November 9 2022 – Friends of Medicine were overwhelmingly palmy successful Tuesday’s General Election, with astir 97% of FMA PAC-endorsed legislative candidates winning their races statewide. Out of 91 legislative races successful which the FMA PAC made endorsements, 88 PAC-supported candidates were victorious. Specifically, FMA PAC-endorsed candidates won 24 retired of 25 Florida Senate races and 64 retired of 66 Florida House races. Our occurrence successful getting pro-medicine candidates elected depends connected doc support, truthful put successful the aboriginal of your assemblage by joining the FMA PAC today!
Highlights
- For the archetypal clip since Reconstruction, a Republican campaigner was victorious successful the authorities Senate territory that includes Tallahassee/Leon County: Florida State University shot fable Corey Simon, who was endorsed by the FMA PAC, defeated incumbent Democrat Sen. Loranne Ausley successful the Senate District 3 race.
- Sen. Janet Cruz, a person of the FMA, unluckily mislaid her contention against Republican Jay Collins successful the Tampa Bay area’s Senate District 12.
- Friend of Medicine Karen Pittman, who is joined to past FMA PAC President Chris Pittman, MD, soundly won the House District 65 seat. She volition beryllium an fantabulous advocator for Florida’s physicians and patients.
- With FMA PAC-endorsed campaigner Joel Rudman, MD, elected to the Panhandle’s House District 3 seat, determination volition beryllium 2 physicians successful the Florida House of Representatives. Dr. Rudman joins our bully person Rep. Ralph Massullo, MD, who won re-election successful House District 23.
Election Scorecard
All of the pursuing PAC-endorsed candidates won but those whose names are successful red:
Florida Senate
SD 1 – Sen. Doug Broxson (R)
SD 2 – Open Seat – Rep. Jay Trumbull (R)
SD 3 – Corey Simon (R)
SD 4 – Rep. Clay Yarborough (R)
SD 5 – Open Seat – Rep. Tracie Davis (D)
SD 8 – Sen. Tom Wright (R)
SD 9 – Sen. Keith Perry (R)
SD 10 – Sen. Jason Brodeur (R)
SD 11 – Open Seat – Rep. Blaise Ingoglia (R)
SD 12 – Open Seat – Rep. Colleen Burton (R)
SD 13 – Sen. Dennis Baxley (R)
SD 14– Sen. Janet Cruz (D) *
SD 16 – Sen. Darryl Rouson (D)
SD 17 – Sen. Linda Stewart (D)
SD 18 – Open Seat – Rep. Nick DiCeglie (R)
SD 21 – Sen. Ed Hooper (R)
SD 23 – Sen. Danny Burgess (R)
SD 24 – Sen. Bobby Powell (D)
SD 25 – Sen. Vic Torres (D)
SD 26 – Sen. Lori Berman (D)
SD 27 – Sen. Ben Albritton (R)
SD 30 – Sen. Tina Polsky (D)
SD 33 – Open Seat – Jonathan Martin (R)
SD 36– Sen. Illeana Garcia (R)
SD 38 – Open Seat – Alexis Calatayud (R)
*Did not win
Florida House
HD 1 – Rep. Michelle Salzman (R)
HD 2 – Rep. Alex Andrade (R)
HD 3 – Open Seat – Joel Rudman, MD (R)
HD 8 – Open Seat – Gallop Franklin (D)
HD 11 – Rep. Sam Garrison (R)
HD 13 – Rep. Angie Nixon (D)
HD 15 – Open Seat – Dean Black (R)
HD 17 – Open Seat – Jessica Baker (R)
HD 19 – Speaker Paul Renner (R)
HD 21 – Rep. Yvonne Hinson (D)
HD 22 – Rep. Chuck Clemons (R)
HD 23 – Rep. Ralph Massullo, MD (R)
HD 25 – Open Seat – Taylor Yorkosky (R)
HD 26 – Rep. Keith Truenow (R)
HD 28 – Rep. Tom Leek (R)
HD 29 –Rep. Webster Barnaby (R)
HD 30 – Open Seat – Justin “Chase” Tramont (R)
HD 33 – Rep. Randy Fine (R)
HD 35 – Rep. Fred Hawkins (R)
HD 36 – Open Seat – Rachel Plakon (R)
HD 37 –Susan Plasencia (R)
HD 38 – Rep. David Smith (R)
HD 40 – Open Seat – LaVon Davis (D)
HD 46 – Rep. Kristen Arrington (D)
HD 52 – Open Seat – John Temple (R)
HD 53 – Open Seat – Jeff Holcomb (R)
HD 54 – Rep. Randy Maggard (R)
HD 55 – Open Seat – Kevin Steele (R)
HD 58 – Open Seat – Kim Berfield (R)
HD 59 – Open Seat – Berny Jacques (R)
HD 60 – Open Seat – Lindsay Cross (D)
HD 61 – Rep. Linda Chaney (R)
HD 62 – Rep. Michele Rayner (D)
HD 64 – Rep. Susan Valdes (D)
HD 65 – Open Seat – Karen Pittman (R)
HD 66 – Rep. Traci Koster (R)
HD 67 – Rep. Fentrice Driskell (D)
HD 68 – Rep. Lawrence McClure (R)
HD 69 – Daniel Alvarez (R)
HD 70 – Rep. Mike Beltran (R)
HD 72 – Rep. Tommy Gregory (R)
HD 73 – Rep. Fiona McFarland (R)
HD 77 – Open Seat – Tiffany Esposito (R)
HD 78 – Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)
HD 80 – Rep. Adam Botana (R)
HD 84 – Rep. Dana Trabulsy (R)
HD 85 – Rep. Toby Overdorf (R)
HD 86 – Rep. John Snyder (R)
HD 87 – Rep. Mike Caruso (R)
HD 88 – Rep. Jervonte “Tae” Edmonds (D)
HD 89 – Rep. David Silvers (D)
HD 90 – Rep. Joe Casello (D)
HD 91 – Open Seat – Andy Thomson (D) *
HD 92 – Rep. Kelly Skidmore (D)
HD 94 – Rep. Rick Roth (R)
HD 96 – Rep. Dan Daley (D)
HD 100 – Rep. Chip LaMarca (R)
HD 101 – Open Seat – Hillary Cassel (D)
HD 103 – Rep. Robin Bartleman (D)
HD 105 – Rep. Marie Woodson (D)
HD 106 – Open Seat – Jordan Leonard (D) *
HD 113 – Open Seat – Vicki Lopez (R)
HD 114 – Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera (R)
HD 118 – Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R)
HD 119 – Open Seat – Juan Porras (R)
HD 120 – Rep. James Mooney (R)
*Did not win
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