Johanna López
2022 - Present
2026
2
Johanna López (Democratic Party) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 43. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
López (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 43. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Johanna López was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and, as of 2022, lived in Orlando, Florida. López earned a B.A. in Hispanic studies from the Universidad de Puerto Rico. Her career experience includes working as a human impact strategist and diversity specialist.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
López was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2026
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Johanna López is running in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Johanna López (D) | |
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Johanna López defeated Joe Melendez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 43 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johanna López (D) | 57.3 | 35,509 |
 | Joe Melendez (R) | 42.7 | 26,413 | |
| Total votes: 61,922 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Johanna López advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Joe Melendez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
López received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 43
Johanna López defeated Christopher Wright in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johanna López (D) | 57.4 | 22,146 |
 | Christopher Wright (R) | 42.6 | 16,427 | |
| Total votes: 38,573 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Johanna López advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susana Sanchez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43
Christopher Wright defeated Jay Rodriguez in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Wright | 65.5 | 3,331 |
 | Jay Rodriguez | 34.5 | 1,755 | |
| Total votes: 5,086 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Hawk (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2
Johanna López defeated David Grimm in the general election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johanna López (Nonpartisan) | 60.8 | 40,104 |
 | David Grimm (Nonpartisan) | 39.2 | 25,885 | |
| Total votes: 65,989 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johanna López (Nonpartisan) | 34.4 | 8,957 |
| ✔ | | David Grimm (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 5,370 |
| Sara Au (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 5,159 | ||
 | Chadwick Hardee (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 2,710 | |
| Jacqueline Centeno (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 2,588 | ||
| Eric Martin (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 1,252 | ||
| Total votes: 26,036 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Johanna López has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. Send a message to Johanna López asking her to fill out the survey. If you are Johanna López, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?
Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 22,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here.
You can ask Johanna López to fill out this survey by using the buttons below or emailing johanna@votejohannalopez.com.
2024
Johanna López did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Johanna López did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Johanna López completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by López's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
I have put-forth a change-driven, student-oriented platform that not only seeks to prepare our students and community for the 21st-century, but most importantly align our schools with the current needs and potential of every single one of our students. Particularly, my platform focuses on three key issues: providing an equitable education, supporting our teachers and staff, and ensuring our students' safety and well-being. First, our students have different needs, and our schools need to be able to accommodate to them. For example, we have to understand the different cultures embedded within each of our schools so we could be more relevant and effective in teaching. My goal is to ensure real inclusion in our schools. No matter their background, all of our students deserve to feel welcomed and supported at all times. Second, it's time to solve the problems our teachers and staff are facing. From the lack of autonomy in our classrooms to the unfair evaluation system that judges our teachers for students' test results, we need to work together to empower our educators. That's why I will be the voice for our teachers to make changes on these issues, working to provide more flexibility in the classroom while advocating for a fair and objective evaluation system created and supported by our local teachers. I will also serve as a voice for our support staff. We need to respect, value, and listen to the issues that our janitors, bus drivers and office clerks are facing, so we can provide them with solutions. Lastly, our students have the right to feel safe and welcomed in our schools. I will be working to increase our mental health resources and to provide effective methods to eradicate bullying and cyberbullying. As well, instead of arming our teachers with guns, we can arm them with knowledge and resources. Our students deserve to learn in an environment free from guns, violence, and discrimination.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Education, Immigration, and Women's Rights.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Florida scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2024
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
|
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
|
See also
2026 Elections
External links
|
Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 43 |
Officeholder Florida House of Representatives District 43 |
Personal |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kristen Arrington (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 43 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Maria Salamanca |
