Wanda Rentas

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Wanda Rentas

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 30, 2016

Contact

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Wanda Rentas was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Florida. Rentas was defeated by Wayne Liebnitzky in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Grayson (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Darren Soto (D) defeated Wayne Liebnitzky (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Soto defeated Susannah Randolph, Dena Grayson, and Valleri Crabtree in the Democratic primary, while Liebnitzky defeated Wanda Rentas to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darren Soto	57.5%	195,311
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	42.5%	144,450
Total Votes				339,761
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wayne Liebnitzky	67.6%	22,725
Wanda Rentas	32.4%	10,911
Total Votes		33,636
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Darren Soto	36.3%	14,496
Susannah Randolph	28.2%	11,267
Dena Grayson	27.8%	11,122
Valleri Crabtree	7.7%	3,093
Total Votes		39,978
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Rentas' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Federal Spending: Our current administration believes that a blank check can resolve our problems by increasing our National debt on a daily basis. It has not worked for the past eight years, it cannot continue in this direction and it must be blocked from increasing. I believe that eliminating wasteful spending and lower taxes will facilitate in this effort. We, the people need to be personally responsible in our homes and we must demand he same responsibility is enforced in our Government. Military and Veterans: They are brave, love our Country, willing to die for us, believe in God and the United States of America. I am forever grateful for their service and saddened by the negative treatment they often receive. I respect and honor each and every one. I will work diligently to provide them with quality healthcare, the necessary tools when they are in combat, education and employment. Economy: The economy cannot thrive without providing education, incentives, grants and tax cuts for entrepreneurs, small business and established business to prosper and create job opportunities for our community. We must improve the available resources and keep them in the USA!	”
—Wanda Rentas' campaign website, http://www.wandaforcongress.com/issues

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 9th Congressional District

External links

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• Campaign website
• Facebook page

Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

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Democratic Party (8)