Kedner Maxime
Kedner Maxime is a Haitian American tax accountant, immigration-services specialist and small-business owner based in Oakland Park. He qualified as the Independent Party of Florida nominee — a registered minor party, not the same as running with no party affiliation — and will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for District 20, per the Florida Division of Elections candidate list.
How they got on the ballot: No primary (NPA candidate)
Campaign finance (FEC filings through 10/14/2026): raised $126,573, spent $67,222, cash on hand $59,351; $13,514 from individual donors, $113,059 from the candidate. FEC filings ↗
Sources last checked 2026-10. Report an error ↗
Positions on the major issues
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Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
Maxime's platform calls for expanding affordable housing and for first-time-homebuyer assistance to help renters become owners. It does not specify zoning or rent measures.
"Expand affordable housing so working families, seniors, and young people can find a home they can actually afford."
Immigration Mixed / neutral· stated position
Combines secure borders and deportation of those who commit crimes with a pathway to citizenship for those who contribute; a mixed position.
"We are a nation of laws and a nation of compassion."
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Says health care is a right; would expand access to affordable care for working families and the self-employed and protect pre-existing-condition coverage, without naming Medicaid or ACA changes.
"Healthcare is not a luxury. It's a right."
Social Security & Medicare Strongly agrees· stated position
Maxime's campaign platform pledges to protect Social Security and Medicare and defend these earned benefits from cuts. It does not address revenue changes.
"Defend earned benefits — Social Security, Medicare, and workplace protections — from cuts."
No public position found on 13 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Abortion, Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, Tariffs & trade, Ukraine, 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
- Affordable health care, economic security, housing and transparent government — Campaign lists these as its focus areas.
- Immigration services background — Says he has spent decades running an accounting and legal-immigration-services practice helping clients navigate the immigration system.