Pamala Kaye Bivins
Bivins (also known as Pamala Harrison-Bivins) was born and raised in Wildwood and is a lifetime resident. She served more than 25 years on the Wildwood City Commission, including as mayor pro tem, and resigned in November 2025 to run for the Florida House. She opened a campaign account for the HD 52 special election but withdrew before the qualifying deadline, leaving Samantha Scott unopposed; she then filed for the regular 2026 cycle as the Democratic candidate. Ballotpedia lists her as the Democratic candidate in the Aug. 18, 2026 primary advancing to the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
How they got on the ballot: No primary opponent; the Sumter County sample ballot lists her as the Democratic nominee for Nov. 3, 2026.
Positions on the major issues
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Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
Her campaign website lists 'pushing for solutions that keep housing affordable and communities strong' among her key issues, and she named affordable housing among the concerns she wants to take to Tallahassee. Specific mechanisms (subsidies, zoning, rent measures) were not found.
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Her campaign website lists 'advocating for accessible, affordable health care for all Floridians' as a key issue; she has said she wants to take concerns about healthcare, Medicaid and health-care access to Tallahassee. She has not been found explicitly calling for Medicaid expansion or ACA subsidy extension.
Elections & voting Leans agree· stated position
Her campaign website lists 'protecting the right to vote and ensuring no community is left behind at the ballot box' as a key issue, and she repeated that commitment at a July 2026 voting-rights event in The Villages. Specific proposals on mail voting, drop boxes or rights restoration were not found.
"fighting to protect the right to vote and ensure no community is left behind at the ballot box"
No public position found on 15 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Property insurance, Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Growth & development, Marijuana, 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.
Education & school choice: No position on vouchers/school choice found as of Sept 2026. Her campaign website lists 'fully funding public schools and supporting teachers' as a key issue, which does not directly address whether public money should follow students to private schools.
Positions on issues outside this office's scope (1)
Social Security & Medicare Strongly agrees· stated position
Her campaign website says she will stand firm against any effort to cut or privatize Social Security and Medicare; she has also named them among the 'human needs' she wants to advocate for. (Note: these are federal programs; a state representative has no direct vote on them.)
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Public education — Her campaign website lists 'fully funding public schools and supporting teachers' as a key issue, and she names public education among the concerns she wants to bring to Tallahassee.
- Local infrastructure and regional representation — Spoke with voters about local infrastructure, health-care access and representation for the region.
- Bipartisan framing of needs — Called for Democrats, Republicans and non-partisans to see healthcare, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, housing and education as human needs that connect everyone rather than divisive party-line issues.
- Serve the people, not a party — At a June 2026 Democratic club forum she listed health care, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, affordable housing and public education as priorities and said, 'You're elected to serve the people, and that's what we intend to do.'
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Served more than 25 years on the Wildwood City Commission, including as mayor pro tem; resigned in November 2025 to run for the Florida House.
- Withdrew from the 2025-26 HD 52 special election before the qualifying deadline, then filed for the regular 2026 election.
- Spoke with voters about local infrastructure, health-care access and regional representation at an Aug. 8, 2026 rally in The Villages.