Mike Caruso (Florida)
2022 - Present
2026
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Mike Caruso (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 87. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Caruso (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 87. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mike Caruso was born in Washington, D.C., and lives in Delray Beach, Florida. Caruso earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from George Washington University. His career experience includes working as a certified public accountant. Caruso has served as the co-chair of the WARC Economic Committee, a member of the Delray Beach Police Advisory Board, and the president of the Villas of Ocean Crest Homeowners Association.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Caruso was assigned to the following committees:
- State Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
- Ways and Means Committee
- Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, Alternating Chair
2021-2022
Caruso was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Caruso was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Mike Caruso defeated Sienna Osta in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 87 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Caruso (R) | 59.5 | 57,471 |
 | Sienna Osta (D) | 40.5 | 39,151 | |
| Total votes: 96,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sienna Osta advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 87.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Caruso advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 87.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Caruso received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Mike Caruso defeated Sienna Osta in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 87 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Caruso (R) | 59.3 | 44,657 |
| Sienna Osta (D) | 40.7 | 30,662 | |
| Total votes: 75,319 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sienna Osta advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 87.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Mike Caruso defeated Jane Justice in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 87 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Caruso | 67.5 | 8,797 |
 | Jane Justice | 32.5 | 4,232 | |
| Total votes: 13,029 | |||
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2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Mike Caruso defeated Jim Bonfiglio in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 89 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Caruso (R) | 55.5 | 56,409 |
| Jim Bonfiglio (D) | 44.5 | 45,168 | ||
| Total votes: 101,577 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jim Bonfiglio advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 89.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Caruso advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 89.
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 89
Mike Caruso defeated Jim Bonfiglio in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 89 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Caruso (R) | 50.0 | 39,253 |
| Jim Bonfiglio (D) | 50.0 | 39,221 | ||
| Total votes: 78,474 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deborah Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 89
Jim Bonfiglio defeated Ryan Rossi in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 89 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Bonfiglio | 57.0 | 7,086 | |
 | Ryan Rossi | 43.0 | 5,351 | |
| Total votes: 12,437 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 89
Mike Caruso defeated Matt Spritz in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 89 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Caruso | 56.2 | 6,760 |
| Matt Spritz | 43.8 | 5,268 | ||
| Total votes: 12,028 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Mike Caruso did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 87 |
Officeholder Florida House of Representatives District 87 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by David Silvers (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 87 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Bill Hager (R) |
Florida House of Representatives District 89 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by David Silvers (D) |
