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Chad Klitzman
Chad Klitzman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 35. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 20, 2024.
Klitzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chad Klitzman was born in Hollywood, Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015 and a law degree from Columbia Law School in 2018. Klitzman's career experience includes working as an attorney and screenwriter[1]
As of 2024, Klitzman served on state attorney Harold Pryor's Prosecutorial Performance Indicator Advisory Board.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 35
Barbara Sharief defeated Vincent Parlatore in the general election for Florida State Senate District 35 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Sharief (D) | 56.4 | 140,564 |
 | Vincent Parlatore (R) | 43.6 | 108,777 | |
| Total votes: 249,341 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35
Barbara Sharief defeated Chad Klitzman and Rodney W. Jacobs Jr. in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Sharief | 46.6 | 15,161 |
 | Chad Klitzman | 34.9 | 11,359 | |
 | Rodney W. Jacobs Jr. | 18.6 | 6,045 | |
| Total votes: 32,565 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Vincent Parlatore advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 35.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Klitzman received the following endorsements.
- State Sen. Lori Berman (D)
- State Sen. Tina Polsky (D)
- State Rep. Michael Gottlieb (D)
- Mayor of Hollywood Joshua Levy (Nonpartisan)
- Frmrs. State Sen. Robert McKnight (D)
- Frmr. State Sen. Eleanor Sobel (D)
- Broward County Medical Association
- LGBTQ Victory Fund
- South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chad Klitzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Klitzman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Chad will fight to make District 35 more affordable, especially when it comes to property insurance.
- Chad will defend reproductive rights and the right to privacy enshrined in the Florida Constitution.
- Chad will protect access to the ballot and ensure that mail-in voting is accessible and secure.
Reproductive Rights: Reproductive rights are under attack in our country in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, and, sadly, Florida has become known nationally for its extreme six-week abortion ban (which has not yet taken effect given ongoing litigation). We need fighters in Tallahassee who will hold politicians to account when they decide to get in between a woman and her medical provider and who will do whatever is in their power to improve access to affordable reproductive health care.
Voting Rights: Voting rights are under attack and politicians in Tallahassee seem committed to making it as difficult as possible to make our voices heard. Chad is incredibly passionate about both election administration and voting rights and will do whatever he can to defend our right to cast a ballot. This includes fighting to expand our vote by mail program, improving civics education in our schools, working to curtail the impact of pervasive gerrymandering and securing our voting systems through improved cybersecurity protocols and audit procedures.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
