John Cortes
John Cortes (Democratic Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 43. He assumed office on November 18, 2014. He left office on November 3, 2020.
Cortes (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 43. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Biography
Cortes' professional experience includes working as a small business owner and corrections officer.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Cortes was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cortes served on the following committees:
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| • State Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
The general election was canceled. Kristen Arrington won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 43.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristen Arrington  | 31.5 | 7,367 |
 | Alex Barrio | 21.4 | 5,006 | |
 | Tamika Lyles | 16.4 | 3,838 | |
 | Carlos Irizarry | 11.4 | 2,666 | |
 | Andrew Jeng | 11.3 | 2,643 | |
 | Ricardo Rangel | 8.0 | 1,880 | |
| Total votes: 23,400 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Nieves (D)
- John Cortes (D)
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent John Cortes won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 43.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent John Cortes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 43 on August 28, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent John Cortes ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 43 general election.[2][3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 43 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  John Cortes Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||
Incumbent John Cortes defeated Ricardo Rangel and Sara Shaw in the Florida House of Representatives District 43 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Cortes Incumbent |
41.80% | 4,589 | |
| Democratic | Ricardo Rangel | 29.20% | 3,206 | |
| Democratic | Sara Shaw | 28.99% | 3,183 | |
| Total Votes | 10,978 | |||
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. John Cortes defeated incumbent Ricardo Rangel in the Democratic primary, while Carlos L. Irizarry, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cortes defeated Irizarry in the general election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John Cortes |
51.7% | 2,844 |
| Ricardo Rangel Incumbent | 48.3% | 2,653 |
| Total Votes | 5,497 | |
2012
Cortes was running in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 43. Cortes initially filed but was removed from the ballot.[8]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- John Cortes on Facebook
- John Cortes on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 14, 2012
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| Preceded by Ricardo Rangel (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 43 2014-2020 |
Succeeded by Kristen Arrington (D) |
