Banks Helfrich
Banks Helfrich (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 25. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 18, 2026.[source]
Helfrich completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25
Banks Helfrich is running in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25 on August 18, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Taylor Yarkosky and Ebo Entsuah are running in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25 on August 18, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luke Forzley (R)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Taylor Yarkosky defeated Fody Merritt Jr. in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taylor Yarkosky (R) | 60.0 | 63,094 |
| Fody Merritt Jr. (D) | 40.0 | 41,984 | ||
| Total votes: 105,078 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Banks Helfrich (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Fody Merritt Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Taylor Yarkosky advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Helfrich in this election.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 25
Taylor Yarkosky defeated Banks Helfrich in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taylor Yarkosky (R) | 66.0 | 46,542 |
| Banks Helfrich (No Party Affiliation) | 34.0 | 23,969 | |
| Total votes: 70,511 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25
Taylor Yarkosky defeated Tom Vail, Matthew Silbernagel, and Liz Cornell in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taylor Yarkosky | 29.8 | 4,955 |
| Tom Vail | 27.4 | 4,555 | ||
| Matthew Silbernagel | 23.2 | 3,858 | ||
| Liz Cornell | 19.5 | 3,243 | ||
| Total votes: 16,611 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Banks Helfrich completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Helfrich's responses.
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As a candidate for State House, I love working together to find solutions to the issues of our time. Regardless of political slant, I will work with and for all citizens.
Your issues, our solutions.- I have a plan to make Florida affordable for everyone.
- Preservation and Conservation of Florida’s Natural Beauty
- I have a plan to lower grocery costs.
Florida’s First Responders are ill equipped with the challenges of interacting with Special Needs Citizens. They are largely unfamiliar with the human neuro-divergent spectrum.
Solution
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2024
Banks Helfrich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Banks Helfrich completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Helfrich's responses.
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- Mental/Emotional Health Accessibility & Affordability
- Pro-Liberties, Pro-Rights, Pro-Choice
- Environmental Preservation balanced with Economic Growth
I support having all Firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics take a two-hour Autism Awareness and Interactive class.
civility: the act of attacking the issue rather than the person.
The current vitriolic partisan division is unsustainable for the preservation of our democracy. Therefore, I support political civility in all forms of government.
I believe government closest to the people is the most impactful.
I support the Florida and Federal gun safety laws.
I support mental health accessibility in schools.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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