Kevin Chambliss
Kevin Chambliss, 45, has represented the Homestead-area District 117 since 2020, defending a competitive seat in each election. Originally from Columbus, Mississippi, he holds a psychology degree from Jackson State University and previously worked as a campaign organizer and community liaison.
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Positions on the major issues
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Property taxes Strongly disagrees· based on record
Chambliss voted against both 2026 property-tax proposals and says he hopes Amendment 3 fails, calling it the biggest state preemption attempt he has seen.
"Hopefully Amendment 3 will fail. It is the biggest attempt at pre- emption the State has ever scene."
Property insurance Strongly agrees· stated position
He says he will file legislation giving the Office of Insurance Regulation more power to regulate new insurance companies, and believes the property-tax debate deflects from the insurance crisis.
"I will be filing legislation to give the Office of the OIR an increased ability to regulate new Insurance Companies"
Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position
He would abolish rental bidding practices, fully fund the Sadowski fund, let faith-based property owners build affordable housing and add incentives for senior and veteran housing.
Immigration Leans disagree· based on record
Chambliss voted against SB 2-C, the 2025 state immigration-enforcement package.
Abortion Strongly agrees· based on record
He voted against the six-week law in 2023 and says abortion is a health-care issue on which he follows medical experts and the women they serve.
"Abortion is a Healthcare issue and I will follow the Medical Experts and the Women they provide services to."
Guns Strongly agrees· based on record
He voted against lowering the long-gun purchase age in 2025 and 2026; he did not vote on the 2023 permitless-carry bill.
Health care Leans agree· stated position
He says Florida, as a retirement destination, should fill the gaps left by declining federal health subsidies.
Education & school choice Strongly disagrees· based on record
Chambliss voted against HB 1, the 2023 universal school-choice expansion.
Elections & voting Leans agree· stated position
He would exempt married women or give a two-year grace period under a proof-of-citizenship rule.
Gender identity laws Strongly disagrees· based on record
Voted against SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.
Energy & utilities Leans agree· based on record
Voted against CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy.
No public position found on 7 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Environment & water, Growth & development, Marijuana, Crime & policing, 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.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- CS/HJR 1-F (2026 special session), the homestead property-tax amendment (Amendment 3): voted No
- CS/CS/HJR 203 (2026), proposal to eliminate non-school property taxes on homesteads: voted No
- SB 2-C (2025 special session), state immigration-enforcement package: voted No
- HB 1 (2023), universal school-choice vouchers: voted No
- SB 300 (2023), the six-week abortion law: voted No
- HB 543 (2023), permitless concealed carry: voted did not vote
- HB 759 (2025), lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18: voted No
- HB 133 (2026), lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18: voted No
- Voted against CS/HJR 1-F (2026), the June 2026 joint resolution that placed Amendment 3 on the ballot to raise the non-school homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028 and let counties and cities exempt homesteads entirely; because the vote sent the question to voters rather than cutting taxes itself, a vote for it is coded as leaning toward sharply reducing homestead property taxes rather than as full agreement.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against SB 2-C (2025), the February 2025 special-session immigration law that created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, made entering Florida as an unauthorized immigrant a state crime and required local cooperation with federal detention.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against SB 300 (2023), the 2023 law limiting most abortions to six weeks of pregnancy.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against HB 1 (2023), the 2023 law that made every Florida student eligible for a state-funded scholarship usable at private schools or for home education.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against 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.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
- Voted against SB 2-A (Dec. 2022), the December 2022 property-insurance law that ended one-way attorney fees and assignment of benefits and created a state reinsurance program, a market-based approach; a vote for it is coded as leaning against more direct state intervention.Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Endorsements (as reported)
- Equality Florida PAC
- Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies (CEOMC), trade group for Florida community association managers
- Florida Planned Parenthood PAC
- Miami Herald Editorial Board