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Cynthia Dela Rosa

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Cynthia Dela Rosa
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Florida, 2018

Personal
Birthplace
Ocala, Fla.
Profession
Registered behavioral technician
Contact

Cynthia Dela Rosa (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 23. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Dela Rosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Cynthia Dela Rosa was born in Ocala, Florida. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 2018. Dela Rosa's career experience includes working as a registered behavioral technician. She has been affiliated with the Bridges Project of Marion County, the Filipino American Association, and the Democratic Women's Club of Marion County.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Stan McClain defeated Cynthia Dela Rosa in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 23 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stan McClain
Stan McClain (R)
 
67.1
 
58,787
Image of Cynthia Dela Rosa
Cynthia Dela Rosa (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.9
 
28,882

Total votes: 87,669
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 23

Cynthia Dela Rosa defeated Richard Allen Rowe in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 23 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cynthia Dela Rosa
Cynthia Dela Rosa Candidate Connection
 
75.7
 
6,866
Image of Richard Allen Rowe
Richard Allen Rowe Candidate Connection
 
24.3
 
2,202

Total votes: 9,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Stan McClain advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 23.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Cynthia Dela Rosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dela Rosa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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My name is Cynthia Dela Rosa. I am the daughter of working-class immigrants and raised in Ocala, Florida since I was 8 years old. I graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors' in Psychology with Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience. I now practice with kids with autism and related disabilities and your Democratic candidate for Florida State House of Representatives for District 23. Now is the time that we build a better future for Florida, a future which includes guaranteed healthcare, protection for our environment, and improved education.
Education:

-Teachers need more agency over their curriculum.
-Providing expanded access to new training with ability to take that information to their classrooms with less red tape.
-Better pay and benefits
-Increase funding for vocation and technical training post highschool graduation, such as Project Lift and Hands of Mercy.

Environmental Protection:
-Create new industries that reinvigorate our manufacturing and create high-quality, middle-class jobs in cities and towns
-Stand up to the abuse of power by polluters who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities
-Implementing carbon tax, incentives for using best-practice management, and penalties for not following those practices.

Healthcare:
-Healthcare is a constitutional right
-PPE and fair compensation for essential workers

Universal Basic Income:

-$1000/month for Americans at least 18 years old
I look up to my mom and my dad. For my whole life, they have taught me, by example, how to be confident, hard-working, life-loving, and appreciative, no matter what challenges arise. I would love to follow in their footsteps.
I will be a successful officeholder because I possess willingness to listen, willingness to serve, compassion, empathy, fortitude, and an undying determination. These qualities have allowed me to work with a wonderful variety of people, and navigate through a wide range of challenges.
Someone elected to this office is responsible for becoming educated on the challenges within the district, and prioritizing those in the State Legislature. Additionally, someone elected to this office should set an example as a servant leader, and their presence and leadership should be felt in the community.
I would like to leave a legacy of hope and courage to fight for what you want to protect.
The first historical event that happened in my lifetime that I remember was 9/11. I was 5 years old.
I had my first job at 17 years old, between my high school graduation and my first semester at the University of Florida. I worked as a receptionist at a physical therapy clinic for 2 months.
The Stranger by Albert Camus. I read and discussed this in high school, and it changed how I viewed the future, coped with the past, and live in the moment.
Yes. It is important to build relationships with people, so that you can understand them more, and so that they can understand you. This will lead to better conversations, which, in this case, will ultimately benefit the constituency.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 12, 2020


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