Michael Carnevale

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Michael Carnevale

Republican Party

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Lowell, Mass.

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Christian

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Michael Carnevale (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 12th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.

Carnevale completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Michael Carnevale was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Elections

2022

See also: Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 12

Incumbent Gus M. Bilirakis defeated Kimberly Walker and Charles Smith in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gus M. Bilirakis (R)	70.4	226,601
		Kimberly Walker (D)	29.6	95,390
	Submit photo	Charles Smith (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	4

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,995
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kimberly Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 12.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 12

Incumbent Gus M. Bilirakis defeated Jack Martin, Chris Leiser, Brian Perras, and Sid Preskitt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 12 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gus M. Bilirakis	79.7	67,189
		Jack Martin	9.2	7,790
		Chris Leiser	4.7	4,000
		Brian Perras	3.8	3,217
		Sid Preskitt	2.5	2,142

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,338
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Carnevale (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michael Carnevale completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carnevale's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

As a small business owner, Mike Carnevale has been fearless and relentless in his pursuit of medical freedom. In direct retaliation to a civil lawsuit filed against his local government, Mike Carnevale was arrested, persecuted, and eventually leveraged out of his business and his life work. After hearing of this local government overreach, Governor Ron DeSantis pardoned Mike Carnevale live on Fox news leaving him in a state of shock and gratitude. Mike Carnevale has quickly jumped back into the fight by announcing for Congress in Florida's 12th district. He is running because he does not want to see this happen to anyone else. He should be supported because he has a track of being persistent, consistent, and above all tenacious in his fight for the country he loves. Get behind Mike Carnevale, and he will continue to fight for you.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Medical freedom is inevitable. Enforcing health and wellness lawfully and legally, is simply not role of government.
• Elections integrity is imperative. Americans must have faith in our democracy in order to remain a constitutional republic.
• The second amendment is absolute, and shall not be infringed.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Mike Carnevale is passionate about conserving the values that were given to us by our founding fathers. The constitution is a divine document as far as he is concerned, and when elected to Congress, he will stand strongly for values that we have strayed so far away from.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

When Mike Carnevale looks for leadership, he looks to the pioneer of the America first movement, Donald J. Trump. Donald Trump leads what is shaping out to be this generations "Great Awakening." He has also taught a class of political leaders how to fight for the values of the United States.

Mike Carnevale is also heavily influenced by Ron DeSantis. Mike Carnevale draws inspiration from the governors unique blend of confidence and humility, along with his limitless knowledge of U.S. history and government policy.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Mike Carnevale's best quality as an officeholder is his commitment to his values. His values are as follows:

-Public Service
-Firm but fair
-Confidence and humility
-Big picture thinking

-Discernment

What legacy would you like to leave?

Mike Carnevale would like to leave a legacy that he empowered himself to empower others. That he served the people of the country, not the special interest groups or an ego driven self serving agenda.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

September 11th was the first historical moment in Mike Carnevale's life. He was 12 years old at the time and like many others, significantly impacted by the events of that tragic day.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Mike Carnevale's first job was at 13 years old at the "Lowell Spinners" which is a class A affiliate of the Boston Redsox. He worked there for 6 years beginning by hawking cotton candy in the hot sun to an eventual leadership role in a concession stand.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

A struggle in Mike Carnevale's life has been growing up in an inner city and being exposed to ideas and ideologies that are Marxist in nature.

What can be seen as a struggle can also be seen as a strength as he understands different perspectives and looks to use his role as a leader in educating the youths of the manipulations of these harmful ideologies.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Mike Carnevale strongly believes that the challenges that the United States face as as cultural as they are fiscal. The united states is currently in a state of authoritarian capitalism sitting on a foundation of marxist and communist ideologies. Getting the policy and the economics of the country correct will be short lived if the society continues to sit on a bed of ideology that is anti American.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Mike Carnevale believes that term limits should exist for every elected representative in government.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Mike Carnevale believes that being flexible on certain issues is a desirable trait to have and compromising can be good way to get things done with regards to creating policy.

Mike Carnevale also firmly believes that elected representatives being overly flexible has left the United States in a position where we must become rigid and stand strong for our core values and principles.

For example, the second amendment is absolute, and there is no room for flexibility there.

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

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