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Paula Stark
Paula Stark (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 47. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Stark (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 47. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Paula Stark was born in Dothan, Alabama, and lives in St. Cloud, Florida. Stark graduated from Osceola High School. Her career experience includes working as a newspaper publisher and executive director.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Stark was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Paula Stark defeated Maria Revelles in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paula Stark (R) | 50.8 | 39,380 |
 | Maria Revelles (D)  | 49.2 | 38,134 | |
| Total votes: 77,514 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 47
Maria Revelles defeated Andrew Jeng and Anthony Nieves in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 47 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Revelles | 36.5 | 2,795 |
 | Andrew Jeng | 32.6 | 2,497 | |
 | Anthony Nieves | 30.9 | 2,368 | |
| Total votes: 7,660 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ricardo Rangel (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Paula Stark advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 47.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Stark received the following endorsements.
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
- Associated Industries of Florida
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 47
Paula Stark defeated Anthony Nieves in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 47 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paula Stark (R) | 50.9 | 23,825 |
| Anthony Nieves (D) | 49.1 | 22,947 | |
| Total votes: 46,772 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 47
Anthony Nieves defeated Andrew Jeng and Dan Marquith in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 47 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Nieves | 36.8 | 3,450 |
| Andrew Jeng | 32.8 | 3,078 | |
| Dan Marquith | 30.4 | 2,845 | ||
| Total votes: 9,373 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brunilda Alvarez (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Paula Stark advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 47.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Paula Stark did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Paula Stark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stark'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 have served on many organizations is the county and held leadership roles in many.
I currently serve on the St Cloud Chamber of commerce Board, St Cloud Economic Development Council, Vice Chair of Historic Preservation Board, Orlando Health Community Outreach Committee- Managing growth and Infrastructure needs
- Attracting Higher paying Jobs while promoting education through trade opportunities
- Supporting First Responder and Veteran services
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 47 |
Officeholder Florida House of Representatives District 47 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Anna Eskamani (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 47 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
