Leigh Estes
Leigh Estes grew up in Alabama, earned two accounting degrees and a master's in public administration, and spent 28 years with Virginia state agencies in accounting, grants management and administration. A retired CPA, she has been a full-time Florida resident for about two years and lives in a senior community in the district. This is her first run for office.
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Positions on the major issues
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Property insurance Strongly agrees· stated position
Wants limits on insurance rate increases and says state regulators have lost authority to the companies they regulate.
"Absolutely, there needs to be a limit on the amount insurance can be increased under normal circumstances."
Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position
Would repeal the state ban on local rent control, consider limits on rent increases for low-income, elderly and manufactured-home communities, and restore abandoned homes for low-cost purchase.
"Reverse the bill that prevents localities from enacting any rent controls"
Immigration Leans disagree· stated position
She criticizes state policies targeting immigrants and the state's role in building and staffing a migrant detention facility on protected land.
Abortion Leans agree· stated position
On her 'Why I'm Running' page she criticizes Florida for having 'quickly eliminated abortion rights'; she does not state a specific proposal.
"Florida led with banning books and quickly eliminated abortion rights and creating policies targeting immigrants."
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Wants more competition and says money spent on the Alligator Alcatraz detention site could have subsidized coverage and the state Medicaid fund.
"The $1 billion spent on Alligator Alcatraz could have been used to subsidize many customers and provided a large financial pool for the state Medicaid fund."
Education & school choice Strongly disagrees· stated position
She says funding and promotion of charter schools is designed to strip funding from public schools that serve less-privileged students.
"The funding and promotion of charter schools is designed to provide educational options to the elite groups, and strip funding for public schools"
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
She says Florida's ecosystems are being destroyed by development with state leaders' support, and lists environmental protections among her five policy points.
"I have watched as Florida's unique ecosystems are being compromised and destroyed by development with full endorsement and support of Florida's leadership."
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
She says state leaders have stripped localities of self-governance and backed development that harms ecosystems; strengthening local communities is one of her policy points.
Elections & voting Leans agree· stated position
She criticizes a redistricting law and a law she says will hurt some voters' ability to register.
Gender identity laws Leans disagree· stated position
She criticizes the Legislature for replacing 'gender' with 'sex' in state law and condemns what she calls discrimination against people who 'have the courage to be who they are'.
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, Property taxes, Guns, Marijuana, Crime & policing, Energy & utilities, 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
- Affordability and public health — Her policy page lists addressing affordability and security, public health, environmental protections, strengthening local communities and restoring integrity to the political system, without further detail.