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State Representative District 43

Unofficial result: Won — Samuel Vilchez Santiago (Democratic)

Source: floridaelectionwatch.gov

State House District 43; Florida
My vote power: High

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Jorge Malavet

Lost

Republican

Jorge Malavet is a retired Navy Supply Corps officer and former federal civil servant with more than 30 years in resource management. His priorities include public safety, affordability, schools, veterans, and fiscal accountability.

Samuel Vilchez Santiago

Won

Democratic

Samuel Vilchez Santiago arrived in Orlando as a young political asylee fleeing Venezuela's authoritarian regime, knowing no English, and five years later graduated as Valedictorian of Colonial High School. He attended Princeton University and earned a Master in Public Policy at Oxford.

Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for

Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com