State Representative District 36
State House District 36; Florida
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 72 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 182,380 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 182,380) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.23, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- 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
Republican · declared
Joshua Sorto lives in Sanlando Springs in Seminole County and owns Sorto CPA. His prior work experience is in accounting, including Audit Senior at BKHM CPAs and Audit Staff Accountant at Withum.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Government Efficiency 1 for,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Rachel Plakon owns a real estate investment company and brokerage firm and graduated in 2001 with high honors with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Media Communications. At age 11 she helped found a youth drug prevention program endorsed by the Florida Sheriffs Association.
Records: Civil Rights 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: dos.elections.myflorida.com23 · dos.fl.gov