Javier Fernandez
Javier Fernandez (Democratic Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 114. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on November 3, 2020.
Fernandez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 39. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Javier Fernandez was born in Miami, Florida. As of January 2020, he lived in South Miami, Florida. He received his bachelor's degree from Colby College and his law degree from the University of Miami. His career experience includes working as the chief of staff for the mayor of Miami and as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Fernandez was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2020
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 39
Ana Maria Rodriguez defeated Javier Fernandez and Celso Alfonso in the general election for Florida State Senate District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) | 55.6 | 123,556 |
 | Javier Fernandez (D) | 42.8 | 95,135 | |
| Celso Alfonso (No Party Affiliation) | 1.6 | 3,639 | ||
| Total votes: 222,330 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 39
Javier Fernandez defeated Daniel Horton-Diaz in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 39 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Fernandez | 59.1 | 17,591 |
 | Daniel Horton-Diaz | 40.9 | 12,174 | |
| Total votes: 29,765 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anna Hochkammer (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ana Maria Rodriguez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 39.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeanette Nuñez (R)
- Angie Chirino (R)
Campaign finance
2018
Regular election
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 114
Incumbent Javier Fernandez defeated Javier Enriquez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 114 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Fernandez (D) | 53.0 | 32,161 |
 | Javier Enriquez (R) | 47.0 | 28,570 | |
| Total votes: 60,731 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114
Incumbent Javier Fernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114 on August 28, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114
Javier Enriquez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114 on August 28, 2018.
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Special election
A special election for the position of Florida House of Representatives District 114 was called for May 1, 2018. A special primary election was called for February 20, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 28, 2017.[2]
On November 20, 2017, the Florida Democratic Party filed a lawsuit requesting that the dates for special elections in House District 114 and Senate District 31 be moved up so that legislators for those districts could be in place for the 2018 legislative session.[3] The Senate District 31 election was called for April 10, 2018.
The seat became vacant following Daisy Baez's (D) resignation. Her resignation came after she reached a deal with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office to plead guilty to a perjury charge related to her place of residence.
Javier Fernandez ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Andrew Vargas defeated Jose Pazos in the Republican primary. Liz de las Cuevas ran as an independent candidate. Fernandez defeated Vargas and de las Cuevas in the special election.[4][5]
General election
Special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 114
Javier Fernandez defeated Andrew Vargas and Liz de las Cuevas in the special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 114 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Javier Fernandez (D) | 50.9 | 8,622 |
| Andrew Vargas (R) | 46.6 | 7,895 | ||
 | Liz de las Cuevas (No Party Affiliation) | 2.4 | 414 | |
| Total votes: 16,931 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114
Javier Fernandez advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114 on February 20, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114
Andrew Vargas defeated Jose Pazos in the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 114 on February 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrew Vargas | 75.5 | 3,387 | |
| Jose Pazos | 24.5 | 1,101 | ||
| Total votes: 4,488 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Javier Fernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "'Florida House of Representatives "Representative Javier Fernandez", accessed February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Special Elections," accessed November 10, 2017
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Florida Democrats want injunction to move forward special election dates," November 22, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2018 Special Election - House 114," accessed December 28, 2017
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Special Primary Election Results," February 20, 2018
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| Preceded by Daisy Baez (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 114 2018-2020 |
Succeeded by Demi Busatta Cabrera (R) |
