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Lorissa Wright
Lorissa Wright (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 68. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lorissa Wright earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida in 2022.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Lorissa Wright in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 68 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence McClure (R) | 68.3 | 40,512 |
 | Lorissa Wright (D)  | 31.7 | 18,831 | |
| Total votes: 59,343 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lorissa Wright advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Diamond (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Paul Hatfield in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence McClure | 80.2 | 12,434 |
| Paul Hatfield | 19.8 | 3,061 | ||
| Total votes: 15,495 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lorissa Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Education: As someone who has worked in education, Lorissa stands in support of our teachers and school personnel. She supports increasing educators' salaries and believes that our curriculum should place importance on financial literacy, basic life skills, trades, and accurate, non-agenda-driven history.
- Economic Justice: Lorissa is an advocate for raising the minimum wage and is a supporter of a living wage. The fight for $15/hour is vital to her pro-working class platform.
- Agriculture: Florida's natural resources and farmlands must be protected! Lorissa will work towards ensuring that our domestic food supply is maintained and that farmers have access to the necessary resources needed to continue feeding the residents of our great state.
- Criminal Justice
- Climate / Agriculture
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 68 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 27, 2022
