Joshua S. Sorto
Republican · FL
Joshua S. Sorto is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 36, a Seminole County resident and CPA-firm owner with prior public-accounting audit experience. He describes himself as a small-government conservative focused on homeowners-insurance competition, food and housing affordability, restrictions on dynamic pricing and data centers, local control, rural-boundary protection, transportation support, coastal protection, and voter decision-making on abortion law.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 36
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 36 · August 18, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $3,000
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$3,000
Source: Florida Division of Elections · 2026 cycle · dos.elections.myflorida.com
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 3 records
Sorto supports prohibiting new data-center construction in Florida because of utility and land-use impacts.
July 16, 2026For
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Sorto supports keeping Florida's coasts pristine as an environmental and tourism priority.
July 16, 2026For
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Sorto supports Seminole County's rural boundary and a permit-and-consensus process for major land development.
July 16, 2026For
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Government Efficiency
· 4 records
Sorto supports local control over development, state resources for local traffic improvements, and home rule over state preemption.
July 16, 2026For
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Sorto opposes the 2026 property-tax amendment, arguing that it benefits large corporations and that state waste exceeds local waste.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Sorto describes himself as a small-government conservative who wants to empower local governments.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Sorto supports Seminole County's rural boundary and a permit-and-consensus process for major land development.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 2 records
Sorto proposes a tax on people moving to Florida to fund construction of affordable housing.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Sorto supports attracting national homeowners-insurance carriers to reduce insurance costs.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Sorto supports aid for farmers, food-supply-chain changes, and a ban on dynamic pricing to reduce grocery costs.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Sorto supports having voters decide Florida abortion restrictions through a constitutional amendment.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 2 records
Sorto proposes a tax on people moving to Florida to fund construction of affordable housing.
July 16, 2026Against
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Sorto opposes the 2026 property-tax amendment, arguing that it benefits large corporations and that state waste exceeds local waste.
July 16, 2026Against
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Sorto criticizes errors in immigration enforcement and supports procedural changes intended to avoid deporting U.S. citizens.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 2 records
Sorto supports aid for farmers, food-supply-chain changes, and a ban on dynamic pricing to reduce grocery costs.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Sorto supports attracting national homeowners-insurance carriers to reduce insurance costs.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 2 records
Sorto supports local control over development, state resources for local traffic improvements, and home rule over state preemption.
July 16, 2026For
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Sorto supports prohibiting new data-center construction in Florida because of utility and land-use impacts.
July 16, 2026Against
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 2 records
Sorto owns Sorto CPA and previously worked as an audit senior, audit staff accountant, and staff accountant.
July 16, 2026
Source: oviedocommunitynews.org · researched July 18, 2026
Joshua S. Sorto is a qualified Republican candidate in the 2026 Florida House District 36 primary.
June 12, 2026
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 36 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 36; Florida
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.