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Nathan Boyles

Ingrid D. Wadsworth

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Nathan Boyles

Ingrid D. Wadsworth

Nathan Boyles

Ingrid D. Wadsworth

Position on major issues

I am running as the Candidate for Florida State House of Representatives District 3, which covers Santa Rosa County and the northern half of Okaloosa County in the Florida Panhandle. I'm running to represent everyone.

Wadsworth is a microbiologist and a retired executive leader with over 30 years of experience. Her career includes regulatory work for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), executive directorship managing large-scale public construction projects, and past experience lobbying for legislative initiatives in Washington, D.C.. She is also a military/Air Force widow, a grandmother, a former Wisconsin farmer, and the author of Retire INTO Your Life.

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Position on major issues

Position on major issues

Abortion and reproductive policy

We know life is precious, that’s why I will stand firm on my pro-life principles and never back down to the radical left. I will always protect the unborn!

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Agriculture and rural policy

Official record

Voted Yes on OGSR/Aquaculture Records

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

For food costs, Florida is second, only to California, in fresh vegetable production, and leads the U.S. in producing citrus (oranges and grapefruit), sugarcane, sweet corn, and watermelons. Read full quote

Protect our Rural, Agricultural and Environmental Assets Our second largest industry in SRC is agriculture/farming, and our rural lifestyle and environmental resources continue to contribute to our local economy AND our Quality of Life. Read full quote

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.

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Civil rights and freedoms

Official record

Voted Yes on Commencement of Civil Actions

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

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Criminal justice and policing

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.

Voted Yes on Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations

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

+35 more

No public position found.

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.

+1 more

Cost of Living and Affordability: Wadsworth states that her primary motivation for entering the race is that Florida has become increasingly unaffordable. Read full quote

No public positions found.

Education

Supporting our Veterans and Military Community Florida is the most military and veteran-friendly state in the country and we have to continue to support our brave men and women in uniform by giving in-state tuition to military families stationed in Florida. Read full quote

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.

+40 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.

+3 more

No public position found.

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.

Sponsored Protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range

Jan 8, 2026 · Did not pass · Source: Open States, linked to official Florida Senate records.

+1 more

No public position found.

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.

+17 more

Protect our Rural, Agricultural and Environmental Assets Our second largest industry in SRC is agriculture/farming, and our rural lifestyle and environmental resources continue to contribute to our local economy AND our Quality of Life. Read full quote

No public positions found.

Families and social services

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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.

+2 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Firearms policy

We have to defend our Second Amendment and ensure that no politician passes laws to restrict law abiding citizens’ access to their gun rights.

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.

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Government reform

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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.

+10 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.

+48 more

For insurance, I've spent my career working with flood insurance, and as an executive working with health insurance. There are ways to fix this mess which include increased accountability, transparency, regulatory oversight, consumer programs, and larger reform policies.

And, social security and medicare need to be preserved. For those of us already retired, this is a critical part of the plans we designed for our retirement, and that we paid into with every paycheck. And for younger workers, a promise for the future that they are earning now. It needs to remain!

No public positions found.

Housing

Make Florida More Affordable After four years of the disastrous Biden presidency, we need to follow President Trump’s lead of making America more affordable by reining in inflation which is a large contributing factor to higher home prices, insurance costs, as well as grocery and gas prices. Read full quote

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.

+4 more

For home ownership, let's give our young families the opportunities we had to own a home and make home ownership affordable again.

For insurance, I've spent my career working with flood insurance, and as an executive working with health insurance. There are ways to fix this mess which include increased accountability, transparency, regulatory oversight, consumer programs, and larger reform policies.

No public positions found.

Immigration

Secure our Borders and End Illegal Immigration We are a nation of laws and we must be an active partner in working with President Trump and law enforcement in securing our Southern Border, ending taxpayer incentives that encourage illegal immigration, and deport illegal aliens caught in Florida. Read full quote

Official record

Voted Yes on Employment Eligibility

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

No public position found.

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.

+20 more

Veterans and active duty are a huge segment of our counties. Read full quote

Protect our Rural, Agricultural and Environmental Assets Our second largest industry in SRC is agriculture/farming, and our rural lifestyle and environmental resources continue to contribute to our local economy AND our Quality of Life. Read full quote

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.

+2 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

National security and foreign policy

Official record

Voted Yes 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.

And, social security and medicare need to be preserved. For those of us already retired, this is a critical part of the plans we designed for our retirement, and that we paid into with every paycheck. And for younger workers, a promise for the future that they are earning now. It needs to remain!

No public positions found.

Taxes and government spending

Make Florida More Affordable After four years of the disastrous Biden presidency, we need to follow President Trump’s lead of making America more affordable by reining in inflation which is a large contributing factor to higher home prices, insurance costs, as well as grocery and gas prices. Read full quote

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.

+29 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Technology and privacy

We have to keep free speech, free and end the censorship agenda of the left that seeks to silence the opinions of those that disagree with them.

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.

+2 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

Veterans

Supporting our Veterans and Military Community Florida is the most military and veteran-friendly state in the country and we have to continue to support our brave men and women in uniform by giving in-state tuition to military families stationed in Florida. Read full quote

Official record

Voted Yes on Veterans Dental Care Grant Program

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

As an Air Force widow, honoring our active duty troops and veterans by strengthening transition services, mental health care, and employment opportunities, as well as housing and childcare for our active duty, is a promise I will help us keep.

Veterans and active duty are a huge segment of our counties. Read full quote

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.

+3 more

No public position found.

No public positions found.

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