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Javier Estevez
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Javier Estevez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 105. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Estevez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 105
David Borrero defeated Maureen Porras in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 105 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Borrero (R) | 53.7 | 38,437 |
 | Maureen Porras (D) | 46.3 | 33,166 | |
| Total votes: 71,603 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105
Maureen Porras defeated Javier Estevez in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maureen Porras | 64.0 | 5,139 |
 | Javier Estevez | 36.0 | 2,886 | |
| Total votes: 8,025 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105
David Borrero defeated Bibiana Potestad and Pedro Barrios in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Borrero | 41.4 | 4,199 |
| Bibiana Potestad | 37.5 | 3,810 | ||
 | Pedro Barrios | 21.1 | 2,140 | |
| Total votes: 10,149 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Sotelo (R)
- Ana Maria Rodriguez (R)
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 105
Ana Maria Rodriguez defeated Javier Estevez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 105 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) | 50.4 | 24,148 |
| Javier Estevez (D) | 49.6 | 23,731 | |
| Total votes: 47,879 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105
Javier Estevez defeated Ross Hancock in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Estevez | 51.6 | 2,668 |
 | Ross Hancock | 48.4 | 2,500 | |
| Total votes: 5,168 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105
Ana Maria Rodriguez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 105 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ana Maria Rodriguez |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Javier Estevez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Estevez'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 was born, raised and educated in Miami and have lived in District 105 for the last 15 years. I'm the son of cuban immigrants and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. I have been an activist speaking up for LGBTQ+, Women's and workers rights for 18 years. The people of Florida and District 105 need a representative that will fight for them and speak up for them everyday. I don't just talk about the issues that my communities face, I live them. It's time to send one of us, someone we raised and educated to Tallahassee to represent us and our values.
- Lets ensure that everyone has access to high quality and affordable healthcare. Lets expand Medicaid and make Florida KidCare universally accessabile.
- We need to focus on Florida's Families and ensure that they are able to build a better future for themselves and their children. Lets raise the minimum wage, address our affordable housing crisis and make sure that social programs that are supposed to help Floridians aren't built to fail.
- I want to make Public Schools in Florida the best choice. Lets fully fund our public schools, ensure that educators and school staff are paid what they deserve and make sure our students feel supported and safe in school.
Addressing the issues with affordable healthcare, ensuring that public education is protected and LGBTQ+ Equality.
My mom is my hero and I hope to be half the person she is. She has taught me how to truly care for others, work hard for what you want and to never give up trying.
Well West Wing is my favorite show, but I would suggest documentaries like 13th and films like Milk and The Normal Heart.
A representative should have the shared experiences of their constituents and be able to speak for them. I talk about the issues, not because they are talking points, but because I've lived them and my family has gone through them. I understand the issues on a personal level and I feel like I am best prepared to speak for my constituents.
I am dedicated and hard working. I care about people and creating the change that we need. I don't quit until a job is done.
To pass legislation that will bring positive change to their districts and constituents and also be there to help their constituents and make sure that issues are addressed as fast as possible.
I would like to be know as an effective legislator that gets things done but speaks out for what's right.
The first historical event I can clearly remember was the shooting at Columbine, I was in Middle School and I remember being so scared that it could happen at my school. My generation was really the first to deal with the reality of gun violence in schools in that way.
I worked as a sales associate at Hollister and I worked my way up to Overnight Manager, I was there for almost 2 years.
Frankenstien. It was a book I read in High School when I was going through the coming out process and it resonated with me the idea of something that no one understood and how alone and left out he felt.
Mickey Mouse. I know he's a cartoon but he's always so humble, honest and brave and kind. Plus everyone loves Mickey Mouse.
Who Lives Who Dies from Hamilton
I've always been very lucky to have a supportive family, but we struggled so much doing my childhood and teenage years. Lots of times we were living off of payday loans and barely making it paycheck to paycheck. It taught me a lot about how to keep pushing even when it's hard and not to give up, but also how to ask for help when you need it.
I think the experience that is needed is the personal experiences that make someone able to represent their constituents. While connections and relationships are important, a representative needs to understand the issues that their constituents are dealing with and have the ability to speak for them.
Ensuring that we refocus our legislature and our legislative actions to focus on working families by dealing with the affordability crisis that we have in this state with healthcare and the ability to raise a family without living paycheck to paycheck.
It should be a relationship of working together to get passed legislation that will bring positive change for the people of Florida. It should also serve as a checks and balance on the executive office.
Of course, we are just 1 of 120 in the State House and we need to find ways of working together so that we can address the issues that are most important for our constituents.
I think we should have an independent commission drawing our districts in Florida, it is the best way to ensure that all districts are drawn out fairly.
If my fellow representatives felt that I would be good for it I would, but my top priority is being an effective legislator for my constituents and delivering on the changes that are needed.
Rep. Shevrin Jones for being able to cross the aisle and get important pieces of legislation passed and Rep. Cindy Polo for always being willing to speak up when needed.
My only priority right now is getting elected so that I can represent the people of District 105.
I spoke to a nursing student who had a young daughter, just under Kindergarten age. She was working and going to nursing school and trying to figure out what to do with her daughter during these long hours. Sometime her family would help but most of the time she would have to send her daughter to daycare and it was becoming too expensive for her to afford. I remember sitting with her and just hearing the fear in her voice because she didn't know how she was going to afford any of it. There are families, so many families, that need help right now and I want to make sure there is someone fighting for them.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Florida House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Daniel Perez
Majority Leader:Tyler Sirois
Minority Leader:Fentrice Driskell
Representatives
District 1
Michelle Salzman (R)
District 2
Alex Andrade (R)
District 3
Nathan Boyles (R)
District 4
District 5
Shane Abbott (R)
District 6
Philip Griffitts (R)
District 7
Jason Shoaf (R)
District 8
Gallop Franklin (D)
District 9
Allison Tant (D)
District 10
Chuck Brannan (R)
District 11
Sam Garrison (R)
District 12
Wyman Duggan (R)
District 13
Angela Nixon (D)
District 14
Kimberly Daniels (D)
District 15
Dean Black (R)
District 16
Kiyan Michael (R)
District 17
Jessica Baker (R)
District 18
Kim Kendall (R)
District 19
Sam Greco (R)
District 20
Judson Sapp (R)
District 21
Yvonne Hinson (D)
District 22
Chad Johnson (R)
District 23
J.J. Grow (R)
District 24
Ryan Chamberlin (R)
District 25
Taylor Yarkosky (R)
District 26
Nan Cobb (R)
District 27
Richard Gentry (R)
District 28
Bill Partington (R)
District 29
Webster Barnaby (R)
District 30
Chase Tramont (R)
District 31
Tyler Sirois (R)
District 32
Brian Hodgers (R)
District 33
Monique Miller (R)
District 34
Robert Brackett (R)
District 35
Erika Booth (R)
District 36
Rachel Plakon (R)
District 37
Susan Plasencia (R)
District 38
David Smith (R)
District 39
Doug Bankson (R)
District 40
RaShon Young (D)
District 41
Bruce Antone (D)
District 42
Anna Eskamani (D)
District 43
Johanna López (D)
District 44
Jennifer Harris (D)
District 45
Leonard Spencer (D)
District 46
Jose Alvarez (D)
District 47
Paula Stark (R)
District 48
Jon Albert (R)
District 49
District 50
Jennifer Canady (R)
District 51
Josie Tomkow (R)
District 52
John Temple (R)
District 53
Jeff Holcomb (R)
District 54
Randy Maggard (R)
District 55
Kevin Steele (R)
District 56
Brad Yeager (R)
District 57
Adam Anderson (R)
District 58
District 59
Berny Jacques (R)
District 60
Lindsay Cross (D)
District 61
Linda Chaney (R)
District 62
Michele Rayner (D)
District 63
Dianne Hart (D)
District 64
Susan Valdes (R)
District 65
District 66
Traci Koster (R)
District 67
District 68
Lawrence McClure (R)
District 69
Danny Alvarez (R)
District 70
Michael Owen (R)
District 71
Will Robinson (R)
District 72
Bill Conerly (R)
District 73
Fiona McFarland (R)
District 74
James Buchanan (R)
District 75
Danny Nix (R)
District 76
Vanessa Oliver (R)
District 77
Tiffany Esposito (R)
District 78
District 79
District 80
Adam Botana (R)
District 81
Yvette Benarroch (R)
District 82
Lauren Melo (R)
District 83
Kaylee Tuck (R)
District 84
Dana Trabulsy (R)
District 85
Toby Overdorf (R)
District 86
John Snyder (R)
District 87
Mike Caruso (R)
District 88
Jervonte Edmonds (D)
District 89
Debra Tendrich (D)
District 90
Vacant
District 91
District 92
Kelly Skidmore (D)
District 93
Anne Gerwig (R)
District 94
Meg Weinberger (R)
District 95
District 96
Dan Daley (D)
District 97
Lisa Dunkley (D)
District 98
Mitch Rosenwald (D)
District 99
Daryl Campbell (D)
District 100
Chip LaMarca (R)
District 101
Hillary Cassel (R)
District 102
Michael Gottlieb (D)
District 103
Robin Bartleman (D)
District 104
District 105
Marie Woodson (D)
District 106
Fabián Basabe (R)
District 107
Wallace Aristide (D)
District 108
Dotie Joseph (D)
District 109
Ashley Gantt (D)
District 110
Tom Fabricio (R)
District 111
David Borrero (R)
District 112
Alex Rizo (R)
District 113
Vicki Lopez (R)
District 114
District 115
Omar Blanco (R)
District 116
Daniel Perez (R)
District 117
Kevin Chambliss (D)
District 118
Mike Redondo (R)
District 119
District 120
Jim Mooney (R)
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