David Jolly

Liberal

Democrat

N/A

Florida

Current Position: Former US House Representative FL-13

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For capping utility company profits in line with the national average (roughly 9-10%) to reduce monthly electric bills
For expanded affordable housing programs to protect renters and no-interest state-backed loans to help condo owners cover special assessments

For creating a statewide catastrophic insurance fund to lower homeowners' insurance premiums by treating hurricane risk as a shared statewide challenge
For scaling up workforce and affordable housing construction, including down-payment assistance for first-time buyers, targeted near job centers and tourism corridors
For diversifying and investing in Florida's economy through building a leading technology sector, renewing agriculture with sustainable practices, protecting tourism infrastructure, and retaining/attracting top talent

For increasing teacher pay significantly and investing in school infrastructure and resources, funded by redirecting Tourist Development Tax revenue away from tourism promotion/convention centers toward public education
Against treating school choice/for-profit institution expansion as a substitute for investing in public schools; supports strengthening public education as Florida's foundation
For giving qualified Florida high school students preferred application status at Florida's public universities to prioritize in-state students over out-of-state applicants

For accelerating clean and renewable energy integration into Florida's utility system, including stronger net metering rules for rooftop solar and expanded utility-scale renewable buildout
For sustained funding for coastal resiliency (seawalls, beach renourishment, stormwater upgrades, building code modernization) and water quality improvements (Everglades restoration, septic-to-sewer conversions, agricultural runoff rules)
Against offshore drilling in Florida, citing minimal job creation and high risk to tourism, fishing, and real estate industries
For honest climate change planning in state policy, acknowledging climate change's role in sea level rise, hurricane intensity, and the insurance crisis
For requiring public utilities to integrate clean energy technologies like solar and wind at scale to lower utility bills, create jobs, reduce dependence on imported natural gas, and protect Florida's environment and tourism economy

For abortion rights; explicitly pro-choice, opposes Florida's 6-week abortion ban (SB 300), and proposes replacing it with a statute permitting abortion until fetal viability (approximately 23-24 weeks) with state regulation thereafter except to protect maternal life or health
For expanding state-level veterans services in Florida, including increased mental health care access for PTSD and traumatic brain injury, reducing wait times for appointments, and building partnerships between state agencies, county veteran service offices, and community organizations for housing, job training, and transition support

For sweeping campaign finance and ethics reform, including real limits on corporate campaign contributions, transparency rules on campaign funding, banning lobbyist gifts, and closing the revolving door between public office and lobbying
For closing Florida's Electioneering Communications Organization (ECO) loophole by capping ECO contributions, prohibiting coordination with candidates, and requiring real-time donor disclosure
For banning members of Congress from personally soliciting political contributions (co-sponsored the Stop Act in 2016)
For home rule, opposing Tallahassee's preemption of local zoning, labor standards, and environmental protections, and supporting local communities' authority to govern themselves
For making direct democracy easier in Florida, including having the Governor use executive authority to advance the policy goals of constitutional amendments that receive majority voter support even if they fall short of the 60% supermajority threshold

For banning the sale of new assault weapons, requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales, exploring licensing requirements for firearm ownership, and preserving and expanding Florida's red flag laws, while stating support for the Second Amendment and opposing confiscation of firearms from existing law-abiding owners
For eliminating sentencing disparities and structural racial bias in Florida's criminal justice system, including disparities in capital punishment, while maintaining accountability for lawbreakers
For promoting local control of community policing, investing in de-escalation training and diversity among officers, and ending the school-to-prison pipeline
For reforming mandatory minimum sentencing laws (such as Florida's 10-20-Life law) to allow judicial discretion based on individual circumstances, rather than abolishing them entirely