Kim Kendall
Kim Kendall of St. Augustine was elected in 2024 after two decades of community advocacy on education and infrastructure. A Navy dependent raised on bases abroad, she worked as an FAA air traffic controller and owned two dry cleaners, and she sponsored legislation to block a proposed land swap at the Guana River preserve.
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Positions on the major issues
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Property taxes Strongly agrees· based on record
Kendall voted for HJR 203 and HJR 1-F in 2026.
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
Kendall voted for SB 2-C in 2025 and in a 2024 survey strongly agreed the U.S. should physically secure the southern border.
Abortion Strongly disagrees· stated position
Kendall said Florida's abortion restrictions should be more strict and that she believes life begins at conception.
"More strict. I am pro-life and believe life begins at conception."
Guns Strongly disagrees· based on record
She voted in 2025 and 2026 to lower the long-gun purchase age and in a 2024 survey answered 'None' when asked what gun restrictions are needed.
Environment & water Leans agree· stated position
She sponsored a successful bill to curb land swaps in environmentally sensitive areas after fighting the Guana River WMA proposal.
"I have fought to protect Guana River WMA from a terrible proposed land swap situation and passed legislation to protect it."
Growth & development Mixed / neutral· stated position
Kendall says she voted against the Live Local Act and the Blue Ribbon bill, but she voted for SB 686, the agricultural-enclave law now drawing criticism in St. Johns County; she says it preserved local approval.
"We've done it before — alerting constituents on the Live Local Act and the Blue Ribbon bill (I voted against both)."
Energy & utilities Leans disagree· stated position
On utility costs, Kendall said regulators must protect grid stability without shifting costs to consumers and that Florida should look to nuclear power and liquefied natural gas; she did not mention renewables.
"Florida also needs to look at reliable energy sources such as nuclear power and liquid natural gas."
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 insurance, Housing affordability, Health care, Education & school choice, Marijuana, Elections & voting, 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
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 Yes
- CS/CS/HJR 203 (2026), proposal to eliminate non-school property taxes on homesteads: voted Yes
- SB 2-C (2025 special session), state immigration-enforcement package: voted Yes
- HB 759 (2025), lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18: voted Yes
- HB 133 (2026), lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18: voted Yes
- SB 686 (2026), agricultural-enclave development law: voted yes; she says she voted against the Live Local Act
- Voted for 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 for 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