Dean Black
Dean Black, 60, is an eighth-generation Northeast Floridian, business owner and cattle rancher who served in the Air Force and Florida Air National Guard. He chaired the Republican Party of Duval County from 2018 to 2024, was elected to the House in 2022 and re-elected in 2024, and is vice chair of the House Select Committee on Property Taxes.
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Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Leans agree· stated position
He says affordability comes from reducing the tax burden, insurance costs and regulatory burdens.
"reducing the tax burden, continuing to work to reduce insurance costs, and by reducing regulatory burdens in order to bring housing costs down"
Property taxes Strongly agrees· based on record
Black voted for HJR 203 and HJR 1-F in 2026 and says affordability should be addressed by reducing the tax burden.
Property insurance Leans disagree· based on record
Voted for SB 2-A (Dec. 2022), the December 2022 property-insurance law that ended one-way attorney fees and assignment of benefits and created a state reinsurance program, a market-based approach; a vote for it is coded as leaning against more direct state intervention.
Housing affordability Leans agree· based on record
Voted for CS/SB 102 (2023), the 2023 Live Local Act that put $711 million into state housing programs, required local governments to allow multifamily housing in commercial areas when at least 40 percent of units are affordable, and created property-tax exemptions for affordable developments; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more government action on housing.
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
Black voted for SB 2-C, the 2025 state immigration-enforcement package.
Abortion Strongly disagrees· based on record
Black voted for SB 300, the 2023 six-week abortion law.
Guns Strongly disagrees· based on record
He voted for permitless carry in 2023 and for lowering the long-gun purchase age in 2025 and 2026.
Education & school choice Strongly agrees· based on record
Black voted for HB 1, the 2023 universal school-choice expansion.
Environment & water Leans agree· stated position
He says growth must not destroy woodlands, waterways and aquifers or the region's quality of life.
Elections & voting Strongly disagrees· based on record
Voted for SB 7050 (2023), the 2023 elections law that raised penalties and shortened deadlines for third-party voter-registration groups and changed vote-by-mail and voter-roll procedures.
Crime & policing Leans agree· stated position
He says public safety must always come first and police and firefighters must be supported.
"Public safety must always come first!"
Gender identity laws Strongly agrees· stated position
Black filed the 'What is a Woman Act' (HB 1233, 2024) to define sex in state law by biology at birth, saying there are two immutable sexes.
"Since time immemorial, and for all time yet to come, there are two sexes: male and female."
Energy & utilities Leans disagree· based on record
Voted for CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy.
No public position found on 5 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Health care, Growth & development, Marijuana, 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
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- CS/HJR 1-F (2026 special session), the homestead property-tax amendment (Amendment 3): voted Yes
- CS/CS/HJR 203 (2026), proposal to eliminate non-school property taxes on homesteads: voted Yes
- SB 2-C (2025 special session), state immigration-enforcement package: voted Yes
- HB 1 (2023), universal school-choice vouchers: voted Yes
- SB 300 (2023), the six-week abortion law: voted Yes
- HB 543 (2023), permitless concealed carry: voted Yes
- HB 759 (2025), lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18: voted Yes
- HB 133 (2026), lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18: voted Yes
- HB 1233 (2024), the 'What is a Woman Act': filed a bill defining sex by biology at birth on state documents
- Voted for CS/HJR 1-F (2026), the June 2026 joint resolution that placed Amendment 3 on the ballot to raise the non-school homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028 and let counties and cities exempt homesteads entirely; because the vote sent the question to voters rather than cutting taxes itself, a vote for it is coded as leaning toward sharply reducing homestead property taxes rather than as full agreement.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for CS/SB 102 (2023), the 2023 Live Local Act that put $711 million into state housing programs, required local governments to allow multifamily housing in commercial areas when at least 40 percent of units are affordable, and created property-tax exemptions for affordable developments; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more government action on housing.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for SB 2-C (2025), the February 2025 special-session immigration law that created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, made entering Florida as an unauthorized immigrant a state crime and required local cooperation with federal detention.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for SB 300 (2023), the 2023 law limiting most abortions to six weeks of pregnancy.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for HB 543 (2023), the 2023 law allowing adults to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for HB 1 (2023), the 2023 law that made every Florida student eligible for a state-funded scholarship usable at private schools or for home education.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for SB 7050 (2023), the 2023 elections law that raised penalties and shortened deadlines for third-party voter-registration groups and changed vote-by-mail and voter-roll procedures.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted for SB 2-A (Dec. 2022), the December 2022 property-insurance law that ended one-way attorney fees and assignment of benefits and created a state reinsurance program, a market-based approach; a vote for it is coded as leaning against more direct state intervention.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote