Johnny Austin Thompson

Cost of Living and Property Taxes: Thompson heavily prioritizes easing financial burdens for District 2 families. His platform emphasizes taking direct action to combat Florida's skyrocketing homeowners' property insurance rates and advocates for cutting property taxes for primary residents.

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Local Economy and Clean Coastline: He campaigns on strengthening Pensacola's local business environment to create high-paying jobs while actively protecting the ecological health of the Gulf Coast ecosystem to support regional tourism.

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Fully Funding Public Schools: Thompson opposes budget shortfalls in public education. His platform focuses on ensuring local public school classrooms are fully funded and equipped with the structural resources necessary to support student success and teacher retention.

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Johnny is running to bring down the cost of living, protect health care, fully fund our public schools, and cut property taxes for District 2 families.

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Local Economy and Clean Coastline: He campaigns on strengthening Pensacola's local business environment to create high-paying jobs while actively protecting the ecological health of the Gulf Coast ecosystem to support regional tourism.

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Florida is one of only ten states that has not expanded Medicaid. Expansion would provide coverage to roughly half a million uninsured Floridians, with the federal government covering 90% of the cost. Floridians are already paying federal income taxes that help fund Medicaid expansion in 40 other states, it’s time to bring those federal dollars home. VA hospitals are federally operated, so Johnny will work with Florida’s federal delegation while supporting better transportation, mental health services, local partnerships, and veteran service officers here at home.

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Florida’s healthcare system ranks 39th in the nation. Sixteen percent of working-age Floridians are uninsured, ranking Florida 48th, and more than 400,000 children across the state have no health coverage at all. That’s unacceptable. Florida is one of only ten states that has not expanded Medicaid. Expansion would provide coverage to roughly half a million uninsured Floridians, with the federal government covering 90% of the cost. Floridians are already paying federal income taxes that help fund Medicaid expansion in 40 other states, it’s time to bring those federal dollars home. Let’s bring home the federal dollars.

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Nearly 1.4 million veterans call Florida home, including about 33,000 in Escambia County. Pensacola already has a VA clinic, but Northwest Florida needs full-service hospital care closer to home. VA hospitals are federally operated, so Johnny will work with Florida’s federal delegation while supporting better transportation, mental health services, local partnerships, and veteran service officers here at home.

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Johnny is running to bring down the cost of living, protect health care, fully fund our public schools, and cut property taxes for District 2 families.

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Infrastructure and Commercial Tech: He advocates for smart, responsible growth that prioritizes the needs of local citizens. Thompson publicly supported a unanimous 12-month local county moratorium on large commercial data centers, arguing that infrastructure expansions must protect existing municipal utility grids and aquifers.

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Florida’s healthcare system ranks 39th in the nation. Sixteen percent of working-age Floridians are uninsured, ranking Florida 48th, and more than 400,000 children across the state have no health coverage at all. That’s unacceptable. Florida is one of only ten states that has not expanded Medicaid. Expansion would provide coverage to roughly half a million uninsured Floridians, with the federal government covering 90% of the cost. Floridians are already paying federal income taxes that help fund Medicaid expansion in 40 other states, it’s time to bring those federal dollars home. Let’s bring home the federal dollars.

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Cost of Living and Property Taxes: Thompson heavily prioritizes easing financial burdens for District 2 families. His platform emphasizes taking direct action to combat Florida's skyrocketing homeowners' property insurance rates and advocates for cutting property taxes for primary residents.

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Johnny is running to bring down the cost of living, protect health care, fully fund our public schools, and cut property taxes for District 2 families.

standwithjohnny.com · Sources

Infrastructure and Commercial Tech: He advocates for smart, responsible growth that prioritizes the needs of local citizens. Thompson publicly supported a unanimous 12-month local county moratorium on large commercial data centers, arguing that infrastructure expansions must protect existing municipal utility grids and aquifers.

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Florida is one of only ten states that has not expanded Medicaid. Expansion would provide coverage to roughly half a million uninsured Floridians, with the federal government covering 90% of the cost. Floridians are already paying federal income taxes that help fund Medicaid expansion in 40 other states, it’s time to bring those federal dollars home. VA hospitals are federally operated, so Johnny will work with Florida’s federal delegation while supporting better transportation, mental health services, local partnerships, and veteran service officers here at home.

standwithjohnny.com · Sources

Nearly 1.4 million veterans call Florida home, including about 33,000 in Escambia County. Pensacola already has a VA clinic, but Northwest Florida needs full-service hospital care closer to home. VA hospitals are federally operated, so Johnny will work with Florida’s federal delegation while supporting better transportation, mental health services, local partnerships, and veteran service officers here at home.

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