Ardian Zika
Ardian Zika (Republican Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 37. He assumed office on November 6, 2018. He left office on November 8, 2022.
Zika (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 55. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
Ardian Zika was born in Yugoslavia and moved to Florida in 2005. He graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a B.S. in marketing in 2002 and later from Saint Leo University with an M.B.A. in 2012.[1] In his career, he is the president and C.E.O. of Guardian Street, LLC. and resides in Land O' Lakes, Florida.[2] In addition, he served as a congressional intern in 2000 in the United States Senate.[3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Zika was assigned to the following committees:
- Security and Threat Assessment Committee
- State Affairs Committee
- Ways and Means Committee, Vice Chair
- Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, Alternating Chair
2019-2020
Zika was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 55
Kevin Steele defeated Charles Hacker Jr. in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 55 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Steele (R) | 77.5 | 58,130 |
| Charles Hacker Jr. (Constitution Party) | 22.5 | 16,857 | ||
| Total votes: 74,987 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tammy Garcia (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 55
Kevin Steele defeated Gabriel Papadopoulos and Brad Sollberger in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 55 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Steele | 59.1 | 10,961 |
| Gabriel Papadopoulos | 27.5 | 5,105 | ||
| Brad Sollberger | 13.4 | 2,486 | ||
| Total votes: 18,552 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ardian Zika (R)
Constitution primary election
The Constitution primary election was canceled. Charles Hacker Jr. advanced from the Constitution primary for Florida House of Representatives District 55.
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angel Garcia (L)
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 37
Incumbent Ardian Zika defeated Tammy Garcia in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 37 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ardian Zika (R) | 62.8 | 71,722 |
 | Tammy Garcia (D) | 37.2 | 42,436 | |
| Total votes: 114,158 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tammy Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Roberts (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ardian Zika advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 37
Ardian Zika defeated Tammy Garcia in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 37 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ardian Zika (R) | 60.5 | 48,879 |
| Tammy Garcia (D) | 39.5 | 31,955 | |
| Total votes: 80,834 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37
Tammy Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Garcia |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37
Ardian Zika defeated Elle Rudisill and Ryan Boney in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 37 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ardian Zika | 57.5 | 9,931 |
| Elle Rudisill | 25.8 | 4,453 | ||
 | Ryan Boney | 16.8 | 2,896 | |
| Total votes: 17,280 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Ardian Zika did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2021
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2020
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2019
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Richard Corcoran |
Florida House of Representatives District 37 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Susan Plasencia (R) |
