State Representative District 71
August 18, 2026 · State House District 71; 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 · 68 out of 100
Smaller districts give each vote more weight, and this district is small for its type. About 182,524 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(221,815 ÷ 182,524) ÷ ln(221,815 ÷ 167,065) = 68.78, 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
Dylan Paul Modarelli
Republican · declared
Dylan Paul Modarelli is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 71 who previously filed as a Republican candidate for Congress in Florida's 19th District. His current official filing provides no campaign website, and no current state-race biography, public office, or reproducibly reachable substantive platform was found.
Jordan Varnadore
Republican · declared
Jordan Varnadore is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 71, a Palmetto native, marketing professional, and vice president of GarrettRichard, the family business he co-founded. His campaign emphasizes parental influence in education, opposition to what it calls extremist classroom ideologies, Second Amendment rights and individual liberty, reduced regulation for small businesses, law enforcement, constitutional rights, and family-focused conservative policy.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Government Efficiency 1 for, Gun Control 1 against, Public Education Quality 2 for
Melton Little
Republican · declared
Melton Little is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 71, a Manatee County attorney and small-business owner with decades of civil, family, health, malpractice, and personal-injury practice. His campaign emphasizes free-market growth, reduced regulation, parental rights and school choice, limited government, constitutional rights, law enforcement, public safety, and fiscal responsibility; his public record also includes an 18-month Florida Bar suspension ordered in 2019 followed by reinstatement and current good standing.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 against, Civil Rights 1 for, Government Efficiency 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for, Public Education Quality 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Election sources
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com
Source: dos.fl.gov