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Emily Duda Buckley
Nik Dean
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Emily Duda Buckley
Nik Dean
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Emily Duda Buckley is a fifth-generation Central Floridian farmer’s descendant, FSU graduate, foster parent, and child-welfare advocate. She is running for the Florida House on conservative values, promising to support families, address rising housing, insurance, and care costs, and promote responsible government spending.
I'm Nik Dean. A Central Floridian for more than 20 years, husband, father, and lawyer running to lower the cost of living, expand access to childcare and healthcare, fully fund our education system, and give Seminole County the practical representation it's earned.
He grew up in Central Florida, went to Tufts University where he played Tight End on the football team, and earned his degree in Philosophy and Political Science before coming back to Florida to attend the University of Miami School of Law. While in law school, he volunteered at the Health Rights Clinic, helping unhoused neighbors and disabled veterans access their Social Security benefits.
Today, Nik lives in Maitland with his wife and their young son. He's running for the Florida House because he believes government should work for the people it serves, starting with the working families and seniors of Seminole County.
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She favors maintaining Florida's current state abortion restrictions.
Sources
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/808776-blaise-ingoglia-endorses-emily-duda-buckley-for-hd-38/
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On federal and immigration issues, she supports legal immigration coupled with functional guest-worker programs for industries like agriculture, while aligning with state efforts to prevent undocumented immigration from drawing on public tax revenue.
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https://floridapolitics.com/archives/808776-blaise-ingoglia-endorses-emily-duda-buckley-for-hd-38/
Protecting our rural boundary. Seminole County voters have made their position clear, twice. Nik will stand with them against the greedy developers and overreach from politicians in Tallahassee that threatens the character of the place we call home.
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Emily will protect Central Florida's land and water by standing up to the big developers and data centers that threaten our natural resources and our quality of life.
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https://www.emilydudabuckley.com
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Rising costs are squeezing Central Florida families. Emily will fight to lower the cost of living and keep more money in the pockets of the people who earned it.
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https://www.emilydudabuckley.com
Growing the middle class through business-friendly solutions. A stronger middle class is good for everyone, including the small businesses and employers that make our economy work. Nik will support policies that reward the people creating good paying jobs here at home.
Lowering the cost of living: Groceries, gas, insurance, housing, and everyday costs are outpacing wages. Nik will fight to bring real relief to Seminole County families and hold the line on the fees and taxes that squeeze the workers and seniors.
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Emily will protect Central Florida's land and water by standing up to the big developers and data centers that threaten our natural resources and our quality of life.
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https://www.emilydudabuckley.com
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Expanding access to childcare. For too many families, childcare costs as much as housing. Nik will push for real solutions that give working parents a fair shot.
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Expanding access to healthcare. Healthcare shouldn't bankrupt families or push seniors to skip medications. Nik will fight for a transparent, patient-centered system that ensures every hardworking Floridian and senior gets the high-quality, affordable care that they need.
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Home insurance costs have spiraled out of control. Emily will take on the insurance crisis to make coverage affordable and available for Florida families again.
Emily is running for the Florida House to fight for families facing sky-high housing and insurance costs, rising child- and elder-care costs, and a government that keeps taking more. Read full quote
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https://www.emilydudabuckley.comhttps://www.emilydudabuckley.com/meet-emily.html
Protecting our rural boundary. Seminole County voters have made their position clear, twice. Nik will stand with them against the greedy developers and overreach from politicians in Tallahassee that threatens the character of the place we call home.
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On federal and immigration issues, she supports legal immigration coupled with functional guest-worker programs for industries like agriculture, while aligning with state efforts to prevent undocumented immigration from drawing on public tax revenue.
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https://floridapolitics.com/archives/808776-blaise-ingoglia-endorses-emily-duda-buckley-for-hd-38/
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Floridians are being taxed out of their own homes. Emily will work to cut property taxes so families and seniors can afford to stay in the communities they built.
Emily is running for the Florida House to fight for families facing sky-high housing and insurance costs, rising child- and elder-care costs, and a government that keeps taking more. Read full quote
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https://www.emilydudabuckley.comhttps://www.emilydudabuckley.com/meet-emily.html
Lowering the cost of living: Groceries, gas, insurance, housing, and everyday costs are outpacing wages. Nik will fight to bring real relief to Seminole County families and hold the line on the fees and taxes that squeeze the workers and seniors.
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Emily will protect Central Florida's land and water by standing up to the big developers and data centers that threaten our natural resources and our quality of life.
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https://www.emilydudabuckley.com
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Emily Duda Buckley
Nik Dean
Emily Duda Buckley
Emily Duda Buckley is a fifth-generation Central Floridian farmer’s descendant, FSU graduate, foster parent, and child-welfare advocate. She is running for the Florida House on conservative values, promising to support families, address rising housing, insurance, and care costs, and promote responsible government spending.
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Nik Dean
I'm Nik Dean. A Central Floridian for more than 20 years, husband, father, and lawyer running to lower the cost of living, expand access to childcare and healthcare, fully fund our education system, and give Seminole County the practical representation it's earned.
He grew up in Central Florida, went to Tufts University where he played Tight End on the football team, and earned his degree in Philosophy and Political Science before coming back to Florida to attend the University of Miami School of Law. While in law school, he volunteered at the Health Rights Clinic, helping unhoused neighbors and disabled veterans access their Social Security benefits.
Today, Nik lives in Maitland with his wife and their young son. He's running for the Florida House because he believes government should work for the people it serves, starting with the working families and seniors of Seminole County.
Visit the campaign site
Connect with Nik Dean:
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State Representative, District 38
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