Chris Cause
Chris Cause (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cause completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cause was born in Beverly, Massachusetts. He earned a bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 1995. His career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Cause has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Polk Education Association
- Polk DEC
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Josie Tomkow defeated Chris Cause in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josie Tomkow (R) | 58.8 | 57,449 |
 | Chris Cause (D)  | 41.2 | 40,238 | |
| Total votes: 97,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Chris Cause advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Parker John Baro (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Josie Tomkow advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39.
Endorsements
To view Cause's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Cause completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cause's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For the last seven years, I've lived in Davenport, FL. I know my neighbors, my son attends a great school, and together, we enjoy playing basketball, tennis, and riding our bicycles through the neighborhoods. A couple of years ago I also chose to work in Polk County. I'm a social studies teacher in Bartow, at the Polk County Sheriff's Regional Detention Center. Year-round, I work to educate some of the most disenfranchised children in the county.
If there's one thing I've learned by living in Davenport, it's that my neighbors in Osceola and Polk Counties are hard-working people, looking to provide the best possible life for their families. This is an incredible community. But like so many areas in Florida, it is challenged by exponential growth. The secret is out on what a great place it is to live. Each day, our area struggles to keep up. Our infrastructure is strained, traffic is unbearable, schools are pushed to their limit, and healthcare doesn't have the proper investment to meet the growing demand.
I want to see every day, hard-working people represented in Tallahassee and I would be honored to be that voice.- Education is the greatest power for someone to help themselves.
- Healthcare is a right, not a benefit.
- Traffic doesn't care what party you're registered with.
Expanding Healthcare
Universal Healthcare
Infrastructure
Reforming Florida's Unemployment System
Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
