Harvey Shifrin
Attorney and certified public accountant with decades of experience in law and finance who has worked with students for 27 years through Odyssey of the Mind and Destination Imagination, served as a substitute teacher and taught as an adjunct professor at John Marshall School of Law.
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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 Strongly disagrees· stated position
He opposes Amendment 3, the 2026 measure raising the homestead exemption, saying it limits county spending. He favors shifting the tax burden toward higher-end and investor-owned housing.
"The current Proposition 3, while reducing taxes by increasing the homestead exemption, is really a poison apple, disguising limitations on counties to spend tax dollars"
Immigration Leans disagree· stated position
Discussing housing costs, he said a "national draconian approach to immigration" has made construction workers scarce. He did not lay out a broader immigration position.
"Combined with the national draconian approach to immigration, construction workers are scarce, further driving up both the price and the pace of construction."
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
He said government has limited interest in restricting abortion before viability and called the six-week ban unreasonable. He also said he would work to decriminalize physicians providing medical treatment.
"I believe that Florida's six-week ban is unreasonable and cruel."
Health care Leans agree· stated position
He said the state should stop limiting Medicaid availability and invest more in health care, including Medicaid.
"Florida has been working to limit availability of Medicaid. I believe this should stop. We should be investing more into our healthcare system, including Medicaid availability."
Education & school choice Strongly disagrees· stated position
He calls the voucher program disastrous and says he would reform it, improve teacher pay and strengthen public schools. His website calls for "fair funding by reforming the voucher system."
"I would also work to improve teacher pay (Florida now ranks 50th) and to reform the disastrous voucher program."
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
He would work to reverse recent state laws limiting local control over development, naming SB 180 and SB 1520, and to restore home rule. He says he is not against development but wants it planned around infrastructure.
"I am not anti-development, but I believe all development must exist withing a framework of appropriate planning and infrastructure."
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, Property insurance, Housing affordability, Guns, Environment & water, Marijuana, Elections & voting, 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
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Endorsements (as reported)
- The Bradenton Times (editorial recommendation)