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Christian Acosta
Image of Christian Acosta
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 20, 2024

Education

High school

Atlantic High School

Graduate

University of Florida, 2006

Personal
Religion
Christian: Lutheran
Profession
Adjunct professor
Contact

Christian Acosta (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 94. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.

Acosta completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Christian Acosta earned a high school diploma from Atlantic High School and a graduate degree from the University of Florida in 2006. His career experience includes working as an adjunct professor and engineer. He has been affiliated with the Republican Party of Palm Beach County and Latino Republicans of Palm Beach.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 94

Meg Weinberger defeated Rachelle Litt in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 94 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Weinberger
Meg Weinberger (R) Candidate Connection
 
55.1
 
53,072
Image of Rachelle Litt
Rachelle Litt (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.9
 
43,277

Total votes: 96,349
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rachelle Litt advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94

Meg Weinberger defeated Anthony Aguirre, Christian Acosta, and Gabrielle Fox in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Weinberger
Meg Weinberger Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
5,669
Anthony Aguirre
 
27.8
 
3,301
Image of Christian Acosta
Christian Acosta Candidate Connection
 
16.6
 
1,978
Image of Gabrielle Fox
Gabrielle Fox Candidate Connection
 
7.9
 
936

Total votes: 11,884
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Acosta in this election.

2020

See also: Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2020

Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Lois Frankel defeated Laura Loomer, Charleston Malkemus, Sylvia Caravetta, and Piotr Blass in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 21 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel (D)
 
59.0
 
237,925
Image of Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer (R)
 
39.1
 
157,612
Image of Charleston Malkemus
Charleston Malkemus (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
7,544
Sylvia Caravetta (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8
Image of Piotr Blass
Piotr Blass (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 403,093
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21

Incumbent Lois Frankel defeated Guido Weiss in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
 
86.0
 
75,504
Image of Guido Weiss
Guido Weiss Candidate Connection
 
14.0
 
12,308

Total votes: 87,812
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer
 
42.5
 
14,526
Image of Christian Acosta
Christian Acosta
 
25.5
 
8,724
Image of Michael Vilardi
Michael Vilardi Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
4,194
Aaron Scanlan
 
9.4
 
3,221
Image of Elizabeth Felton
Elizabeth Felton Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
2,421
Image of Reba Sherrill
Reba Sherrill Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
1,070

Total votes: 34,156
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Christian Acosta completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Acosta's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am an engineer and professor who is passionate about helping people through good representation and advocacy. My educational background is a Masters Degree in Nuclear Engineering and 12 years working as an engineer. For the last 6 years I have been teaching at Palm Beach State College and helping students advance their careers in power technology. I have also been working with our current State Representative to support individual property rights and protect our rural and agricultural communities. It is my firm belief that a State Representative should be a good listener and problem solver. Let me use my experience to serve you as your next champion in Tallahassee.
  • Our district is full of people living their dream of starting their own business and being their own boss. Farms, service providers, and home businesses are our economic strength and I am committed to supporting them. I believe that your Representative should put small businesses first, keep taxes and regulations as low as possible, and always stand up for our individual property rights.
  • Education has always been key to helping people take that next step in their lives. I believe that education, in all forms, should always be a priority. This means that we need to support our local Universities, Colleges, and Technical schools as they provide affordable, accessible education. Additionally, I am committed to supporting our K-12 education system by advancing school choice, focusing on reading and math proficiency, and ensuring all our schools are safe, protected environments for learning.
  • Homeowner's insurance costs have continued to be challenge for all Floridians and I believe there is more progress we can make. I will continue to support our Legislature as they crack down on contractor and insurance fraud. Additionally, I believe that we need to create and industry working group to develop better roof construction techniques. Our focus has long been on protecting our roofs against hurricanes, but we have not focused on reducing the rate of small nuisance leaks that so often lead to 5 digit insurance payouts. I am committed to using my engineering background to lead discussions on best practices for building future roofs in ways that will reduce water intrusion and nuisance leaks.
I am especially connected to education and how it helps our community. My 4 year old is going to start school soon and I am committed to giving her, and all our students (of all ages) the best education possible.
I believe that attention to detail, willingness to work hard, and integrity are the most important characteristics for an elected official.
My experiences as an engineer have prepared me to approach problems analytically. I believe that we need to have strong foundations/evidence for our decisions. Representative Roth mentoring me has also been invaluable in learning how a State Representative can positively impact the lives of Floridians. We have worked on legislation together as well as tried to help residents in discussion with the County Commission. I have committed all this time learning the job before being a candidate and I will work even harder once elected.
To constantly be involved with their district, understand the issues affecting their communities, and work to resolve those issues.
Our current State Constitution strikes a good balance of power. I think the Governor should have a few strategic goals while the State Legislature is concerned with the details of life in Florida.
Our biggest challenges are reducing the cost of home ownership and improving our education and training programs so that our job market can continue growing.
Yes, the State Legislature works as a team. No bill is passed by a single individual and being able to discuss and negotiate is critical.
I have heard from many condo residents on fixed incomes who are struggling with large assessments from the recent requirement to have condos reach 100% reserve requirements. We need to modify the recent law to provide relief for our fixed income residents.
Any emergency powers should be specific and limited. The Legislature must always be able to rescind emergency powers at any time.
I would like to create a working group to study methods of reducing roof leakage and improving roof construction standards.
State House District 94 Incumbent Representative Rick Roth
Agriculture, Conservation, & Resiliency Subcommittee

Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee

Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
The government must always be transparent and accountable.
Our State is one of the easiest to get ballot initiatives passed. I do worry that we will end up with a lot of things in our Constitution that really should have been laws. Laws can be amended and improved as we learn over time. Constitutional Amendments are extremely difficult to change.

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2020

Christian Acosta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary


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Christian Acosta campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Florida House of Representatives District 94Lost primary$48,625 $47,660
2020U.S. House Florida District 21Lost primary$96,269 $96,269
Grand total$144,894 $143,929
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 23, 2024


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