State Representative District 64
August 18, 2026 · State House District 64; Florida · State house district · primary
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: High · 77 out of 100
Smaller districts give each vote more weight, and this district is small for its type. About 177,929 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(221,815 ÷ 177,929) ÷ ln(221,815 ÷ 167,065) = 77.77, comparing state house districts in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No past results for this contest yet.
High representation + unknown decisiveness → High vote impact.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
This office is responsible for:
- Voting on state laws and the state budget
- Representing their district in the statehouse
- Serving on committees that shape bills before final votes
- Helping district residents deal with state agencies
Affected Areas: Environment and Public Health, Reduce Wealth Gap, Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Healthcare Affordability, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Social Programs and Welfare, Public Education Quality, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights, Election Integrity, Personal Income Tax Reduction, Data Privacy, Civil Rights, Corporate Accountability, Public Infrastructure
Candidates
Angel Ramos
Republican · declared
Angel Ramos is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 64, a Puerto Rico-born technology professional, web programmer, marketing strategist, researcher, entrepreneur, former entertainment worker, and former private-investigation employee. He has volunteered in hurricane food-and-water relief. His campaign emphasizes parental and religious rights, gun rights, law enforcement, public safety, veterans, active-duty service members, first responders, government accountability, and constitutional limits.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Gun Control 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for
Dan Weldon
Republican · declared
Dan Weldon is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 64, a Tampa native, attorney, and former University of Florida football player. He moved from a 2026 congressional campaign into the state House race after other Republicans entered that field. His campaign messaging emphasizes affordability, an America First agenda, skepticism of career politics and political theater, generational leadership, conservative advocacy, and protecting the American Dream.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for, Housing Affordability 2 for
John Rodriguez
Democratic · declared
John Rodriguez is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 64 and a longtime Tampa-area public-service professional. He spent more than 15 years as a senior or chief legislative assistant to Florida lawmakers, served as government affairs director for St. Petersburg, and worked as a tax-roll records specialist and field inspector in the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office. His platform emphasizes affordable housing, lower living costs, high-paying jobs, bipartisan work, local priorities, and practical legislative experience.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for, Reduce Wealth Gap 1 for
Luis Salazar
Democratic · declared
Luis Salazar is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 64, a Tampa-based creative professional, community advocate, political organizer, first-generation college graduate, bilingual communicator, media worker, and former U.S. Navy member. He has coordinated grassroots, LGBTQ+, Latino, equality, representation, and voter-participation work. His platform focuses on insurance affordability, market reform, consumer protection, transparency, public-fund accountability, rate relief, mitigation, fraud prevention, and competition.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Corporate Accountability 4 for, Election Integrity 1 for, Government Efficiency 1 for
Mike Suarez
Democratic · declared
Mike Suarez is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 64, a third-generation Tampa native, former two-term Tampa City Council member and chair, former chair of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, insurance executive, and longtime civic-board member. He has more than 30 years in insurance and is president of Suarez Insurance. His public service includes cultural, transportation, planning, civil-service, equal-business-opportunity, food-bank, medical-research, and military-academy nomination work.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Election sources
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com
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Source: dos.fl.gov