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Leonard Serratore
Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 20th Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on January 11, 2022.
Serratore also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 18th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Serratore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Leonard Serratore served in the U.S. Army. His career experience includes working as a firefighter.[1]
Elections
2022
U.S. House Florida District 18 (Regular election)
See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Scott Franklin defeated Keith R. Hayden Jr. and Leonard Serratore in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Franklin (R) | 74.7 | 167,429 |
 | Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Party Affiliation)  | 25.3 | 56,647 | |
 | Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 158 | |
| Total votes: 224,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Scott Franklin defeated Jennifer Raybon, Wendy Schmeling, Kenneth Hartpence, and Eddie Tarazona in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Franklin | 73.1 | 44,927 |
 | Jennifer Raybon | 10.7 | 6,606 | |
 | Wendy Schmeling | 6.7 | 4,099 | |
 | Kenneth Hartpence | 6.5 | 3,999 | |
 | Eddie Tarazona | 3.0 | 1,864 | |
| Total votes: 61,495 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Shepherd (R)
U.S. House Florida District 20 (Special election)
See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022
Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Democratic primary)
Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Republican primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on January 11, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) | 79.0 | 44,707 |
 | Jason Mariner (R) | 19.4 | 10,966 | |
 | Mike ter Maat (L) | 0.7 | 395 | |
 | Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 265 | |
| Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 262 | |
 | Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
| Total votes: 56,617 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Ornelas (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 23.8 | 11,662 |
 | Dale Holness | 23.8 | 11,657 | |
 | Barbara Sharief | 17.7 | 8,684 | |
 | Perry Thurston | 14.8 | 7,283 | |
 | Bobby DuBose | 7.0 | 3,458 | |
 | Omari Hardy | 5.9 | 2,902 | |
| Priscilla Taylor | 3.4 | 1,677 | ||
 | Elvin Dowling | 1.3 | 646 | |
 | Emmanuel Morel | 0.9 | 454 | |
 | Phil Jackson | 0.7 | 343 | |
| Imran Siddiqui | 0.6 | 316 | ||
| Total votes: 49,082 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwight Anderson (D)
- Krystal Jordan (D)
- Matt Boswell (D)
- Pradel Vilme (D)
- Natalia Allen (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20
Jason Mariner defeated Greg Musselwhite in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Mariner | 57.8 | 3,500 |
 | Greg Musselwhite | 42.2 | 2,553 | |
| Total votes: 6,053 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lateresa Jones (R)
- Roland Florez Jr. (R)
- Bernard Sansaricq (R)
- Vic DeGrammont (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Leonard Serratore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Serratore's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After attending high school in New York, he enlisted in the United States Army. After serving he completed his studies at Florida Institute of Technology, earning a BS degree in Aviation Management Transportation Technology. His professional aviation career began at Westchester County Airport New York as an Airport Operations Officer / Fire Fighter / Chief, where he stayed for 14 years. While there, he served as the President of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-62 and was liaison officer between that body and Westchester County Management. In 1999 he moved to Florida where he continued his aviation career at Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport as an Airport Terminal Duty Manager. He eventually relocated to Palm Beach International Airport where he rose to the position of Operations Supervisor. His love for Florida and the Floridian way of life prompted him to get involved in community affairs. It wasn't long before he made the selfless decision to run for public office. Leonard has previously run for Palm Beach County Commision and in a special election of the U.S. House to represent Florida's 20th Congressional District.
Leonard is an accomplished private pilot and an aviation buff.- Enact sensible immigration legislation to better ensure attainable means to lawful citizenship while also adequately securing our borders.
- Enact legislation to ensure that the federal government acts with fiscal responsibility addressing expenditure vs. actual realized gains, stimulus packages/subsidies and general monetary policy.
- Limit the corruption in our government.
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Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Serratore's website stated the following:
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Say no to Socialism! One of the most significant disadvantages of Socialism includes slow economic growth, less entrepreneurial opportunity and competition, and a potential lack of motivation by individuals due to lesser rewards. These are some of the few reasons Serratore thinks that Socialism isn't doing anyone any good and should not be introduced to the general public. Self security The right to security requires the State to take reasonable measures to protect a person's physical and mental security. Political reforms can be an effective way to implement rules and ensure the right to safety for the people of America. Serratore is on a mission to fulfill the most fundamental of rights by reducing security threats while protecting people from the many threats they face. The police won't be defunded. At its most basic, "defund the police" means reallocating money from policing to other agencies funded by local municipalities. But it's not only that — defunding the police places a greater strain on existing officers and reduces the likelihood that they'll quit or perform their jobs ineffectively because they're burned out. And the more stress we put on those officers; it can create some adverse effects. Therefore, Serratore is going to do everything in his power not to defund the police.[2] |
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| —Leonard Serratore's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 23, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Leonard Serratore, “Home,” accessed January 8, 2022
