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Maura Cruz Lanz
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

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Maura Cruz Lanz (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 64. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Cruz Lanz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64

Incumbent Susan Valdes defeated Maura Cruz Lanz in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 64 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Valdes
Susan Valdes (D)
 
52.4
 
31,511
Image of Maura Cruz Lanz
Maura Cruz Lanz (R) Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
28,636

Total votes: 60,147
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Valdes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Maura Cruz Lanz advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cruz Lanz in this election.

2022

State house

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64

Incumbent Susan Valdes defeated Maura Cruz Lanz in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 64 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Valdes
Susan Valdes (D)
 
53.3
 
22,745
Image of Maura Cruz Lanz
Maura Cruz Lanz (R)
 
46.7
 
19,930

Total votes: 42,675
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Valdes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Maura Cruz Lanz advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners

See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Gwen Myers (D) won without appearing on the ballot.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3

Gwen Myers defeated Maura Cruz Lanz in the general election for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gwen Myers (D)
 
72.3
 
88,443
Image of Maura Cruz Lanz
Maura Cruz Lanz (R)
 
27.7
 
33,832

Total votes: 122,275
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3

Gwen Myers defeated Thomas Scott, Sky White, Ricardo Fernandez, and Frank Reddick in the Democratic primary for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gwen Myers
 
26.5
 
7,174
Thomas Scott
 
25.7
 
6,947
Sky White
 
21.4
 
5,785
Ricardo Fernandez
 
13.8
 
3,738
Image of Frank Reddick
Frank Reddick
 
12.6
 
3,408

Total votes: 27,052
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Maura Cruz Lanz advanced from the Republican primary for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Maura Cruz Lanz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cruz Lanz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Life long Tampa resident, first generation Cuban-American, Former business owner in the construction industry, wife, mother of three, grandmother of six. I am also an ordained minister of the gospel. I worked in ministry, helping others change their lives. I hope to use my gifts and talents to help make a better life for the constituents of district 64. we are living in unprecedented times, and we need to uphold the rule of law and protect the citizens of Florida from governmental overreach and control. My family experience tyranny in Cuba and we are seeing it happening here in the United States of America. I am a freedom fighter, and will uphold the constitution of the United States .
  • Constitutional conservative
  • America first candidate
  • Helping fight to protect the citizens of Florida in district 64
We must protect our children from woke ideology and the over sexualizing of our children in school in their curriculums. Protecting parental rights, school choice. Also, trying to end the scourge of human trafficking and child sex trafficking in the state of Florida. Helping cut taxes and cost-of-living for the citizens of Florida cutting bureaucracy from our lives in many areas.

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2022

State house

Maura Cruz Lanz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners

Maura Cruz Lanz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Maura Cruz Lanz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Maura Cruz Lanz campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Florida House of Representatives District 64Lost general$15,535 $5,393
2022Florida House of Representatives District 64Lost general$26,161 $26,765
Grand total$41,696 $32,158
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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