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Hollye Merton
Hollye Merton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 21. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Merton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Yvonne Hayes Hinson defeated Hollye Merton in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yvonne Hayes Hinson (D) | 60.2 | 27,615 |
 | Hollye Merton (R)  | 39.8 | 18,252 | |
| Total votes: 45,867 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Yvonne Hayes Hinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 21.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Hollye Merton advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 21.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hollye Merton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Merton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a Desert Storm Veteran that served 18 Years in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician. After retiring in 1993 I worked as a production manager in an antenna manufacturing plant in Maryland.
I was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and our family moved to Lake City when I was around 11 years old. After retiring in 1993 from the Navy I spent time in Virginia and Maryland where I attended the UMUC earning a MBA and Masters of Science in Technology Management and worked as a production manager in an antenna manufacturing plant before moving to Gainesville in late 2003.
As your Representative, I vow to work diligently on the issues and others and will never vote yea on any bill that would limit your rights, nor will I favor any bill that is fiscally irresponsible. I believe that government’s role is to serve the citizens and to protect their rights, not limit them.- We must protect our 2nd Amendment right from being infringed upon in the name of safety.
- We must harden our schools in a manner as to not burden staff or students in the learning process.
- We must preserve parental rights to ensure our society regains it moral compass within the family unit.
I, like many others, understand that gun-free zones are magnets to deranged monsters that will do anything for a bit of fame. Our schools are soft targets and I will work diligently to make them very safe by working with community leaders to implement effective methods to deter and stop the senseless shootings. Our children should be safe in school and trying to ban guns will not work to this end.
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See also
2022 Elections
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