Jose A. "Dante" Sanchez Sanchez
U.S. Air Force veteran whose campaign platform cites technical expertise, military discipline and professional utility experience. His website frames the campaign around God, family and community and a six-point plan on insurance, traffic safety, schools, water infrastructure, veterans and energy.
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Positions on the major issues
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Property insurance Mixed / neutral· stated position
His platform mixes state intervention with market measures: expanded state-backed My Safe Florida Home hardening grants tied to mandatory premium reductions, plus a crackdown on litigation fraud he says inflates claims.
"We must tackle the root cause of premium spikes by expanding state-backed mitigation grants and aggressively cracking down on third-party litigation fraud"
Abortion Mixed / neutral· stated position
Describes himself as a moderate Catholic with a nuanced view and does not state where he would set abortion law.
"balancing deeply held principles with the complexities of life can often lead to nuanced viewpoints rather than binary choices."
Health care Strongly agrees· stated position
Sanchez Sanchez said Florida's refusal to expand Medicaid leaves more than 400,000 children uninsured and that lawmakers should work out how to give everyone in the community access to health care.
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
Sanchez Sanchez named climate change one of three top issues, called for shifting from reactive disaster relief to long-term mitigation, and said firms that cannot guarantee their infrastructure leaves the environment whole should not be allowed to build.
Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position
Sanchez Sanchez called for a moratorium on new AI hyperscale data centers and a state and local framework requiring a net-zero impact model.
"Our natural resources, agricultural lands, and stable electrical grid are not commodities to trade away for unchecked commercial development."
Energy & utilities Leans agree· stated position
He backs an all-of-the-above strategy that expands commercial solar, battery storage and smart-grid technology, with state tax exemptions for solar and protection from punitive utility fees.
"Expanding commercial solar, battery storage, and smart-grid technologies ensures our grid won't buckle under soaring demand while lowering utility bills"
Veterans Strongly agrees· stated position
He proposes expanding property-tax exemptions for disabled veterans, licensing reciprocity for military spouses and state-funded community veteran mental-health networks.
"We must expand state property tax exemptions for disabled veterans, build stronger mental health networks, and support military spouses"
No public position found on 11 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Housing affordability, Immigration, Guns, Education & school choice, Marijuana, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Trump administration. 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
- Schools — He proposes forensic audits of school facility funds, retention bonuses for veteran teachers and expanded trade and dual-enrollment programs.
- Traffic safety — He wants state matching funds for Hillsborough's Vision Zero work on Dale Mabry, Gunn Highway and Sheldon Road.