Alfred Reynolds
Reynolds, an Auburndale Democrat, opened a campaign account to run against Burton in SD 12 (News Service of Florida). Qualification and further background not verified.
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Positions on the major issues
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Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position
Reynolds lists affordable housing among his seven campaign priorities and calls for rent control measures, citing apartments in Polk County that he says went from about $650 to about $1,850 a month.
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Says the state should fund public mental-health care, enforce insurance parity and regulate providers.
"My responsibility for mental health includes funding public care, enforcing insurance parity, regulating providers, and protecting patient rights."
Education & school choice Leans disagree· stated position
Asked how he would improve Polk County's school funding, Reynolds listed implementing 'Universal Voucher Accountability & Reconciliation' alongside overhauling the District Cost Differential formula and increasing the Base Student Allocation.
"Implement Universal Voucher Accountability & Reconciliation"
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
Reynolds said the Legislature should fully fund land and water conservation, support conservation acquisitions and expand agricultural easements to protect Florida's natural beauty and rural lands.
"Fully Fund Land and Water Conservation (support conservation acquisitions and expand agricultural easements)"
Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position
In LkldNow's questionnaire Reynolds said he supports city and county governments' right to local control and would strengthen home rule, vote against blanket preemption, empower local planning and public input, and reject state preemptions that bypass community oversight.
"To protect Florida's natural beauty and rural lands, the Florida Legislature should empower local planning, fully fund conservation programs, and reject state-level pre-emptions that bypass community oversight."
No public position found on 13 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Property insurance, Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Marijuana, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, Trump administration, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- — Wants police trained 'to be compassionate' and engaged with the community, more coordinated youth mental-health services, and rapid transit.
- Public schools in Polk County — Reynolds says Polk County elementary, middle and high schools average a D grade, and calls for higher teacher pay, more classroom authority for teachers and more funding for student learning programs.
- Mental health — Reynolds calls for expanding accessible mental health services for young people, linking the issue to suicide rates and substance abuse.
- Community policing — Reynolds calls for more police engagement in neighborhoods, building trust with minority communities and running educational programs, rather than framing public safety around tougher penalties.
- Transportation, infrastructure and growth — Reynolds calls for an integrated public transit system to address bus delays and service gaps, and for road capacity, flooding and road-repair work to keep up with rapid population growth. He also lists poverty, food insecurity and wealth gaps among his priorities.
- Education funding formula — Reynolds said education is his top priority and that he would address the Florida Education Finance Program's structural formulas: overhauling the District Cost Differential formula, increasing the Base Student Allocation and categorical funding, and providing weighted VPK funding for students with disabilities. Polk County ranked 53rd of 67 counties for student funding in the district's 2026-27 budget report.
- Community policing — Reynolds listed community policing among his constituents' top three priorities, saying police officers and sheriff's deputies 'need to be more proactive and be involved in our communities.'
Endorsements (as reported)
- Mental Health Now
- U.S. Term Limits
- Moms Demand Action Gun Sense
- Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida