W. Steven Edmonds
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W. Steven Edmonds, Jr. was an independent candidate in the Florida State Senate election of 2010 for District 24.
Elections
2010
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010
Edmonds lost to incumbent Thad Altman (R) in the November 2, 2010, general election.[1]
| Florida State Senate, District 24 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Thad Altman (R)
|
103,357 | 67.19% | ||
| W. Steven Edmonds (NPA) | 50,478 | 32.81% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
On his campaign website, Edmonds lists four issues he is concerned about.[2] They are:
- Economy
- Excerpt: "We need to explore opportunities to revitalize our agricultural centers. Development needs to be focused not on sprawling or conquering more green areas, but on renewing urban, depressed areas and neighborhoods."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Most of all, I do not believe that universal standards are correct for every situation or district. Mandating programs and requirements without providing necessary funding is a reoccurring challenge in this state."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "I am deeply saddened by the politicalization of environmental policy. Whatever happened to conservation and responsible stewardship? Why is it that we must be polarized between extremes? It does not need to be so convoluted and heated with every topic and issue raised."
- Citizen Engagement
- Excerpt: "Representative democracy or a Republic works only if every player, institution, branch, and person act in his or her own self interest. In recent history, our Republic has been consistently failing to provide for the needs and wants of the collective people. The reason is quite simple. The majority of the people have ceased for whatever reason to act in their own self-interests and peruse their needs and wants in the political process."
External links
- Steve Edmonds for State Senate campaign website
- Official candidacy information
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- W. Steven Edmonds on LinkedIn
Footnotes
Current members of the Florida State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Ben Albritton
Majority Leader:Jim Boyd
Senators
District 1
Don Gaetz (R)
District 2
Jay Trumbull (R)
District 3
Corey Simon (R)
District 4
Clay Yarborough (R)
District 5
Tracie Davis (D)
District 6
Jennifer Bradley (R)
District 7
Tom Leek (R)
District 8
Tom Wright (R)
District 9
Stan McClain (R)
District 10
Jason Brodeur (R)
District 11
Ralph Massullo (R)
District 12
Colleen Burton (R)
District 13
Keith Truenow (R)
District 14
Brian Nathan (D)
District 15
District 16
Darryl Rouson (D)
District 17
Carlos Smith (D)
District 18
Nick DiCeglie (R)
District 19
Debbie Mayfield (R)
District 20
Jim Boyd (R)
District 21
Ed Hooper (R)
District 22
Joe Gruters (R)
District 23
Daniel Burgess (R)
District 24
Mack Bernard (D)
District 25
District 26
Lori Berman (D)
District 27
Ben Albritton (R)
District 28
District 29
Erin Grall (R)
District 30
Tina Polsky (D)
District 31
Gayle Harrell (R)
District 32
Rosalind Osgood (D)
District 33
Jonathan Martin (R)
District 34
Shevrin Jones (D)
District 35
Barbara Sharief (D)
District 36
Ileana Garcia (R)
District 37
Jason Pizzo (N)
District 38
Alexis Calatayud (R)
District 39
Bryan Avila (R)
District 40
Ana Rodriguez (R)
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (12)
No Party Affiliation (1)
