Luis Fernandez

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Luis Fernandez

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2014

Contact

Personal website

Luis Fernandez was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 24th Congressional District of Florida. Luis Fernandez lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Campaign themes

2014

Fernandez's campaign website listed the following issues:

“	National Debt: "When the federal government runs a deficit, the Treasury borrows money from the public by selling securities in the capital markets. The debt is purchased by various buyers, including foreign investors, mutual funds, state and local governments, commercial banks, insurance companies and individuals. Of those groups, foreign investors currently own more than 40 percent of all federal debt issued to the public that is outstanding." Balanced Budget: "Balancing the budget must be a priority. The only exception to that rule should be at time of war declared by Congress. A balanced budget assures that those elected are doing everything in their power to not waste tax payer money. It's a very simple rule in life. You shouldn't spend what you don't have. Why won't those elected ever balance the budget?" Internal Revenue Service: "The IRS is one agency that needs to be completely revamped. I'm not against the elimination of the IRS. The IRS is responsible for collecting taxes and enforcement of the Internal Revenue Code. With the scandals that came to light in 2013, there is no doubt about the corruption taking place within this agency." Tax Reform: "The United States has the most complicated tax system in the world. The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) is equivalent to about 5 bibles. It is estimated that in the last 2 decades, the tax code has changed more than 15,000 times. That is an average of more than 2 changes a day." Education: "The dramatic improvement of Florida schools ranks as one of the state’s greatest public policy success stories. Our students once ranked near the bottom academically when compared to their peers in other states. Now they are proving that given the opportunity, all students can excel."	”
—Luis Fernandez's campaign website, http://www.luisfernandezforcongress.com/nationaldebt.html

Elections

2014

See also: Florida's 24th Congressional District elections, 2014

Fernandez ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 24th District. Fernandez ran as an independent candidate. He was defeated by incumbent Frederica Wilson (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Florida District 24 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Frederica Wilson Incumbent	86.2%	129,192
	Republican	Dufirstson Julio Neree	10.2%	15,239
	Independent	Luis Fernandez	3.7%	5,487
	Write-in	Alejandro Walters	0%	0
Total Votes				149,918
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 24th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Florida's 24th Congressional District

External links

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• Campaign website
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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)