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Deborah Poulalion
Deborah Poulalion (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 36. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Poulalion completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 36
Rachel Plakon defeated Deborah Poulalion in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachel Plakon (R)  | 54.6 | 33,934 |
 | Deborah Poulalion (D) | 45.4 | 28,162 | |
| Total votes: 62,096 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 36
Deborah Poulalion defeated Rod Joseph in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 36 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Poulalion | 69.8 | 8,159 |
 | Rod Joseph | 30.2 | 3,533 | |
| Total votes: 11,692 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gretchen Hobkirk (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 36
Rachel Plakon defeated Richard Santos and Angelique Perry in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 36 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Plakon | 65.2 | 8,801 |
 | Richard Santos | 28.4 | 3,827 | |
 | Angelique Perry | 6.4 | 867 | |
| Total votes: 13,495 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deborah Poulalion completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Poulalion's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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A moderate Democrat, Deborah is progressive on most social issues and believes in responsible fiscal policy. Poulalion is pro-choice, pro-education, pro-small business, and pro-environment. She is willing to cross the aisle and build bridges to ensure a better Florida for everyone.
A graduate of the University of Florida, she is a data analyst and researcher at a prominent Lake Mary company. She also taught journalism at Seminole State College
Deborah has worked for years on local conservation to protect our natural lands and voter access to ensure everyone’s voice is heard – regardless of party.
- Insufficient housing is hurting Florida families and limiting Florida’s economy. A 1977 Florida state law bans rent control, except for a housing emergency, during which local governments could ask voters to approve rent control for one-year. Unfortunately, the legal requirements are almost impossible, and emergency controls have never been enacted (though Orange Co. is trying now). Florida needs to update law to protect its renters and stop corporate profiteering.
- Public education is in jeopardy. Unfilled teacher and staff positions are increasing by the thousands every year. We need to retain veteran teachers with professional-level pay and restore multi-year contracts so that teachers don’t have to face losing their jobs at the end of each year without cause. The culture war laws (Don't Say Gay and Stop Woke) were unnecessary and harmful because they are creating an atmosphere of disrespect and suspicion around the profession.
- A July 2022 survey found that a majority of Floridians (57%) oppose overturning Roe v. Wade – this includes both men and women. I support statutory protections for abortion access so that women and men can make this private decision safely. I also support access to over-the-counter contraceptives without a prescription and public funding for abortion. Currently, 13 U.S. states have statutory protections for abortion.
For most people, registering to vote is a simple process. But for those who have a felony in their past, it is a treacherous undertaking – made so intentionally by the state of Florida. I support full restoration of voting rights for returning citizens upon release from incarceration. There should never be a dollar sign attached to the right to vote.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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