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Daniel Danny Alvarez

Ashley Elizabeth Herrmann

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Daniel Danny Alvarez

Ashley Elizabeth Herrmann

Daniel Danny Alvarez

Ashley Elizabeth Herrmann

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Daniel Danny Alvarez

Danny Alvarez is a family-law attorney, business consultant, educator, and military veteran. He serves as General Counsel for the Tampa Police Benevolent Association and advises businesses on legal, operational, marketing, and growth matters. A former University of Tampa business-law instructor and bilingual media commentator, Alvarez also served as a U.S. Army infantry officer. His community and professional contributions have earned him several honors, including Hispanic Man of the Year and multiple Tampa Bay Business Journal Heroes at Work awards.

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Ashley Elizabeth Herrmann

A lifelong Floridian, community organizer, mother, and Socialist is running for the Florida House to address the state’s affordability crisis. Drawing on experience at FDOT, in schools, and in local neighborhoods, she pledges to challenge special interests and fight for working families, farmers, and communities in Tallahassee.

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Position on major issues

Position on major issues

Abortion and reproductive policy

Official record

Voted Yes on OGSR/Parental Consent Requirements Before Terminating a Pregnancy

Apr 29, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Abortion Is Healthcare, Full Stop: Repeal the six-week abortion ban and write the right to abortion straight into Florida law.

No public positions found.

Agriculture and rural policy

Agricultural Freedom and the Florida Farm Bill: Alvarez is the primary House architect behind consecutive Florida Farm Bills (including HB 433). Read full quote

Official record

Voted Yes on OGSR/Aquaculture Records

Feb 4, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Apr 29, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+1 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Artificial intelligence

Official record

Voted Yes on Data Centers

Mar 11, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Use of Artificial Intelligence by Governmental Agencies to Detect Concealed Firearms

Apr 24, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Put Guardrails on Big Tech: Require real community benefits and require AI systems to loop in a real human when someone's in danger.

Make Them Pay Their Way: End the tax break for massive data centers and stop them from draining our drinking water.

No public positions found.

Civil rights and freedoms

Official record

Did not vote on Commencement of Civil Actions

Feb 17, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Leave trans people alone: Repeal the care ban, the bathroom bill, and the classroom censorship law.

Queer rights are non-negotiable: Pass a real statewide law banning discrimination against LGBTQ+ Floridians everywhere in the state.

Teach the Truth: Repeal what's left of the Stop WOKE Act and fund an honest African American history curriculum.

+2 more

No public positions found.

Criminal justice and policing

Public Safety and Law Enforcement Support: Leveraging his role as General Counsel for the Tampa PBA and Chair of the Criminal Justice Subcommittee, public safety is his central pillar. Read full quote

Official record

Voted Yes on Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Child Pornography Terminology

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+82 more

End Private Prisons: End Florida's private prison contracts and stop rewarding companies like GEO Group.

Real Police Accountability: Win real civilian oversight committees statewide, giving the public a vote before police get military gear, and a real path to accountability when officers cross the line.

Get ICE Out of Our Communities: Repeal the state mandate forcing local police into ICE agreements and ban them outright.

+1 more

No public positions found.

Economy, jobs and wages

Official record

Voted Yes on Public Employees Relations Commission

Mar 11, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on OGSR/Administration of Small Business Loan Programs Held by an Economic Development Agency

Mar 9, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Department of Commerce

Mar 5, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+7 more

Give Power Back to Workers: Repeal the state bans on water breaks, local living wages, and union dues deduction.

A Real Safety Net for Working Families: Win real paid family leave, a living wage floor for home care workers, and a wage theft unit with teeth.

Invest in Working People: Make community college actually free for the students who need it.

No public positions found.

Education

Official record

Voted Yes on Higher Education

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Pre-K-12 Education

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Education

Mar 13, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+91 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Elections and voting

Official record

Voted Yes on Elections

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Candidate Qualification

Feb 25, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Security for Nominees and Officers-elect to the Offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Feb 25, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+9 more

Let the People Vote: Undo the barriers to ballot initiatives, restore a simple majority for amendments, and end the pay-to-vote requirement for past convictions.

No public positions found.

Energy

Official record

Voted Yes on Rural Electric Cooperatives

Mar 11, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Mar 5, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources

Apr 30, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+3 more

Protect Clean Energy: Lock in rooftop solar rates so families who go solar keep what they were promised.

No public positions found.

Environment and climate

Official record

Voted Yes on Petroleum Cleanup Programs

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+29 more

Stop Reckless Development: Repeal the law blocking stronger rebuilding rules after a hurricane and stop the state from weakening wetlands protections.

Defend the Everglades and Our Coasts: Fight new offshore drilling, end sugarcane field burning, and fund buying land to protect our water.

Make Them Pay Their Way: End the tax break for massive data centers and stop them from draining our drinking water.

No public positions found.

Families and social services

Official record

Voted Yes on Children’s Initiatives

Mar 11, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Out-of-home Placement Providers and Treatment Facilities

Mar 4, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

Mar 3, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+5 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Firearms policy

Official record

Voted Yes on Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer

Jan 15, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Use of Artificial Intelligence by Governmental Agencies to Detect Concealed Firearms

Apr 24, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Carrying of Handguns or Weapons by Law Enforcement Officers Attending Athletic Events

Apr 23, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+3 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Government reform

Official record

Voted Yes on Judges

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Justice Administrative Commission

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector

Mar 10, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+18 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Healthcare

Official record

Voted Yes on Health Care

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Uterine Fibroid Research Database

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+99 more

Healthcare Everyone Can Afford: Expand Medicaid, cushion the coming premium spike, and fix the funding gap hurting kids' mental health care.

Abortion Is Healthcare, Full Stop: Repeal the six-week abortion ban and write the right to abortion straight into Florida law.

No public positions found.

Housing

Official record

Voted Yes on Local Housing Assistance Plans

Mar 10, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Housing for Veterans

Mar 10, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

Mar 9, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+10 more

Bring Back Home Rule: Repeal the state bans that keep our own city from capping rent hikes or reining in Airbnb.

Real Renter Protections: Fund a Right to Counsel pilot for eviction defense, pass a statewide source-of-income anti-discrimination law, and cap deposits and fees with interest-bearing escrow.

Protect the Housing Trust Fund: Statutorily mandate full appropriation of the Sadowski Trust Fund (SHIP/SAIL), ending two decades of the Legislature sweeping it for other uses.

+1 more

No public positions found.

Immigration

Official record

Voted Yes on Employment Eligibility

Jan 15, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Advertisements for Representation Services

Apr 24, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Employment Eligibility

Apr 23, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+2 more

Get ICE Out of Our Communities: Repeal the state mandate forcing local police into ICE agreements and ban them outright.

No public positions found.

Infrastructure and transportation

Official record

Voted Yes on Department of Management Services

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+38 more

Real Transit Investment: Fix the loophole that let the state kill our own voter-approved transit tax.

Fares Everyone Can Afford: Win free or reduced transit fares for students and working families.

Housing For The People: Build publicly owned housing for teachers, nurses, and service workers, not just luxury towers.

+1 more

No public positions found.

Local control

Official record

Voted Yes on Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks

Mar 10, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Official Actions of Local Governments

Mar 10, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mar 5, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+5 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

National security and foreign policy

Statewide Counterintelligence and Threat Mitigation: Alvarez focuses heavily on foreign and domestic intelligence security. Read full quote

Foreign Policy Alignment: On international matters, national voter indices note that Alvarez has recorded public opposition to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Official record

Did not vote on Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations

Feb 17, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Social Security and retirement

Official record

Voted Yes on Retirement

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Retirement

Feb 19, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Retirement

Jun 16, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+1 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Taxes and government spending

Fiscal Management: Alvarez campaigns on fiscal discipline, helping pass what he describes as conservative, balanced state budgets that prioritize capital infrastructure while funding emergency state financial reserves.

Official record

Voted Yes on Property Tax Administration

Jun 2, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Department of Management Services

May 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+48 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Technology and privacy

Official record

Voted Yes on Local Government Cyber Security

Mar 12, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Data Centers

Mar 11, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Local Government Cyber Security

Mar 4, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+5 more

Put Guardrails on Big Tech: Require real community benefits and require AI systems to loop in a real human when someone's in danger.

Make Them Pay Their Way: End the tax break for massive data centers and stop them from draining our drinking water.

No public positions found.

Veterans

Official record

Voted Yes on Veterans Dental Care Grant Program

Feb 25, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Veterans

May 2, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Veterans

Apr 30, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+1 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Animals and wildlife

Official record

Voted Yes on Dangerous Dogs

Apr 30, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Dangerous Dogs

Apr 23, 2025 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Emergency management

Official record

Voted Yes on Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor

Mar 13, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter

Mar 9, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

Voted Yes on Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor

Mar 9, 2026 · Passed · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+5 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

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