Kim Finer
Kim Finer earned a Ph.D. in veterinary microbiology from Texas A&M University and spent most of a 35-year career as a professor of biological sciences at Kent State University. She bought a home in Florida in 2012 and is president of the Friends of Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park; she is a member of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and the League of Women Voters. This is her first run for office.
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Positions on the major issues
Compare with opponents →Each entry describes what the candidate has said or done, and what they say they will do, in neutral terms with sources. The chip shows how that relates to the statement voters rate in the matching tool.
Property taxes Leans disagree· stated position
Calls property taxes necessary for local services while urging fairer appraisals; ranks insurance as the priority.
"Necessary property taxes fund tangible services (trash collection, libraries, parks, streets, and mosquito control), but property appraisal fairness must be addressed."
Property insurance Leans agree· stated position
She proposes targeted legislation to reduce homeowners insurance costs and says current costs are still rising with no workable solutions.
"Rethink homeowner's insurance through targeted legislation to reduce costs"
Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
She wants local governments to regain authority over rent restrictions and zoning as part of affordability.
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
Says pregnancy decisions belong solely to patients and physicians without legislative interference.
"Medical procedures should be decided solely by a patient in consultation and with guidance from their physician, free from the interference of unqualified legislators."
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Her survey says she wants to ease access to health care with a focus on reducing costs and expanding available procedures and medications.
"Ease access to health care — with a focus on reducing costs and expanding available procedures and medications"
Education & school choice Leans disagree· stated position
She proposes reorganizing the expanded voucher program with revised accounting to recover lost funds and verify student status, and says nothing is being done to ensure voucher dollars are used as intended.
"Reorganize the expanded school voucher program: revise accounting methods to recover lost funds, and identify student status"
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
She lists coastal resiliency, ecosystem destruction, waterway pollution and overdevelopment as her policy passions and calls water quality and quantity the state's greatest challenge.
"Water; quality/quantity. Development impacts the water and climate change impacts the weather, water, and our resiliency."
Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position
She wants to return local control over taxes, comprehensive plans, rent restrictions and zoning, stop laws that favor developers over local governments, and names overdevelopment as a top concern.
"Stop passing legislation that advantages developers over locally elected governments and the communities they represent"
Elections & voting Strongly agrees· stated position
Her Ballotpedia survey calls for promoting mail-in voting, simplifying registration, expanding early voting and making Election Day a state holiday; her site criticizes HB 991 as creating barriers for elderly, married women, students and low-income voters.
"promote mail-in voting, simplify voter registration, expand early voting, and declare Election Day a state holiday"
Energy & utilities Strongly agrees· stated position
Her 'Bad Bills' page opposes HB 1217, which limits local climate and net-zero policies, and says Florida is uniquely suited to capture renewable energy.
"Given the state's topography, geology, and abundant sunshine, we are uniquely suited to capture renewable energy options. This bill goes against our best interests."
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, Guns, Marijuana, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, 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
- Books and DEI — Her survey calls for abolishing book bans and letting trained educators set curriculum; her site opposes HB 1001, which bans local DEI activities including Pride events, and SB 1296 on public-employee unions.
- Data centers and water — Calls for a state moratorium on hyperscale data centers to protect groundwater and springs.