State Representative, District 42

Sousa Lazaballet supports reproductive justice and freedom, opposes restrictive abortion laws, and backs access to contraception and prenatal and maternal care, including Medicaid coverage of reproductive health services. Sousa Lazaballet also supports removing waiting periods, comprehensive sex education, and programs to lower maternal health risks, especially for Black women.

Sousa Lazaballet proposes tackling corporate consolidation in the food industry and strengthening local food systems through community agriculture, as part of a plan to lower rising grocery costs. This is the only statement filed under agriculture, and it appears inside a broader economy statement.

Sousa Lazaballet supports the proposed moratorium on new data center construction in Orange County and wants a statewide moratorium. Sousa Lazaballet calls for tracking the impact of a data center in Eatonville on utility costs, the environment and neighborhoods, and calls for guardrails, transparency and accountability for technology.

Sousa Lazaballet advocates for LGBTQ+ workplace protections, military equity, and policies leveling the playing field for LGBTQ-owned businesses. This is the only statement on civil rights and freedoms, and it gives no further detail about specific legislation, current law, or how the policies would work.

Sousa Lazaballet supports reforming Florida’s penal code, including decriminalizing HIV and cannabis, to build a rehabilitation-focused system. Sousa Lazaballet also supports restoring voting rights for people who have completed their sentences, full implementation of Amendment Four, rehabilitation over incarceration, and alternative recovery methods.

Sousa Lazaballet advocates fair wages, safe conditions, the right to organize, paid family leave, and protections for immigrant, gig and outdoor workers. Sousa Lazaballet also lists lowering grocery prices, eliminating sales taxes on essential goods, vocational education, student debt relief, small business relief, and green economy job training.

Sousa Lazaballet advocates fully funded public schools, competitive teacher salaries, less standardized testing, mental health services, academic freedom, and early childhood education and child care. Sousa Lazaballet opposes school privatization, supports vocational programs and scholarships for first-generation students, and describes leading the fight for tuition equity for Florida high school graduates.

Sousa Lazaballet supports stronger laws for disclosing political donations, lobbying and contracts, anti-conflict legislation, independent oversight, and campaign finance reform to limit big-money influence. Sousa Lazaballet also supports restoring voting rights for people who have completed their sentences, calling for full implementation of Amendment Four from 2018.

Sousa Lazaballet proposes reducing fossil fuel reliance, promoting renewable energy and especially solar, and opposing fracking. Sousa Lazaballet also supports renewable energy job training, and raises energy affordability in calling for tracking a data center’s impact on utility costs and for a moratorium on new data centers.

Sousa Lazaballet is committed to action to combat climate change and protect Florida’s environment. Sousa Lazaballet proposes reducing fossil fuel reliance, encouraging solar, opposing fracking, and advocating land and water conservation, and supports a data center moratorium citing environmental impact. Resilient infrastructure after hurricanes is also listed.

Sousa Lazaballet supports paid family leave and healthcare benefits, fair pay and protections for immigrant and gig economy workers, breaks, hydration and restroom access for outdoor workers, and stronger labor laws for young workers. This is the only statement filed under families and social services.

Sousa Lazaballet calls for strong guardrails, transparency and accountability so that technology meant to keep communities safe is not weaponized against the people it serves. The only statement on this issue also covers a data center moratorium and tracking a data center’s local impact.

Sousa Lazaballet supports Medicaid expansion, lowering healthcare costs, and funding for mental health services, and describes healthcare as a right, with a focus on marginalized communities. Sousa Lazaballet also backs affordable contraception, prenatal and maternal care, and opposes restrictive abortion laws.

Sousa Lazaballet describes housing as a fundamental human right and supports using the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund only for affordable housing, renters’ rights, and a statewide renters’ bill of rights. Sousa Lazaballet also lists co-living spaces, tiny homes, repurposing vacant properties, and property insurance reforms.

Sousa Lazaballet campaigns for the Orlando Trust Act, supports tuition equity, and says Sousa Lazaballet played a role in creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Sousa Lazaballet also opposes misuse of law enforcement surveillance tools to target neighbors, citing Flock camera data and ICE, and supports fair pay protections for immigrant workers.

Sousa Lazaballet prioritizes sustainable public transit through dedicated funding, accessibility technologies and walkable communities, and lists affordable public transportation. Sousa Lazaballet also proposes resilient infrastructure improvements against hurricanes, working with Central Florida non-profits to support communities most affected by storms.

Sousa Lazaballet proposes eliminating sales taxes on essential goods, equitable tax policies, and clear limits on the Statewide Emergency Trust Fund. Sousa Lazaballet also supports closing oversight loopholes tied to the Hope Florida matter, stronger disclosure laws that allow tracking of tax dollars, and campaign finance reform.

Sousa Lazaballet supports protecting Floridians’ privacy and ensuring law enforcement surveillance tools are not misused, citing use of Flock camera data to support ICE. Sousa Lazaballet also calls for guardrails, transparency and accountability for technology and supports a statewide moratorium on new data center construction.