Tricia Berry
Former nurse practitioner in burn, trauma orthopedic surgery and dermatology who has been active in the Panama City area for over 15 years. She was appointed by Gov. DeSantis to the Gulf Coast State College board of trustees and is involved with the Boys and Girls Club and Bay County Chamber. Ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
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Positions on the major issues
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No public positions on the major issues were found.
No public position found on 18 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, Housing affordability, Immigration, Abortion, Guns, Health care, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Growth & development, Marijuana, Elections & voting, 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
- Campaign themes — Her website promises common-sense conservative leadership, support for local businesses and making Florida more affordable; it takes no specific issue positions.
- General campaign message — Berry's campaign website carries her filing announcement, in which she says Bay County voters want 'common sense, Constitutional, conservative leadership' and that she wants to support local businesses, make Florida more affordable and protect what she calls the conservative gains made under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The site lists no specific policy positions.
- Health care, economic development and veterans — The description of a July 2026 local podcast interview says Berry discussed her move from nurse practitioner to candidate, health care access, economic development, infrastructure for local businesses, and advocacy for the military and veterans, citing Tyndall Air Force Base and the commissioning of the USS Pierre.
- Did not answer the League of Women Voters questionnaire — The VOTE411 guide for State Representative 6 lists Berry's website and Facebook page and records 'Candidate has not yet responded' for all seven questions.
Endorsements (as reported)
- Florida Realtors PAC