Florida House, District 71

Ocean Fitts

DemocraticPublic policy and administration student, St. Petersburg College; Palmetto

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

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Positions on the major issues

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Property insurance Leans agree· stated position

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."

Wants enforceable claim timelines, home-hardening grants and properly funded insurance oversight agencies.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Government should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures)."

Backs mixed-use and infill housing, stronger affordable-housing requirements on major developments and limits on corporate home purchases.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Immigration Leans disagree· stated position

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

Supports fairer immigration pathways and separating civil immigration enforcement from ordinary policing.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Abortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened)."

Opposes Florida's six-week restriction; says the decision belongs to patients and providers.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Guns Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Gun laws should be stricter (keep the red-flag law and the age-21 purchase rule; expand background checks) rather than looser (permitless or open carry, lower purchase age)."

Supports universal background checks, waiting periods, safe storage, magazine and assault-weapon limits, and repealing permitless carry.

"universal background checks, waiting periods, safe-storage requirements"

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Health care Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Government should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies)."

Says health care is a human right, supports expanding Medicaid and moving toward universal coverage.

"I believe healthcare is a human right, support expanding Medicaid"

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Education & school choice Strongly disagrees· stated position

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

Opposes expanding private-school vouchers with public dollars and wants accountability standards for charters.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Opposes fracking and expanded drilling, wants phosphate-mining oversight, wetland protection and stronger flood-resilience investment.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

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)."

Opposes SB 180's limits on local land-use authority and wants growth that funds infrastructure first.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Marijuana Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Recreational marijuana should be legal for adults."

Supports legalizing recreational cannabis alongside medical use.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Elections & voting Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Backs Fair Districts, restoring voting rights after sentences are completed, and closing the write-in loophole.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Crime & policing Strongly disagrees· stated position

Statement: "Criminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation."

Supports civilian oversight of police, opposes police militarization and the death penalty, and wants trained responders rather than armed officers for many calls.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Gender identity laws Strongly disagrees· stated position

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

Supports medically appropriate transgender health care, inclusive schools and a ban on conversion therapy.

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

Energy & utilities Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Supports clean energy and a much bigger role for solar, and disclosure rules for large data centers.

"support clean energy and a much bigger role for solar"

Sources: Ocean for Florida - Full platform (2026-09-18)

No public position found on 4 issues

We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, 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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