Karen Gonzalez Pittman

Property taxes Strongly agrees· based on record

Voted yes on HJR 1-F in the June 2026 special session, which placed Amendment 3 on the November ballot to raise the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 and to limit how counties and cities may spend property-tax revenue.

Property insurance Strongly agrees· stated position

Gonzalez Pittman said she would extend Florida's 1977 excess-profits law, which covers auto and commercial lines, to homeowners policies so homeowners get refunds when insurers make too much, and that refunds from utilities or local governments should be automatic.

"Expand a 1977 excess profits law that applies to car insurance and commercial insurance lines to homeowners policies."

Housing affordability Leans agree· based on record

Voted for CS/SB 102 (2023), the 2023 Live Local Act that put $711 million into state housing programs, required local governments to allow multifamily housing in commercial areas when at least 40 percent of units are affordable, and created property-tax exemptions for affordable developments; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more government action on housing.

Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record

Voted yes on SB 2-C (2025), which created the State Board of Immigration Enforcement, required state help with federal detainers, barred driver licenses for unauthorized immigrants, and funded an Unauthorized Alien Transport Program.

Abortion Leans agree· based on record

Voted no on SB 300 (2023), the law that limits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy; the roll call does not record a stated reason.

Guns Strongly disagrees· based on record

Voted yes on HB 543 (2023), which allows carrying a concealed firearm without a state license.

Health care Mixed / neutral· stated position

Asked whether Medicaid should be cut or expanded, Gonzalez Pittman took neither side, saying she supports strong oversight of managed-care plans, timely payments to providers and increased transparency.

Education & school choice Strongly agrees· based on record

Voted yes on HB 1 (2023), which removed income limits and enrollment caps so state scholarship funds can follow any K-12 student to private or home education.

Environment & water Leans agree· stated position

Gonzalez Pittman said safeguarding power and water supplies should be one of two guiding principles on data centers, and that she would spend a $1 million appropriation accelerating a flood-reduction project.

Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position

Gonzalez Pittman said stormwater needs to move faster and that Florida has to stop paving over quality of life before neighborhoods can handle new growth; she says she authored the state's new stormwater law.

"...we have to stop paving over our quality of life before our neighborhoods are ready to handle the new growth."

Elections & voting Strongly disagrees· based on record

Voted for SB 7050 (2023), the 2023 elections law that raised penalties and shortened deadlines for third-party voter-registration groups and changed vote-by-mail and voter-roll procedures.

Gender identity laws Strongly agrees· based on record

Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.

Energy & utilities Leans agree· stated position

Gonzalez Pittman said refunds should be automatic when big utilities or local governments overcharge residents, and that she supported SB 484 so no Floridian is billed for power sent to a data center.