Deva Simmons
Deva Simmons moved to Florida in 1995 and settled in Polk County in 2002; she has worked in education for more than two decades as a teacher and mentor and lists community service with the Boys & Girls Club of Lakeland and other local organizations. She is a no-party-affiliation candidate on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for District 18, per Ballotpedia.
How they got on the ballot: No primary (NPA candidate; Ballotpedia)
Positions on the major issues
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No public positions on the major issues were found.
No public position found on 17 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Housing affordability, Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Health care, Social Security & Medicare, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, Tariffs & trade, Ukraine, Trump administration, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Health care: Campaign says she is 'fighting for affordable healthcare,' but no specific position on Medicaid expansion or ACA subsidies was found as of Sept 2026.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Affordable health care, economic stability and quality education ā Campaign lists these three as her focus areas.
- Community service in Polk County ā Cites involvement with the Boys & Girls Club of Lakeland, the Polk County Supervisor of Elections, the AGB Museum of Art and kidsPACK.