Florida Voters Guide 2026 November 3, 2026 General Election
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Florida House, District 61

Linda Chaney

RepublicanIncumbentState representative for District 61

Qualified for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot according to the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list (Qualified).

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Positions on the major issues

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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.

Taxes & spending Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Cutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services."

The Times quoted Chaney's campaign site saying the local economy should be revived by lowering taxes and cutting regulations, and that infrastructure can be rebuilt without raising taxes.

"I know we can rebuild our infrastructure without raising taxes."
Sources: 2026 Florida election candidates: Midterm voter guide (Tamp… (2026-09-30)

Property taxes Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Florida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue."

Voted yes on HJR 1-F in the June 2026 special session, which placed Amendment 3 on the November ballot to raise the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 and to limit how counties and cities may spend property-tax revenue.

Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, CS/HJR 1F (Save our Homes fro… (2026-06-02)

Property insurance Leans disagree· based on record

Statement: "The state should intervene more directly in the property-insurance market (rate caps, expanding Citizens, stricter insurer regulation) rather than relying mainly on market-based reforms."

Voted for 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: SB 2-A (Dec. 2022) bill page - The Florida Senate (2022-12) · SB 2-A (Dec. 2022) roll-call vote (House) (2022-12)

Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Immigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally."

Voted yes on SB 2-C (2025), which created the State Board of Immigration Enforcement, required state help with federal detainers, barred driver licenses for unauthorized immigrants, and funded an Unauthorized Alien Transport Program.

Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, SB 2-C (Immigration), passage… (2025-02-13)

Abortion Strongly disagrees· based on record

Statement: "Abortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened)."

Voted yes on SB 300 (2023), the law that limits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, SB 300 (Heartbeat Protection … (2023-04-13)

Education & school choice Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Public money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers)."

Voted yes on HB 1 (2023), which removed income limits and enrollment caps so state scholarship funds can follow any K-12 student to private or home education.

Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1 (universal s… (2023-03-17)

Environment & water Leans agree· stated position

Statement: "Protecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs."

Chaney's campaign site, quoted by the Times, lists the environment among her three top priorities: preserving the beaches and protecting water quality, while saying this can be done without interfering in the economics of tourism.

"We must preserve and protect our pristine beaches, protect our water quality..."
Sources: 2026 Florida election candidates: Midterm voter guide (Tamp… (2026-09-30)

Growth & development Leans agree· based on record

Statement: "Growth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control)."

Chaney did not return the Times questionnaire. The paper reported she voted for Senate Bill 484, which requires public disclosure of new data-center projects and lets local governments set stricter land-use rules for them.

Sources: 2026 Florida election candidates: Midterm voter guide (Tamp… (2026-09-30)

Elections & voting Strongly disagrees· based on record

Statement: "Voting should be made easier (mail voting, drop boxes, restoring voting rights) rather than adding new restrictions."

Voted for 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: SB 7050 (2023) bill page - The Florida Senate (2023-04) · SB 7050 (2023) roll-call vote (House) (2023-04)

Gender identity laws Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Florida's laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity should remain in place."

Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.

Sources: SB 254 (2023) bill page - The Florida Senate (2023-05-04) · SB 254 (2023) roll-call vote (House) (2023-05-04)

Energy & utilities Leans disagree· based on record

Statement: "Government should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production."

Voted for 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: CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024) bill page - The Florida Senate (2024-03-07) · CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024) roll-call vote (House) (2024-03-07)
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: Housing affordability, Guns, Health care, 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

Record: votes, actions and documented facts

  • Voted yes on CS/HJR 1F (homestead property-tax exemption increase / Amendment 3), House passage 75-26, June 2, 2026.
    Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, CS/HJR 1F (Save our Homes fro… (2026-06-02)
  • Voted yes on SB 2-C (Immigration enforcement), House passage 85-30, Feb. 13, 2025.
    Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, SB 2-C (Immigration), passage… (2025-02-13)
  • Voted yes on SB 300 (six-week abortion limit), House passage 70-40, April 13, 2023.
    Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, SB 300 (Heartbeat Protection … (2023-04-13)
  • Did not vote on CS/HB 543 (permitless concealed carry), House passage 76-32, March 24, 2023.
    Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, CS/HB 543 (concealed carry wi… (2023-03-24)
  • Voted yes on CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1 (universal school-choice scholarships), House passage 83-27, March 17, 2023.
    Sources: Florida House roll-call vote, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1 (universal s… (2023-03-17)
  • 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 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 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
  • Voted for SB 300 (2023), the 2023 law limiting most abortions to six weeks of pregnancy.
    Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
  • Voted for 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 for 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 for 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 for 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)

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