Dave Rogers (Florida)
Dave Rogers (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dave Rogers was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1979 and a military citation from the Naval War College Non-resident Program in 1992. His professional experience includes working as a consulting analyst. Rogers served in the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 2001. He is affiliated with the North Florida Green Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Community Institute of Northeast Florida.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Cyndi Stevenson defeated Dave Rogers in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cyndi Stevenson (R) | 67.7 | 97,932 |
 | Dave Rogers (D)  | 32.3 | 46,685 | |
| Total votes: 144,617 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dave Rogers advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cyndi Stevenson advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 17.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dave Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rogers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 2013, I retired from working life and devoted my time to my grandchildren and hobbies. I became a Democrat in 2016 and became active in local politics, chiefly on the issues of sea level rise and climate change. In 2018 I ran for a seat on the St Johns Soil and Water Conservation District and won unopposed. I resigned that seat to run for state representative.
I'm the son of a retired Navy E-6, oldest of seven children, and I grew up in Virginia, California, Michigan and New York. I've lived in northeast Florida for over 30 years, and resided in St Johns County for fourteen years.
My hobbies include photography, history, observing nature and writing. I'm married to Mitzi Saul and we live in Del Webb Ponte Vedra in a battery-backed, solar-powered home, with an elderly Shi-Tzu named Schotzie.- We must prepare Florida for the reality of climate change and sea level rise.
- We must address the systemic inequalities in our institutions and society.
- We must protect the unique assets of Florida's environment from unwise development
We are not taking the necessary and essential actions that we must take to ensure our children and grandchildren do not inherit a state that is burdened by the problems of sea level rise and climate change; systemic inequalities that unfairly disadvantage people of color, LGBTQ and the poor; and an environment that is degraded by the consequences of unwise, uncontrolled development.
I believe public education is a fundamental duty of any civilized society and that every child in Florida is entitled to a first-rate education, regardless of their zip code. I believe public health is a fundamental duty of any civilized society. The coronavirus has made plain the indifference and neglect of the state legislature in this matter. I believe health care is a right, not a privilege.
I believe everyone who works is entitled to a living wage. That workers should have the right to organize and bargain with management. I believe that unions serve an important and valuable role in protecting workers' rights and ensuring they're justly compensated for their labor.
I believe women are entitled to full autonomy in their reproductive health, unburdened by intrusions of the state.
I admire Sir Winston Churchill. He's a complicated figure in history, and there are many things about his life and his views that are unworthy of admiration. But his approach to leadership in how he led Britain in the early days of WWII is worthy admiration and emulation. Read Erik Larson's The Splendid And The Vile and know how I admire Churchill. He was honest and straightforward with the British people and the challenges they faced. He was able to summon the power of narrative to place the sacrifices they had to make in an historical context.
Elections are zero-sum contests, there's a winner and a loser. Governance is not a zero-sum contest. There must only be one "winner," and that is the public interest.
Frankly, this is not something I ever envisioned myself doing. I live in a very "red" district. Essentially, it's a political monoculture. Monocultures are bad in nature, and they're bad in politics. There is no accountability. If I had not been persuaded to seek this office, my opponent would simply succeed herself in office. All the citizens of a district, regardless of party, are entitled to a vigorous debate on the issues. In regions where one party dominates, regardless of which one it may be, there is little accountability. The public interest is lost and it is only the party's interest that is served. I have no wish for a second career in politics. I hope to win this race, and if I do, I hope to have some success in the legislature. And if I can do that, I will probably seek another term if I feel I can continue to be successful.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 29, 2020
