Shawn Williams (Florida)
Shawn Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 78. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Williams earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 1996. His career experience includes working as a certified public accountant.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 78
Jenna Persons-Mulicka defeated Shawn Williams in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R) | 57.5 | 52,464 |
 | Shawn Williams (D)  | 42.5 | 38,792 | |
| Total votes: 91,256 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Shawn Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78
Jenna Persons-Mulicka defeated Roger Lolly and Charlie Lynch in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Persons-Mulicka | 59.1 | 11,499 |
| Roger Lolly | 26.3 | 5,122 | ||
 | Charlie Lynch | 14.6 | 2,835 | |
| Total votes: 19,456 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Williams' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shawn Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Shawn Williams believes every Floridian deserves access to a free, accessible, equitable, high-quality education from pre-K through post-secondary education-whether that's through a college education or a trade and technical school.
- Shawn Williams supports environmental protections, renewable energy, clean air, food and water for all Floridians.
- Shawn Williams supports a living wage, fair compensation, paid sick and family leave, collective bargaining rights, green job creation, investment in our crumbling infrastructure, and policies that aim to address economic inequality by ensuring that working people receive their fair share of Florida's prosperity.
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 September 16, 2020.
