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Ben Braver
Ben Braver (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 23. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Braver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ben Braver was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a high school diploma from King High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida in 2023. His career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 23
Incumbent Daniel Burgess defeated Ben Braver and John Houman in the general election for Florida State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Burgess (R) | 58.7 | 163,859 |
 | Ben Braver (D)  | 37.7 | 105,038 | |
 | John Houman (No Party Affiliation) | 3.6 | 10,022 | |
| Total votes: 278,919 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ben Braver advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 23.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daniel Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 23.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Braver in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ben Braver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Braver's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Venture capitalists and monopolistic landlords have priced the citizens of Florida out of our state. Hardworking people can no longer afford a home and families are struggling under the weight of the artificially inflated prices. Our Government needs to ensure that the housing market remains free, not domineered by big business. Anti-trust policies and fully funding the Sadowski fund is the best way to keep Florida in the communities hands.
- The citizens of Florida are tired of spending hundreds of hours in traffic, worsening water quality, and poor roads. With 8,000 new residents coming in weekly we know these problems will just get worse. The good news is it doesn't have to. Our old legislators refused to plan for the future. We can do so by building safe, reliable, public transportation to walkable spaces. These solutions serve as an alternative to cars and will reduce traffic. Efficient development, rather than urban sprawl, reduces water use and infrastructure costs. More light rail will boost the economies of every community it touches.
- We must allow our next generation to reach their full potential. The great state of Florida can afford to give our kids an exemplary education system. I will advocate to: Reduce class sizes - Extreme class sizes devastate a child’s access to education. You cannot teach a class of 40 kids in 40 minutes. Increase teacher’s salaries - There are 5,000 teacher vacancies throughout Florida because the state pays the 50th worst salary in the country. Stop our over reliance on testing - Most of the school year is taken up by test preparation. Testing is not teaching, and our children can not be reduced to a single test outcome. End privatization - The Florida legislature is selling our kids' futures to the lowest bidder, hurting everyone.
Supporting the economy and access to basic human needs is the government's primary responsibility. I am passionate about using the government to help those who fell into poverty get back on their feet, and protecting our basic freedoms to be safe, prosperous, and secure.
Hearing from and understanding their constituents, local organizations and businesses is the legislator's best tool to speak for the people. Hearing from the people must be a priority for every representative.
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development,
Education Pre-K - 12,
Education Postsecondary,
Fiscal Policy,
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 13, 2024
