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Les Gerson
From Ballotpedia
Les Gerson was a Democratic candidate for District 38 in the Florida State Senate in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections.
Elections
2010
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010
Gerson did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. He lost to Anitere Flores (R) in the November 2 general election.[1]
| Florida State Senate, District 38 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Anitere Flores (R)
|
65,133 | 68.17% | ||
| Les Gerson (D) | 30,409 | 31.83% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
On his campaign website, Gerson lists six issues he is concerned about.[2] They are:
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "Increase the money coming back into the state, by eliminating special treatment tax breaks for the rich and wealthy: Not by increasing taxes on small business and the working man or woman."
- Government Spending and Accountability
- Excerpt: "Increase the money coming back into the state, by eliminating special treatment tax breaks for the rich and wealthy: Not by increasing taxes on small business and the working man or woman."
- Small Business
- Excerpt: "Government needs to provide tax incentives and the tools for small business to thrive. Make it affordable for local small businesses to hire new workers and pay a fair living wage, and everyone benefits."
- Wages
- Excerpt: "Give people an incentive to work by being able to make a living wage. Minimum wage jobs are available, but why would anyone want them when they can't even earn enough to survive?"
- Our Environment
- Excerpt: "Preserve and protect our environment, while allowing agriculture to thrive and coexist. Attempt a solution fair to all, and not a compromise."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Support the greatest job-creating engine which already exists: Our Public Schools and Florida's Colleges and Universities."
External links
- 2010 candidates for Florida State Senate
- August 24, 2010 primary election results
- Les Gerson campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Les Gerson on Facebook
Footnotes
Current members of the Florida State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Ben Albritton
Majority Leader:Jim Boyd
Senators
District 1
Don Gaetz (R)
District 2
Jay Trumbull (R)
District 3
Corey Simon (R)
District 4
Clay Yarborough (R)
District 5
Tracie Davis (D)
District 6
Jennifer Bradley (R)
District 7
Tom Leek (R)
District 8
Tom Wright (R)
District 9
Stan McClain (R)
District 10
Jason Brodeur (R)
District 11
Vacant
District 12
Colleen Burton (R)
District 13
Keith Truenow (R)
District 14
Vacant
District 15
District 16
Darryl Rouson (D)
District 17
Carlos Smith (D)
District 18
Nick DiCeglie (R)
District 19
Debbie Mayfield (R)
District 20
Jim Boyd (R)
District 21
Ed Hooper (R)
District 22
Joe Gruters (R)
District 23
Daniel Burgess (R)
District 24
Mack Bernard (D)
District 25
District 26
Lori Berman (D)
District 27
Ben Albritton (R)
District 28
District 29
Erin Grall (R)
District 30
Tina Polsky (D)
District 31
Gayle Harrell (R)
District 32
Rosalind Osgood (D)
District 33
Jonathan Martin (R)
District 34
Shevrin Jones (D)
District 35
Barbara Sharief (D)
District 36
Ileana Garcia (R)
District 37
Jason Pizzo (N)
District 38
Alexis Calatayud (R)
District 39
Bryan Avila (R)
District 40
Ana Rodriguez (R)
Republican Party (26)
Democratic Party (11)
No Party Affiliation (1)
Vacancies (2)
