Oz Vazquez
Oz Vazquez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 18th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Vazquez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Pam Keith and K.W. Miller in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Mast (R) | 56.3 | 253,286 |
 | Pam Keith (D)  | 41.5 | 186,674 | |
 | K.W. Miller (No Party Affiliation) | 2.2 | 9,760 | |
| Total votes: 449,720 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Vaughn (Unaffiliated)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Keith | 79.8 | 52,921 |
 | Oz Vazquez | 20.2 | 13,385 | |
| Total votes: 66,306 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Nicholas Vessio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Mast | 86.0 | 62,121 |
 | Nicholas Vessio | 14.0 | 10,081 | |
| Total votes: 72,202 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Oz Vazquez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vazquez'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 grew up in a working class home myself. I'm the son of immigrants and was raised in Port Saint Lucie. My dad drove a taxi; my mom worked in the garment industry. We relied on Social Security and Medicare, programs they'd paid into, when my dad's health forced him to stop driving. I graduated from Port Saint Lucie High (where I met my wife), waited tables to work my way through Florida State, and graduated from Harvard Law. I got the chance to live the American dream and have worked to pay it back, fighting for economic justice as an AmeriCorps*VISTA and representing pensions, retirees, unions, workers, and the State of Florida, as a lawyer.
I want to continue my service in Congress. I will fight so working people and retirees have a secure future. I support lowering healthcare costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and preserving our environment.I will work to bring real solutions on healthcare, including reducing costs (particularly for prescription drugs) and making sure we protect and expand our families' access to care.
I will always fight to protect Social Security and Medicare and to ensure retirees and working class people can enjoy economic security.
I believe we need to do more to safeguard our environment and fight for clean water in our community.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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