Alex Rizo
Republican · FL · Florida state representative for District 112
Alex Rizo is the incumbent Republican Florida state representative for District 112 and the unopposed 2026 general-election candidate. An educator and small-business owner, he has served as a teacher and assistant principal, chaired the Miami-Dade Republican Party from 2022 to 2024, and has represented the district in the Florida House since 2020. His platform emphasizes parental rights and school choice, public-school and teacher funding, tax and toll relief, drainage infrastructure, public safety, religious freedom, property-insurance reform, and condominium-assessment relief.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 112
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 112 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $44,500
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- PAC$24,500
- AGRICULTURAL$4,000
- CAR DEALERSHIP$3,000
- LAW FIRM$3,000
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- CO-OWNER/HERZING UNIVERSITY$1,000
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$44,000
- $500-$999$500
Source: Florida Division of Elections · 2026 cycle · dos.elections.myflorida.com
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 1 record
Rizo supports an insurance-fraud task force, faster insurer and attorney responses to homeowner claims, independent storm-damage estimates, and expanded housing construction to reduce property-insurance costs.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Rizo supports lowering prescription-drug costs through competition, reduced regulation, pooled buyer resources, and health savings plan options.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 2 records
Rizo says he sponsored and delivered millions of dollars for drainage infrastructure intended to reduce flooding.
July 18, 2026Against
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo says he repeatedly voted for record public-school funding increases and an additional $2.5 billion for teacher pay raises, and supports restoring the District Cost Differential for local schools.
July 18, 2026Against
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Rizo supports legal protections for police officers and says he has worked with local officials on neighborhood public safety.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo supports revising Florida condominium law to protect owners from excessive assessments while maintaining building safety.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 2 records
Rizo supports an insurance-fraud task force, faster insurer and attorney responses to homeowner claims, independent storm-damage estimates, and expanded housing construction to reduce property-insurance costs.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo supports revising Florida condominium law to protect owners from excessive assessments while maintaining building safety.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Rizo co-introduced 2026 CS/HB 851, requiring school professional-learning systems to offer autism-specific training; it became Chapter 2026-109.
May 26, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 6 records
Rizo supports parental rights in education, school choice, education savings of approximately $8,000 per child, protections for female sports, and expanded workforce and technical programs.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo says he repeatedly voted for record public-school funding increases and an additional $2.5 billion for teacher pay raises, and supports restoring the District Cost Differential for local schools.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo worked as a teacher and was named Beginning Teacher of the Year at Barbara Goleman High School in 1997, then served as an assistant principal at three Miami-Dade schools.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo co-introduced 2026 CS/HB 851, requiring school professional-learning systems to offer autism-specific training; it became Chapter 2026-109.
May 26, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo sponsored 2026 HB 1393, which would authorize state universities and Florida College System institutions to sponsor job-engine charter schools and direct specified tax funds to their sponsors; the bill died in committee.
March 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo earned a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Florida International University in 1995 and a master's degree in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in 2000.
December 31, 2000For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 2 records
Rizo opposes tax and hidden-fee increases and says he voted for $4.2 billion in tax cuts, including permanent sales-tax exemptions for baby supplies.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo says he voted to eliminate property taxes for low-income seniors and supported a $500 million toll-rebate program for frequent highway users.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Data Privacy
· 1 record
Rizo sponsored 2026 HB 1395, proposing an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, government-contracting restrictions, privacy protections, safeguards for minors using companion chatbots, and consent requirements for AI-created uses of a person's name, image, or likeness; the bill died in committee.
March 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Rizo supports added protections for churches, synagogues, and other religious organizations to practice their faith without government intervention.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo sponsored 2026 HB 1395, proposing an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, government-contracting restrictions, privacy protections, safeguards for minors using companion chatbots, and consent requirements for AI-created uses of a person's name, image, or likeness; the bill died in committee.
March 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 3 records
Rizo supports lowering prescription-drug costs through competition, reduced regulation, pooled buyer resources, and health savings plan options.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo supports an insurance-fraud task force, faster insurer and attorney responses to homeowner claims, independent storm-damage estimates, and expanded housing construction to reduce property-insurance costs.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo sponsored 2026 HB 1395, proposing an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, government-contracting restrictions, privacy protections, safeguards for minors using companion chatbots, and consent requirements for AI-created uses of a person's name, image, or likeness; the bill died in committee.
March 13, 2026For
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 2 records
Rizo says he sponsored and delivered millions of dollars for drainage infrastructure intended to reduce flooding.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo says he voted to eliminate property taxes for low-income seniors and supported a $500 million toll-rebate program for frequent highway users.
July 18, 2026For
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 4 records
Rizo has been a small-business creator and owner since 2006.
July 18, 2026
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo has served as Florida state representative for District 112 since 2020.
July 18, 2026
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Alex Rizo is the incumbent Republican and unopposed 2026 general-election candidate for Florida House District 112.
June 10, 2026
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com · researched July 18, 2026
Rizo chaired the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County from 2022 through 2024 and co-founded the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Republican Club.
December 31, 2024
Source: alexrizo.com · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
Rizo and Representative Fabricio sponsored 2026 HB 1397, requiring certain local-business-tax applicants and renewals to show an active federal authorization for covered transactions; the bill died in committee.
March 13, 2026
Source: flsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 112 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 112; Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.