August Mangeney
August Mangeney, 43, is a first-generation college graduate who attended Union College in Kentucky on a football scholarship and earned his law degree from the University of Miami. He has practiced law for more than a decade, specializing in auto insurance, and has been a precinct committeeman and past president of the Margate Democratic Club. He lives in suburban Lake Worth with his wife, a former teacher, and two children.
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Positions on the major issues
Compare with opponents →Each entry describes what the candidate has said or done, and what they say they will do, in neutral terms with sources. The chip shows how that relates to the statement voters rate in the matching tool.
Property taxes Leans disagree· stated position
He told the Town-Crier that Amendment 3 is a distraction and that municipalities will raise fees or cut services to make up lost revenue.
Property insurance Leans agree· stated position
He supports legislation requiring insurers to pool their reinsurance with other states.
Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
He backs tax incentives to encourage developers to build housing in more attainable price ranges.
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
Supports a woman's right to choose and opposes laws restricting abortion care or criminalizing patients or doctors.
"I support a woman’s right to choose."
Health care Strongly agrees· stated position
Says Florida should expand Medicaid and calls refusing federal funds a moral failure.
"Florida should expand Medicaid."
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
He supports local control over development and communities that oppose projects such as data centers.
Elections & voting Strongly agrees· stated position
Says the state cannot impose cost-based barriers to voting; supports free records, help with name changes and a cure process.
"Voting is a fundamental right and the 24th Amendment to the Constitution banning the poll tax means that we cannot have barriers to voting that are based on cost."
No public position found on 11 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Immigration, Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Marijuana, 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
- Public schools — He emphasizes funding public schools and teachers and says he wants to avoid culture wars and focus on constituent needs.
Endorsements (as reported)
- Sierra Club Florida