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Sarah Zutter

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Sarah Zutter
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Democratic Party

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Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2020

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Kansas City, Mo.
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Lutheran
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Sarah Zutter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 25. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Zutter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Sarah Zutter was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2020. She served as the president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's chapter of the Florida College Democrats.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 25

Incumbent Tom Leek defeated Sarah Zutter and Joe Hannoush in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Leek
Tom Leek (R)
 
62.7
 
65,675
Image of Sarah Zutter
Sarah Zutter (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.0
 
36,696
Image of Joe Hannoush
Joe Hannoush (L)
 
2.3
 
2,407

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 104,778
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sarah Zutter advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Leek advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 25.

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Sarah Zutter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Zutter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Sarah is a recent college graduate with a degree in human factors psychology and a minor in business administration. She was born in Missouri and raised in Indiana until moving to Port Orange in 2016 to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. A second generation American, Sarah is the grandchild of a Scottish immigrant and a small business owner in central Florida. As such, she spent many childhood summers in Orlando and on Florida's eastern beaches. Sarah has been an activist for many years and is particularly concerned with environmental integrity and social justice. She began her political career in 2006 by founding an environmental awareness club for her fellow third graders. More recently, she's worked for the Hillary Clinton campaign, interned for Senator Bill Nelson, organized the 2019 Daytona Beach Women's March, and served as president of her university's Florida College Democrats chapter. Sarah enjoys reading, weightlifting, and hiking, She was a cheerleader from elementary school through college. She has a three year old shelter dog named Benson, a native Floridian and lifelong Democrat.
  • I will champion progressive environmental policies to protect Florida's natural waterways, beaches, and wildlife.
  • I will work to make Florida's immigration system more compassionate and fair for our most vulnerable citizens.
  • I will work to develop adult literacy programs to support the underserved communities of Volusia County who lack basic literacy skills.
While I am passionate about public policy in general, my heart belongs to social equity. I believe in supporting marginalized communities, from people of color to LGBTQ+ people to impoverished or disabled people. I'm interested in the intersection of identity, culture, and politics, and am eager to use my platform to lift up the most vulnerable among us.
I am lucky to have a broad support system of influential people in my life. I look up to my parents, Jennifer and Andy Zutter, who raised me to be thoughtful, compassionate, and empathetic. I look up to my cheerleading coach, Mea Felps-Darley, who provided me with invaluable guidance though my college years and served as a shining example of a powerful woman. And I look up to my all time favorite professor, Dr. Taylor Mitchell, who taught me immeasurable lessons about literature, feminism, and life.

Outside of my immediate network, I admire bold trailblazers who took risks and made history. Examples include astronaut Mae Jemison, author Maya Angelou, and spy Virginia Hall - but there are truly too many remarkable role models to list here.
I have experience working as both a leader and a team member, and am able to adapt and be effective in any role I am given. However, my most important trait, as related to political office, is my capacity for empathy. I pride myself on my ability to listen and understand other people's points of view, and take differing experiences into account when forming my own opinions. I believe that this skill is crucial to the role of state representative - both as a means of connecting with the people I represent, and as a step in the process of working with my fellow legislators.
At the most fundamental level, this job is about serving the people. It is the responsibility of the representative to recognize the concerns of their constituents, then fight on their behalf in the state house. As such, the primary responsibilities are two-fold: listening to the community, and showing up for them by accurately representing their interests. Listening means actively seeking out community leaders and using empathy to understand the varying needs and wants of different groups. Showing up means applying that information to the bills they write and vote for, and always referring back to the constituency to ensure that every decision is beneficial to the people they represent.
The greatest challenge to Florida, America, and the world is climate change. We've already seen the effects in Florida: rising sea levels, more frequent and more severe hurricanes, and wildlife populations in free fall. As a state with over 1,000 miles of coast, we are especially vulnerable to these dangerous changes, which will only worsen over the coming decade. Failure to act swiftly - through energy reform and natural land preservation, among other things - could pose a mortal threat to the Sunshine State.
Interpersonal relationships with fellow legislators is not only beneficial, it's necessary. Cross-party communication is the only way to progress bills into laws, and relationships can make that communication more effective by providing a solid foundation on which discussions can take place. Lawmakers must understand each other in order to create specific, meaningful legislation that has positive ramifications for all affected communities. Furthermore, interactions with diverse viewpoints are how people learn, grow, and expand their own ideology, improving the political space for everyone.
I favor an independent redistricting committee with no ties to any political party or committee. Gerrymandering is an unfair manipulation tactic that deprives voters of their ability to elect authentic representation. Partisan games have no place in redistricting.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 7, 2020


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