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Heather Fitzenhagen
Heather Fitzenhagen (Republican Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 78. She assumed office on November 20, 2012. She left office on November 3, 2020.
Fitzenhagen (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 27. She lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Fitzenhagen also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Biography
Fitzenhagen earned her B.A. from Hollins University and her J.D from Nova Southeastern University.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Fitzenhagen was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fitzenhagen served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fitzenhagen served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
State senate election
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 27
Ray Rodrigues defeated Rachel Brown in the general election for Florida State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ray Rodrigues (R) | 60.5 | 176,954 |
 | Rachel Brown (D)  | 39.5 | 115,537 | |
| Total votes: 292,491 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rachel Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 27.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 27
Ray Rodrigues defeated Heather Fitzenhagen in the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 27 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ray Rodrigues | 74.8 | 47,958 |
 | Heather Fitzenhagen | 25.2 | 16,118 | |
| Total votes: 64,076 | |||
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State house election
Fitzenhagen was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Heather Fitzenhagen defeated Parisima Taeb in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Fitzenhagen (R) | 59.3 | 40,893 |
 | Parisima Taeb (D) | 40.7 | 28,022 | |
| Total votes: 68,915 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78
Parisima Taeb advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on August 28, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Heather Fitzenhagen advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on August 28, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Heather Fitzenhagen |
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Heather Fitzenhagen ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 78 general election.[2][3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 78 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Heather Fitzenhagen Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||
Incumbent Heather Fitzenhagen ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 78 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Heather Fitzenhagen Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Heather Fitzenhagen was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Bates Mcleod Haney (I) in the general election.[6][7]
2012
Fitzenhagen won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 78. Fitzenhagen defeated Jonathan Allen Martin in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Kerry Babb (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Heather Fitzenhagen |
67.3% | 37,735 | |
| Independent | Kerry Babb | 32.7% | 18,298 | |
| Total Votes | 56,033 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Heather Fitzenhagen |
68.8% | 9,302 |
| Jonathan Allen Martin | 31.2% | 4,228 |
| Total Votes | 13,530 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 5.
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2013
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In 2013, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Facebook page
- YouTube account
- LinkedIn account
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Heather for Florida Facebook Page, "Info," accessed October 23, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 14, 2012
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| Preceded by Steven Perman (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 78 2012-2020 |
Succeeded by Jenna Persons (R) |
