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Heather Hunter
Heather Hunter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 7. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hunter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Heather Hunter was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Flagler College in 2019. Her professional experience includes working as a sales associate at Hollywood Feed. She was an intern in the public policy department of the American Society of Association Executives in Washington D.C. in 2018 and a legislative researcher during Florida's 2019 legislative session. Hunter served as president of the Florida College Democrats from 2018-2019. She is affiliated with the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida and the St. Johns Democratic Party.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 7
Incumbent Travis Hutson defeated Heather Hunter and Richard Dembinsky in the general election for Florida State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Travis Hutson (R) | 61.7 | 212,577 |
 | Heather Hunter (D)  | 38.3 | 131,763 | |
 | Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Total votes: 344,353 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Heather Hunter advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 7.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Travis Hutson advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 7.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heather Hunter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hunter'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 campaign wants to expand Medicaid so that 800,000+ Floridians may recieve health insurance.
- We want to overhaul and expand Florida's unemployment system and ensure benefits are paid since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- We want to expand environmental protections, ensure clean air and water, and transition to a 100% green, renewable economy by 2030.
- End mandatory minimums
- Ban private prisons
- Hold police officers accountable when they kill unarmed innocent victims
- End Cash Bail
- Abolish the death penalty
- Decriminalize all drugs
Legalizing marijuana
- Release non-violent drug offenders from prison
- Increased tax revenue and consumer spending
- Creation of over 120,000 jobs for medical marijuana alone by 2025
- Increase sales tax revenue by $190 million per year
Banning money in politics
- 100% refuse to take corporate PAC money, lobbyist money, and special interest money
- Ban lobbyist campaign contribution to State campaign
- Reveal dark money and hidden wealthy donors
- Join other states in calling for a national constitutional convention to ban money in politics
Criminal Justice
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Health policy
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 23, 2020
