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Josie Tomkow

Josie Tomkow is a politician running for the Florida State Senate to represent District 14. Tomkow is a 7th-generation Floridian and a 3rd-generation cattle rancher who holds a B.A. from the University of Florida. She built a prominent early career in state politics, winning a special election to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018 at just 22 years old and serving through 2026. During her final stretch in the House, she held considerable policy influence as the Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee. To verify information regarding past or future special election campaigns for Senate District 14, please consult official Florida legislative and election resources.

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Criminal justice and policing

Law enforcement supports Josie because she has always support their mission of keeping us safe, including working with the federal government to ensure that criminal illegal aliens are deported to their country of origin.

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Education

Josie Tomkow helped create a NEW financial literacy course for high school students to make sure they’re prepare for the workforce and understand the importance of budgeting, saving, and investing. The course requires students to learn about different types of bank accounts, credit scores, taxes, managing debt, investment vehicles and credit card management.

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Environment and climate

Combatting Flooding and Make Hillsborough More Resilient Every neighborhood in Hillsborough County has been affected by hurricanes and the flooding that comes from it. Josie led the effort to build a more resilient Hillsborough County that invests directly into flood mitigation infrastructure that helps protect neighborhoods during storms and hardens infrastructure to keep us all safe. This new program will help cut red tape across local lines, invest in Florida-based research that will help inform our decisions, and will prioritize the most critical projects today.

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Healthcare

Josie believes that mothers need more care after child birth – that’s why she fought to extend healthcare coverage will allow mothers to address critical needs that can arise after childbirth, including chronic conditions and postpartum depression. Mothers can now avail themselves of Medicaid benefits including primary, specialty, mental health, dental and prescription drug services.

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Housing

As a State Representative, Josie Tomkow has voted on billions in tax cuts aimed to help working Floridians put more money back in their pockets – including permanent sales tax holiday’s for back-to-school items, disaster preparedness items, state park admissions, life jackets, outdoor equipment and more. In addition, Josie voted to remove sales tax on diapers and baby clothes and $450 million In toll relief as well as $502 million in tax, fee and assessment exemptions for homeowner’s insurance policies. Reforming our Insurance Laws to Bring Relief Property and car insurance rates must be driven down to help Florida more affordable for working families and small businesses. The State took action two years ago and Florida’s insurance market is now bringing in dozens of new insurance companies and that is driving prices downward. 33 property insurance companies have asked for rate decreases and the top five auto insurers are averaging over a 6% rate reduction. Additionally, we have to ensure that policyholders get the benefits they paid for and don’t have to fight for what’s rightfullly theirs and keep fraud and abuse out of the system that ends up getting passed down to consumers. All the while, continuing to do more to bolster the reinsurance market to drive rates lower more quickly.

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Immigration

Law enforcement supports Josie because she has always support their mission of keeping us safe, including working with the federal government to ensure that criminal illegal aliens are deported to their country of origin.

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Infrastructure and transportation

Combatting Flooding and Make Hillsborough More Resilient Every neighborhood in Hillsborough County has been affected by hurricanes and the flooding that comes from it. Josie led the effort to build a more resilient Hillsborough County that invests directly into flood mitigation infrastructure that helps protect neighborhoods during storms and hardens infrastructure to keep us all safe. This new program will help cut red tape across local lines, invest in Florida-based research that will help inform our decisions, and will prioritize the most critical projects today.

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Taxes and government spending

As a State Representative, Josie Tomkow has voted on billions in tax cuts aimed to help working Floridians put more money back in their pockets – including permanent sales tax holiday’s for back-to-school items, disaster preparedness items, state park admissions, life jackets, outdoor equipment and more. In addition, Josie voted to remove sales tax on diapers and baby clothes and $450 million In toll relief as well as $502 million in tax, fee and assessment exemptions for homeowner’s insurance policies. Reforming our Insurance Laws to Bring Relief Property and car insurance rates must be driven down to help Florida more affordable for working families and small businesses. The State took action two years ago and Florida’s insurance market is now bringing in dozens of new insurance companies and that is driving prices downward. 33 property insurance companies have asked for rate decreases and the top five auto insurers are averaging over a 6% rate reduction. Additionally, we have to ensure that policyholders get the benefits they paid for and don’t have to fight for what’s rightfullly theirs and keep fraud and abuse out of the system that ends up getting passed down to consumers. All the while, continuing to do more to bolster the reinsurance market to drive rates lower more quickly.

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