Florida Senate, District 22

Martin Hyde

No Party AffiliationSarasota activist; 2022 Republican congressional candidate, now No Party Affiliation

Qualified for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot according to the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list (Qualified). Not yet researched.

Positions on the major issues

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Taxes & spending Leans agree· stated position

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

Wants government out of anything it does not need to be in, no tax increases and fees rolled back.

"No tax increases and rolling back of fees for everyone."

Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Says the Live Local Act and SB 180 are bad for the community because they remove home rule over development and zoning, and would modify them.

"Live local and SB-180 are bad for our community because they remove Home Rule on development and zoning."
No public position found on 16 issues

We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Property taxes, Property insurance, Housing affordability, Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Health care, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Marijuana, Elections & voting, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, 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

No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.

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