Lizbeth Benacquisto

	Lizbeth Benacquisto
	Florida State Senate District 30
	Incumbent
	In office
	2010-Present
	Term ends
	November 17, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
	Compensation
Base salary	$29,687/year
Per diem	$131/day
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
	Prior offices
	Wellington City Council
	2002-2010
	Education
Bachelor's	Palm Beach Atlantic University
	Personal
Profession	Realtor
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Issues

Campaign themes

2010

On her campaign website, Benacquisto lists five issues she has worked on while serving on the Wellington Village Council.^[1] They are:

Fiscal Responsibility

Excerpt: "I have always been a strong fiscal conservative. In Tallahassee I’ll work to see that we use the same Wellington thought process in spending state dollars.”

Education
Volunteerism

Excerpt: “Good government isn’t about spending money, it’s about using the resources we have."

The Environment

Excerpt: "She has a fundamental and unwavering commitment to a healthy environment, to preserving scarce wetlands and restoring critical habitat. Her intricate involvement in Everglades and groundwater protections will serve the citizens of District 27 well in the Florida Senate."

Recreational Opportunities

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Benacquisto served on the following committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations, Vice-chair
• Banking and Insurance
• Education
• Ethics and Elections
• Gaming
• Governmental Oversight and Accountability
• Rules
• Collective Bargaining

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Benacquisto served on these committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2011
• Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Chair
• Budget
• Education Pre-K - 12
• Governmental Oversight and Accountability
• Reapportionment
• Transportation

Elections

2012

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012

Benacquisto won re-election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 30. Benacquisto ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Debbie Jordan (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.^[2]^[3]

Florida State Senate, District 30, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lizbeth Benacquisto Incumbent	62.3%	123,794
	Democratic	Debbie Jordan	37.7%	74,871
Total Votes				198,665

2010

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010

Benacquisto won election, defeating Kevin Rader (D) in the November 2 general election.^[4]

Florida State Senate, District 27 2010 General election results
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Lizbeth Benacquisto (R)	79,750	54.12%
Kevin J.G. Rader (D)	67,621	45.88%

Benacquisto defeated Mike Lameyer and Sharon J. Merchant in the August 24 primary.

Florida State Senate, District 27 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Lizbeth Benacquisto		12,217
Sharon J. Merchant		11,307
Mike Lameyer		7,706

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Benacquisto was up for re-election, she collected $618,808 in donations.^[5]

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Florida Republican Party	$34,868
Florida Association Of Realtors	$4,500
Florida Chamber Of Commerce	$4,500
Hospital Corp Of America	$3,000

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