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Katherine Waldron

Democratic · FL

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Katherine Waldron is a former Florida state representative and former Port of Palm Beach commission president with degrees in economics and business. Her priorities are making the county affordable, responsible growth, and better health care and services for seniors and veterans.

Where Katherine Waldron stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 3 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support

  • Voted yes on SB 7016 (2024), the Live Healthy law that expanded state funding for health care worker training and access to care. It passed the House 117-1.

    February 22, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: flsenate.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support

  • Voted no on HB 433 (2024), which barred local governments from requiring heat-exposure protections for workers. It passed the House 79-33.

    March 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: flsenate.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 3 oppose

  • Voted yes on Florida's 2024-25 state budget (HB 5001). It passed the House 105-3.

    March 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted yes on SB 7016 (2024), the Live Healthy law that expanded state funding for health care worker training and access to care. It passed the House 117-1.

    February 22, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted yes on SB 102 (2023), the Live Local Act, which banned local rent control, added tax breaks for affordable housing and set $711 million for housing. It passed the House 103-6.

    March 24, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 1 (2023), which made every Florida K-12 student eligible for a state-funded private school scholarship. It passed the House 83-27.

    March 17, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 6-B (2023), which created a $10 million state program to transport migrants who entered the country without legal status to other parts of the United States. It passed the House 77-34.

    February 10, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: flsenate.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support

  • Filed HB 259 (2024) to remove exceptions to the ban on firing guns in residential areas. It died in committee on 2024-03-08.

    January 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Filed HB 187 (2023), with Rep. Joseph, to tighten safe-storage rules for loaded guns around children. It died in committee on 2023-05-05.

    May 5, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: flsenate.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support

  • Voted yes on SB 102 (2023), the Live Local Act, which banned local rent control, added tax breaks for affordable housing and set $711 million for housing. It passed the House 103-6.

    March 24, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: flsenate.gov

Track record — General

General · 21 records

  • Voted no on HB 49 (2024), which loosened limits on work hours for 16- and 17-year-olds. It passed the House 76-33 on final passage.

    March 8, 2024

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Filed HB 439 (2024), with Rep. Beltran, to end teacher-administered corporal punishment and apply the rules to charter schools. It died in committee on 2024-03-08.

    March 8, 2024

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted yes on HB 3 (2024), which banned social media accounts for children under 14 and required parent consent for ages 14 and 15. It passed the House 109-4 on final passage.

    March 6, 2024

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 1084 (2024), an agriculture law that banned the sale of lab-grown meat in Florida. It passed the House 86-27.

    March 6, 2024

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 1365 (2024), which banned sleeping and camping on public property and let counties set up designated camping sites. It passed the House 82-26.

    March 1, 2024

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Sponsored House Resolution 9-C (2023), with Rep. Gossett-Seidman, expressing the Florida House's support for the State of Israel. The House adopted it 108-0.

    November 7, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Sponsored HB 943 (2023), a local bill that moved land from the Pine Tree Water Control District into the Acme Improvement District in Palm Beach County. It became law on 2023-06-23.

    June 23, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 254 (2023), which banned gender-transition treatments for minors. It passed the House 83-28 on final passage.

    May 4, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 266 (2023), which barred public colleges and universities from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. It passed the House 81-34.

    May 3, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 1718 (2023), an immigration law that required many employers to use E-Verify and made it a crime to bring undocumented immigrants into Florida. It passed the House 83-36.

    May 2, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 7050 (2023), an elections law that added new rules and fines for groups that register voters. It passed the House 76-34.

    April 28, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 300 (2023), which banned most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. It passed the House 70-40 and became law.

    April 13, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 1069 (2023), which expanded limits on school lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity and set rules for challenging school books. It passed the House 77-35.

    March 31, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 543 (2023), which let adults carry concealed guns without a state permit. It passed the House 76-32 and became law.

    March 24, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 3 (2023), which barred state and local governments from weighing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in public investments. It passed the House 80-31.

    March 24, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 1 (2023), which made every Florida K-12 student eligible for a state-funded private school scholarship. It passed the House 83-27.

    March 17, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Filed HB 835 (2023) to ban the People's Republic of China from buying land and strategic assets in Florida. It died in committee, while a broader Senate bill on foreign land purchases, SB 264, became law.

    March 7, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on HB 9-B (2023), which renamed Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, changed how its board members are chosen and added board term limits. It passed the House 82-31.

    February 9, 2023

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Voted no on SB 2-A in the December 2022 special session, a property insurance law that created a state reinsurance program for insurers and barred homeowners from signing over their claim benefits on new policies. It passed the House 84-33.

    December 14, 2022

    Source: flsenate.gov

  • Was endorsed by Republican state Rep. Mike Caruso in her 2022 Florida House race; the state Republican Party censured Caruso over it.

    February 13, 2022

    Source: floridianpress.com

  • Was elected chair of the Port of Palm Beach District's Board of Commissioners by fellow commissioners on 2019-01-08, after serving as secretary-treasurer in 2018.

    January 8, 2019

    Source: portofpalmbeach.com

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