Florida State Senate District 5 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Florida State Senate District 5 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 5
Tracie Davis defeated Binod Kumar and Patrick Cooper in the general election for Florida State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tracie Davis (D) | 57.5 | 86,784 |
 | Binod Kumar (R)  | 42.5 | 64,028 | |
| Patrick Cooper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 150,812 | |||
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Binod Kumar (R)
In absence of Roe vs Wade, a sensible and reasonable law state law addressing women's choice and respect for lives of unborn babies.
Infrastructure improvements and manufacturing jobs for Florida, one of the fastest growing States in the Country.
Binod Kumar (R)
(b) Reduce property taxes and other taxes.
(c) Legalization of Marijuana for recreational use like tobacco and alcohol. Its sale to be controlled, and taxed generating revenue for the State. Subject to Voters' approval.
(d) Sensible gun control laws.
Binod Kumar (R)
A divisive US Congress or State Legislature is dysfunctional. Nothing gets done.
Building relationship with other legislators helps understand their goals and perspectives. Look for commonality.
See also
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