Florida House, District 28

Sammy Jackson

DemocraticPastor and community activist

Jackson, 69, was born in Vero Beach and lives in Daytona Beach. He founded Christian's Merging Together Ministry Foundations in 1990 and describes himself as a pastor and community activist; the campaign lists no website.

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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.

Property insurance Strongly agrees· 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."

Says the state should increase regulation of property insurers and keep Citizens as an option.

"The state should increase its regulation of property insurance providers and maintain Citizens in the future."

Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Would seek full state funding for the Sadowski, SHIP and SAIL housing programs to triple resources for local housing finance authorities.

"full state funding for Sadowski, SHIP and SAIL programs"

Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position

Statement: "Abortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened)."

Says government should not restrict access to abortion or other reproductive care.

"Women's access to abortion and other forms of reproductive healthcare should not be restricted by the government."

Health care Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Proposes a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing health coverage for every child and says the state should join all available federal programs.

"the state should participate in all available federal programs"

Elections & voting Strongly agrees· stated position

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

Says protecting voting rights is his top priority and would introduce a bill applying the 1965 Voting Rights Act protections in Florida, plus free documents if proof of citizenship is required.

"I will introduce a bill to apply all of the protections provided in the original 1965 Voting Rights Act for the people of Florida."
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: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Immigration, 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.

Other issues this candidate has raised

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

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