Ricky Junquera
Ricky Junquera (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 118. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Junquera completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Junquera was born in Miami, Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 2008 and a master's degree from Lesley University in 2014. Junquera's professional experience includes serving as a regional press secretary. He had also served as a communications director in the United States Congress. Junquera's organizational affiliations have included being a member of the Sierra Club.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Anthony Rodriguez defeated Ricky Junquera in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 118 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anthony Rodriguez (R) | 60.1 | 47,017 |
 | Ricky Junquera (D)  | 39.9 | 31,261 | |
| Total votes: 78,278 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ricky Junquera advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 118.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony Rodriguez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 118.
Endorsements
To view Junquera's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 26
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell defeated incumbent Carlos Curbelo in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) | 50.9 | 119,797 |
 | Carlos Curbelo (R) | 49.1 | 115,678 | |
| Total votes: 235,475 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edward Bonilla (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 26
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell defeated Demetries Grimes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 26 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 63.5 | 21,002 |
 | Demetries Grimes | 36.5 | 12,098 | |
| Total votes: 33,100 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ricky Junquera (D)
- Steven Machat (D)
- Steve Smith (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 26
Incumbent Carlos Curbelo defeated Souraya Faas in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 26 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Curbelo | 84.0 | 29,508 |
 | Souraya Faas | 16.0 | 5,629 | |
| Total votes: 35,137 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ricky Junquera completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Junquera's responses.
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- "My mother and grandmother reminded me daily of the importance of improving myself and my community. I carry this with me today."
- "We are our parents' American Dream, but the American Dream is getting harder to achieve. That needs to change."
- Ricky considers himself blessed to have been raised in Southwest Miami-Dade and to be running to represent the community that means so much to him.
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 15, 2020
