Suzanna Pavelle
Suzanna Pavelle, 53, has run small businesses for nearly 30 years, including an early online direct-to-consumer bicycle brand, and has lived in St. Augustine for 26 years. A former backcountry ranger and archaeologist with a University of Oregon degree, she has served on the Big Brothers Big Sisters board.
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Positions on the major issues
Compare with opponents →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.
Taxes & spending Leans disagree· stated position
She proposes combined reporting to stop corporations from shifting profits offshore, which she says would raise about $2.4 billion a year.
Property taxes Leans disagree· stated position
She supports targeted relief for seniors and first-time buyers but opposes cutting local revenues while the insurance crisis is unresolved.
Property insurance Strongly agrees· stated position
She would fix SB 1028 so small businesses and condos are not forced out of Citizens, add oversight of rate hikes and maintain strong Citizens and catastrophe funds.
"fixing SB 1028 so consumers are not pushed into more expensive coverage, and maintaining strong Citizens and catastrophe funds"
Housing affordability Strongly agrees· stated position
She would fully fund SHIP and SAIL, back first-time-buyer help and accessory dwelling units, and curb large-investor purchases of single-family homes.
Immigration Leans disagree· stated position
Her priorities include protecting people and civil rights from abusive immigration enforcement and ending detention spending.
"Protect people and civil rights from abusive immigration enforcement"
Abortion Strongly agrees· stated position
She describes herself as pro-choice and would restore reproductive freedom.
"I am pro-choice. I support access to abortion whenever a patient decides it is the right medical decision for her."
Health care Strongly agrees· stated position
She supports expanding Medicaid to eligible adults and protecting rural hospitals.
"I support expansion to eligible adults, with the federal government paying 90% of costs for the expansion population"
Education & school choice Leans disagree· stated position
She says vouchers divert dollars to private schools with less accountability and would fund neighborhood public schools first.
"vouchers divert dollars to private schools with far less accountability"
Environment & water Strongly agrees· stated position
She would strengthen wetland and water protections and fully fund Florida Forever.
"We must protect what protects us."
Growth & development Strongly agrees· stated position
She calls for infrastructure before development, restoring local control over growth, making developers pay the true cost of growth and reining in data centers.
"I will fight to give local communities back the power to manage their own growth."
Elections & voting Leans agree· stated position
She calls for ending racial gerrymandering and making citizenship documents free if required to register.
Energy & utilities Strongly agrees· stated position
Pavelle criticized the Public Service Commission's approval of an FPL rate increase, and said she wants to restore solar incentives and pause new data centers until their costs are known.
"I want to restore solar incentives, protect and restore our tree canopy rather than clear-cut it, and pause new data centers until we know their true costs."
No public position found on 6 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Guns, Marijuana, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, 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.
Endorsements (as reported)
- Sierra Club Florida