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Michael Riccio
Michael Riccio (No Party Affiliation) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 28. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Riccio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Riccio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a military citation from the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences in 2000, an associate degree from Central Texas College in 2008, and a bachelor's degree from Troy University in 2009. Riccio's career experience includes working as a correctional officer.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent David Smith defeated Pasha Baker and Michael Riccio in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Smith (R) | 52.0 | 51,350 |
 | Pasha Baker (D)  | 45.9 | 45,288 | |
 | Michael Riccio (No Party Affiliation) | 2.1 | 2,049 | |
| Total votes: 98,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 28
Pasha Baker defeated Lee Mangold in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 28 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pasha Baker | 50.4 | 6,533 |
 | Lee Mangold | 49.6 | 6,425 | |
| Total votes: 12,958 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent David Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 28.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Riccio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Riccio's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am just a Civil Servant trying to continue my service.
- I have my faults, just like everyone else.
- I have been a Seminole Resident for 30 years.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 2, 2020
