David Silverberg
Silverberg is the Democratic candidate for SD 28 (Collier County election guide). No further biographical information was found in search results.
How they got on the ballot: Democratic nominee (Collier guide); primary details not verified.
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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
Opposes the push to end property taxes, calling it an assault on home rule and local governments.
"another assault on home rule and Florida's local governments"
Property insurance Leans agree· stated position
Calls for close scrutiny of insurers' rates, premiums and payouts and climate resilience so rates can come down.
"close scrutiny of the insurance industry and its rates, premiums and payouts"
Immigration Strongly disagrees· stated position
Says the first bill he would file would close the Alligator Alcatraz detention site, which he calls a concentration camp, and calls for 'ending the war on immigrants and labor'.
"If elected, the very first bill I will introduce to the Florida Senate will close Alligator Alcatraz."
Environment & water Leans agree· stated position
Says Florida must face the reality of climate change and build in resilience.
"facing the reality of climate change and helping Florida families and businesses build in resilience"
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
Pledges to fight state preemption of local governments wherever he sees it.
"I'll be on the look out for it. I'll fight it any time that I see it."
Trump administration Strongly disagrees· stated position
Pledges to resist what he calls Donald Trump's 'crazy and destructive decisions'.
"resisting Donald Trump's crazy and destructive decisions and tendencies"
No public position found on 12 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Housing affordability, Abortion, Guns, Health care, Education & school choice, Marijuana, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, 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
- Publicly challenges opponent and Southwest Florida media to hold debates — On Sept. 19, 2026, Silverberg issued a three-part public challenge calling on Southwest Florida news organizations to organize debates, on civic groups to host them, and on his opponent to debate him in the Senate District 28 race. He wrote that no debates had been scheduled for the many offices on the ballot.