Erika Booth
Incumbent Republican state representative for HD 35 (parts of Orange and Osceola counties), first elected in a January 2024 special election and re-elected in November 2024.
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Positions on the major issues
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Property taxes Leans agree· based on record
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.
Property insurance Leans agree· stated position
Booth said Florida's excess-profit law should cover homeowners insurance; she voted for HB 1399 to do that and plans to push it again.
"Florida has had an excess profit law on the books since 1977."
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
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.
Guns Strongly disagrees· based on record
Voted yes on HB 759 (March 26, 2025) and voted yes on HB 133 (Jan. 15, 2026); both bills would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle from 21 to 18; each passed the House and died in the Senate.
Environment & water Leans agree· stated position
Booth named stormwater and water quality as the top environmental issue, citing unfunded drainage work and subdivisions that pave over land that used to absorb water.
"Water, and specifically, where it goes when it rains."
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
Booth said she would vote to protect Orange County's voter-approved rural boundary and that growth should pay for roads, schools and drainage before homes are built; on preemption she backs it only where it protects individual rights.
"Growth should pay for growth: roads, schools, and drainage in the ground before the rooftops go up."
Elections & voting Strongly disagrees· based on record
Voted yes on CS/CS/HB 991 when it passed the House on Feb. 25, 2026 and yes on final House passage March 12, 2026. CS/CS/HB 991 (2026), now law (Ch. 2026-26), requires the state to verify voters' U.S. citizenship using driver-license and other government records and removes student and retirement-home IDs from the IDs accepted at the polls. Her campaign site says she is committed to auditing election results and finding new ways to root out fraud.
"Erika is committed to auditing election results and finding new ways to root out fraud."
Gender identity laws Leans agree· stated position
Her campaign site criticizes what it calls "trans-education in our public schools" under a heading pledging to protect children from indoctrination, and says she will stand with Gov. DeSantis on the issue.
"From crippling America’s economy to pushing trans-education in our public schools, his agenda must be stopped."
No public position found on 10 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Housing affordability, Abortion, Health care, Education & school choice, Marijuana, Crime & policing, 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
- Fundraising — The Orlando Sentinel reported Booth had raised about $258,000, much of it from corporate donors and groups, to Gray's about $83,000.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- 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 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 yes on CS/HB 1517 (2025), which would have allowed parents to sue for the wrongful death of an unborn child (excluding the mother and providers of lawful care); passed the House 79-32 on April 9, 2025 and died in the Senate.
- Voted yes on CS/HB 289 (2026), which would have allowed parents to sue for the wrongful death of an unborn child (excluding the mother and providers of lawful care); passed the House 76-34 on Jan. 15, 2026 and died in the Senate.
- Voted yes on final House passage of CS/HB 1205 (2025), the law (Ch. 2025-21) that added new rules, registration requirements and penalties for citizen initiative petition drives; passed 81-30 on May 1, 2025.