Jordyn Balderas
Balderas, 21, is a community organizer from Vero Beach who left high school to support his family after his mother was diagnosed with amyloidosis, and experienced homelessness as a teenager. He says he is currently uninsured and is running on housing, health care access and working-family representation.
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Positions on the major issues
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Property taxes Leans disagree· stated position
Says property taxes fund community programs, firefighters, ambulances and police, and that insurance is the bigger concern.
"property taxes help our local community programs and our social programs, firefighters, ambulance and police"
Property insurance Leans agree· stated position
Calls Florida's insurance situation a crisis on all fronts and says it deserves more concern than property taxes.
"I'd say we are in an insurance crisis on all fronts."
Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position
Would rehabilitate vacant properties for workforce housing, expand rental subsidies and add renter protections such as longer notice for rent increases and fee limits.
"Renters deserve protections too"
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
Says he stands with the majority that voted for Amendment 4 and will work to restore reproductive freedom.
"I stand with that majority and will work to restore reproductive freedom."
Guns Strongly agrees· stated position
Supports stricter gun laws, including barring high-school minors from buying or carrying firearms and requiring safe storage around minors.
Health care Strongly agrees· stated position
Wants the state to raise eligibility and expand access, including accepting a children's coverage expansion it has declined.
"We must raise eligibility and expand access!"
Education & school choice Strongly disagrees· stated position
Wants public dollars kept in public schools and reporting requirements for every voucher dollar.
"Private for-profit schools should not piggyback off already underfunded public schools."
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
Would expand state lagoon restoration through mangroves, living shorelines and stormwater work, fund septic-to-sewer from the state budget and require major projects to pay full environmental costs up front.
Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position
Says power has shifted too far to Tallahassee and wants home rule fortified so communities control development; opposes blanket preemption bills.
"counties and cities should be able to make their own decisions about whats best for the community"
Elections & voting Leans agree· stated position
Says current ID and signature verification is sufficient and would fund grants for document access if proof of citizenship were required.
"current ID and signature verification requirements is sufficient"
No public position found on 8 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Immigration, Marijuana, 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.