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Jim Blue (Florida)
Jim Blue (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 76. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Blue completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jim Blue was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1974. His career experience includes working in journalism.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 76
Vanessa Oliver defeated Jim Blue in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vanessa Oliver (R)  | 70.5 | 70,510 |
 | Jim Blue (D) | 29.5 | 29,492 | |
| Total votes: 100,002 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jim Blue advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 76.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 76
Vanessa Oliver defeated Steven Ceracche in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 76 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vanessa Oliver | 71.7 | 13,345 |
 | Steven Ceracche | 28.3 | 5,261 | |
| Total votes: 18,606 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Spencer Roach (R)
- John Strand (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Blue in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Blue completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Blue'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 an Emmy Award-Winning TV Journalist. I have traveled the world to cover America's servicemen and women. One month after 9/11, I boarded an Air Force cargo jet to fly over Afghanistan reporting on the opening days of . I have covered countless other stories, including hotspots in the Persian Gulf, Rwanda, Sarajevo, the Philippines, and Nepal. The Associated Press recognized me as Ohio's Best Anchor and Best Enterprise Reporter. In 2016, the year I retired from journalism, I was the only broadcaster in the Toledo TV market to be nominated for an Emmy Award for Anchoring.
Following my retirement from journalism, I joined the Charlotte County Democratic Party. I have worked as Precinct 34 co-captain and as Communications Chair from 2017 - 2020.
I love to sail my 36-year-old Sabre 34. I have participated in the citizen scientists' "Eyes on Seagrass" Survey and I am a member of Heal Our Harbor. I am a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana.
Now I'm running for Florida State House in District 76. I am working to end the politics of distraction in Tallahassee.- The skyrocketing cost of insurance will be my top priority. This past session Tallahassee did almost nothing to bring down premiums.
Governor DeSantis, when asked if he’d pressure insurance companies to lower rates said – quote – “That’s not how the market works.”
The Governor has taken millions in contributions from the insurance industry. Meanwhile, the average Florida homeowner has seen premiums grow 300 percent to $6,000 per year.
I urge the Governor to call a special session of the legislature to focus on lowering insurance rates. We need to recruit a panel of insurance experts to seek out long-lasting reform and dedicate Florida to a strategy of resilient and affordable housing for our citizens. - Florida's lawmakers have passed one of the most extreme abortion bans in America. The ban is so unpopular that the Governor signed it into law late at night and then fled to Iowa to begin his ill-fated campaign for president. Now, thankfully, Florida voters will have the chance to overturn the ban through Amendment Four on the ballot this November. Even though it appears likely to pass, legislators must commit to affirming the will of the people. Other successful referenda on other subjects have been subverted by the legislature. If elected, I pledge to restore reproductive freedom so that Florida women will enjoy the same rights that their grandmothers had.
- I am committed to restoring home rule to Florida. In recent sessions the legislature has passed dozens of pre-emption laws that take local control away from the state's cities and counties. One of the most extreme of those bills revoked the right of local governments to require water breaks for laborers working outside. The abject cruelty of this law shows how much power that special interests have and how little power laborers have in Tallahassee. Other pre-emption laws have prevented coastal communities from mandating stronger building codes when rebuilding after destructive hurricanes. I am urging Tallahassee to protect local power through a constitutional amendment.
Florida's entire economy depends on preserving our natural splendor, particularly our coasts and wetlands. I support a constitutional amendment that codifies a "Right to Clean Water."
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 14, 2024
