Corey Poitier

Corey Poitier

Corey Poitier was an Independent candidate for District 35 in the Florida State Senate in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections.

Elections

2010

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010

Poitier lost to Gwen Margolis (D) in the November 2 general election.

Florida State Senate, District 35 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Gwen Margolis (D)		62,237	77.78%
Corey Poitier (NPA)		17,780	22.22%

Campaign themes

2010

On his campaign website, Poitier lists nine issues he is concerned about. They are:

• The Constitution

Excerpt: "I am a firm believer in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I am a strong proponent of the 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment and 10th Amendment."

• Israel

Excerpt: "I believe in the support and defense of Israel. Israel has been our ally and a great example of democracy in the Middle East."

• Illegal Immigration

Excerpt: "Social programs should be only for American citizens and legal immigrants. Without freebies, then you will have less illegal traffic."

• Bailouts and Stimulus Packages

Excerpt: "I do not agree with bailouts and stimulus packages. Bailouts are government power grabs into the private sector and a slide toward socialism. Stimulus packages that are full of liberal pet projects I am not in favor of."

• Lowering Taxes

Excerpt: "I believe in lowering taxes on individuals and companies. The government should stay out of the private sector."

• Healthcare Reform

Excerpt: "I believe that the government should stay out of Health care. Let the private sector sort out Health care and cut costs."

• Welfare to Workfare

Excerpt: "I believe that welfare needs to be reformed into Workfare. Where the able body recipient is trained to become a productive part of society."

• Crime and Drugs

Excerpt: "We need to find a punishment and rehabilitation service for these men and women, so that they never want to go to jail/prison again. When they come out of jail/prison they can become a productive member of society."

• Supporting Workers

Excerpt: "I believe that Police, Firefighters, EMT’s and Teachers should be paid a fair and handsome sum for the duty they perform. They are doing a selfless act."

External links

Suggest a link

• 2010 candidates for Florida State Senate
• August 24, 2010 primary election results
• Corey Poitier campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Corey Poitier on Facebook

Footnotes

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Current members of the Florida State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ben Albritton

Majority Leader:Jim Boyd

Senators

District 1

Don Gaetz (R)

District 2

Jay Trumbull (R)

District 3

Corey Simon (R)

District 4

Clay Yarborough (R)

District 5

Tracie Davis (D)

District 6

Jennifer Bradley (R)

District 7

Tom Leek (R)

District 8

Tom Wright (R)

District 9

Stan McClain (R)

District 10

Jason Brodeur (R)

District 11

Vacant

District 12

Colleen Burton (R)

District 13

Keith Truenow (R)

District 14

Vacant

District 15

LaVon Bracy Davis (D)

District 16

Darryl Rouson (D)

District 17

Carlos Smith (D)

District 18

Nick DiCeglie (R)

District 19

Debbie Mayfield (R)

District 20

Jim Boyd (R)

District 21

Ed Hooper (R)

District 22

Joe Gruters (R)

District 23

Daniel Burgess (R)

District 24

Mack Bernard (D)

District 25

Kristen Arrington (D)

District 26

Lori Berman (D)

District 27

Ben Albritton (R)

District 28

Kathleen Passidomo (R)

District 29

Erin Grall (R)

District 30

Tina Polsky (D)

District 31

Gayle Harrell (R)

District 32

Rosalind Osgood (D)

District 33

Jonathan Martin (R)

District 34

Shevrin Jones (D)

District 35

Barbara Sharief (D)

District 36

Ileana Garcia (R)

District 37

Jason Pizzo (N)

District 38

Alexis Calatayud (R)

District 39

Bryan Avila (R)

District 40

Ana Rodriguez (R)

Republican Party (26)

Democratic Party (11)

No Party Affiliation (1)

Vacancies (2)