Andrea Williams

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Andrea Williams

Democratic Party

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Andrea Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 8. Williams lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 8

Incumbent Tom Wright defeated Andrea Williams in the general election for Florida State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Wright (R)	63.0	133,012
		Andrea Williams (D)	37.0	78,085

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,097
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 8

Andrea Williams defeated Richard Dembinsky in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 8 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Williams	84.7	31,058
		Richard Dembinsky	15.3	5,593

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,651
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 8.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Andrea Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I went to high school in Titusville and got my Bachelor's locally at UCF in psychology before obtaining my Masters in the business field. I was able to use my skills in human and health service to lead during my years of non-profit work. I enjoy finding solutions to the hard problems. This led me to getting my Board Certification in the field of Behavior Analysis. Over my 8 years of behavioral work I have had to fix crisis situations regularly. The state of America right now is a crisis and I am ready to tackle it.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Fight for Women's/Privacy RIGHTS
• Tackle the HOUSING CRISIS
• Fix the Economy

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I was inspired to jump into this race by the Housing Crisis, the changing Women Rights situation, and the desire to give the people a real choice on the ballot this year. My republican openent's name wasn't on the ballot last time but instead the it was the candidate died and he was picked by the elite. Unlike others I am willing to reach across the table to get what is needed for the people. I want to fight for our Rights that are under attack and issues affecting our wallets.

What is your favorite book? Why?

I enjoy listening to audiobooks on the go. I like the mystery futuristic cop solving action series "...in Death" by J.D. Robb who is Nora Roberts. I also would tie this with "Who Moved my Cheese", the funny mystery bounty hunter series "Lean mean Thirteen" etc. By Janet Evanovich, and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers "The Story of success". These books motivate me and engage my problem solving senses.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

I think I would be Iron Man so I could use my platform for the good of the people. He's charismatic, knowledgeable, and always racing in to save the day using what he has. He turned his disability of a heart problem into a strength and then focused on helping others.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

AUDACITY BY EMLYN

Tell us your favorite joke.

I don't have a favorite joke but I love to laugh and smile. Life is meant to be enjoyed.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Florida State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ben Albritton

Majority Leader:Jim Boyd

Senators

District 1

Don Gaetz (R)

District 2

Jay Trumbull (R)

District 3

Corey Simon (R)

District 4

Clay Yarborough (R)

District 5

Tracie Davis (D)

District 6

Jennifer Bradley (R)

District 7

Tom Leek (R)

District 8

Tom Wright (R)

District 9

Stan McClain (R)

District 10

Jason Brodeur (R)

District 11

Vacant

District 12

Colleen Burton (R)

District 13

Keith Truenow (R)

District 14

Vacant

District 15

LaVon Bracy Davis (D)

District 16

Darryl Rouson (D)

District 17

Carlos Smith (D)

District 18

Nick DiCeglie (R)

District 19

Debbie Mayfield (R)

District 20

Jim Boyd (R)

District 21

Ed Hooper (R)

District 22

Joe Gruters (R)

District 23

Daniel Burgess (R)

District 24

Mack Bernard (D)

District 25

Kristen Arrington (D)

District 26

Lori Berman (D)

District 27

Ben Albritton (R)

District 28

Kathleen Passidomo (R)

District 29

Erin Grall (R)

District 30

Tina Polsky (D)

District 31

Gayle Harrell (R)

District 32

Rosalind Osgood (D)

District 33

Jonathan Martin (R)

District 34

Shevrin Jones (D)

District 35

Barbara Sharief (D)

District 36

Ileana Garcia (R)

District 37

Jason Pizzo (N)

District 38

Alexis Calatayud (R)

District 39

Bryan Avila (R)

District 40

Ana Rodriguez (R)

Republican Party (26)

Democratic Party (11)

No Party Affiliation (1)

Vacancies (2)