatraz will ever again stain our state, destroy the Everglades and utterly waste Floridians' hard-earned tax dollars. In the Florida Senate he will work to uncover waste, fraud and abuse and ensure that all Floridians' rights are respected.

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Taxes and government spending

Opposing Property Tax Elimination: Unlike some of his conservative counterparts, Silverberg strongly opposes the total elimination of property taxes. He argues that completely erasing property taxes would strip vital funding away from local municipalities, severely harming public schools, local infrastructure, and first responders.

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