Omar Blanco
Omar Blanco is a career Miami-Dade firefighter who previously led the Miami-Dade Firefighters and Paramedics union and ran for Congress in 2020. He won the open House District 115 seat in 2024 by about 19 points and is seeking a second term.
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Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Leans agree· stated position
His 2024 platform prioritized keeping taxes low along with addressing insurance rates and public safety.
Property taxes Strongly agrees· based on record
Blanco voted for HJR 203 (elimination of non-school homestead taxes) and for the HJR 1-F amendment on the 2026 ballot.
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
Blanco voted for SB 2-C, the 2025 state immigration-enforcement package.
Guns Strongly disagrees· based on record
He voted in 2025 and 2026 for bills lowering the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18.
Crime & policing Leans agree· stated position
He campaigned on enhancing public safety and supporting first responders.
No public position found on 13 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Property insurance, Housing affordability, Abortion, Health care, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Growth & development, Marijuana, Elections & voting, 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.
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
- 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
Endorsements (as reported)
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Florida East Coast Chapter
- Miami Herald Editorial Board