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Florida House, District 29

Webster Barnaby

RepublicanIncumbentBusiness president; state representative (first elected 2020)

Born in Birmingham, England, Barnaby lives in Deltona, where he served as a city commissioner before winning a House seat in 2020 (District 27) and District 29 after redistricting in 2022. He describes himself as a business leader with 30 years of community involvement.

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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 taxes Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Florida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue."

Voted for HJR 203 (Feb. 19, 2026), which would phase out all non-school property taxes on homesteads, and for HJR 1F (June 2, 2026), which placed the Amendment 3 homestead-exemption increase on the November ballot. He told Vote411 he voted to raise the homestead exemption to cut costs.

"On property taxes I voted to reduce the costs by raising the Homestead Exemption."

Sources: Floor Vote for CS/CS/HJR 203, Elimination of Non-school Pro… (2026-02-19) · Floor Vote for CS/HJR 1F, Save Our Homes from Excessive Pro… (2026-06-02) · State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Property insurance Strongly disagrees· 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."

Points to his vote for tort reform to cut lawsuits as his answer on insurance costs, a market-oriented approach.

"I voted for Tort Reform to cut down on frivolous lawsuits that force insurance companies to raise rates."

Sources: State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Housing affordability Strongly disagrees· stated position

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

Rejected the premise that affordable housing is lacking, attributing higher home values to strong fiscal policy and free enterprise.

"The value of property has naturally increased in the free State of Florida due to strong fiscal and economic policies."

Sources: State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Immigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally."

Voted for SB 2-C in the February 2025 special session, which created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, required state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and added state penalties for people in the country illegally. His site says he passed legislation to curb illegal immigration.

Sources: Floor Vote for SB 2-C, Immigration (2025 special session), … (2025-02-13) · Webster Barnaby for State Representative (campaign site) (2026-09)

Abortion Strongly disagrees· based on record

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

Voted for SB 300 (2023), the Heartbeat Protection Act, which bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. He told Vote411 he will never support abortion.

"Abortion is the murder of children. I will never support this."

Sources: Floor Vote for SB 300, Pregnancy and Parenting Support (Hea… (2023-04-13) · State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Guns Strongly disagrees· based on record

Statement: "Gun laws should be stricter (keep the red-flag law and the age-21 purchase rule; expand background checks) rather than looser (permitless or open carry, lower purchase age)."

Voted for HB 543 (2023), which allowed concealed carry without a license; he did not vote on the 2025 and 2026 bills lowering the long-gun purchase age. His site lists defending Second Amendment rights.

Sources: Floor Vote for CS/HB 543, Public Safety (permitless conceal… (2023-03-24) · Webster Barnaby for State Representative (campaign site) (2026-09) · Floor Vote for HB 759, Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or … (2025-03-26) · Floor Vote for HB 133, Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or … (2026-01-15)

Health care Leans disagree· stated position

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

Says insurance subsidies should be limited while the indigent, veterans and seniors are cared for; in 2020 he strongly disagreed that government is responsible for health insurance.

"Insurance subsidies for Medicare should be limited."

Sources: State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Education & school choice Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Public money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers)."

Voted for HB 1 (2023), which opened Florida's private-school scholarship (voucher) programs to every K-12 student regardless of family income.

Sources: Floor Vote for CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1, Education (universal schoo… (2023-03-17)

Growth & development Leans disagree· stated position

Statement: "Growth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control)."

Says he has always advocated limited local government.

"As a former City Commissioner for Deltona, I have always advocated for limited local government."

Sources: State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Elections & voting Strongly disagrees· stated position

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

Says proof of citizenship must be presented in order to vote, with no exceptions; in 2020 he strongly disagreed with voting without photo ID.

"Proof of Citizenship must be presented in order to vote. No exceptions."

Sources: State Representative 29 — VOTE411 Voter Guide (League of Wo… (2026-09)

Gender identity laws Strongly agrees· based on record

Statement: "Florida's laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity should remain in place."

Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.

Sources: SB 254 (2023) bill page - The Florida Senate (2023-05-04) · SB 254 (2023) roll-call vote (House) (2023-05-04)

Energy & utilities Leans disagree· based on record

Statement: "Government should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production."

Voted for CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy.

Sources: CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024) bill page - The Florida Senate (2024-03-07) · CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024) roll-call vote (House) (2024-03-07)

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: Taxes & spending, Environment & water, Marijuana, Crime & policing, 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

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 CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), the 2024 energy law that removed climate change as a priority of state energy policy, repealed several renewable-energy goals and grant programs, banned offshore wind turbines in state waters and eased regulation of natural-gas pipelines; a vote for it is coded as leaning against promoting renewable energy.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Voted for CS/SB 102 (2023), the 2023 Live Local Act that put $711 million into state housing programs, required local governments to allow multifamily housing in commercial areas when at least 40 percent of units are affordable, and created property-tax exemptions for affordable developments; a vote for it is coded as leaning toward more government action on housing.
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
Voted for SB 300 (2023), the 2023 law limiting most abortions to six weeks of pregnancy.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Voted for HB 543 (2023), the 2023 law allowing adults to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Voted for HB 1 (2023), the 2023 law that made every Florida student eligible for a state-funded scholarship usable at private schools or for home education.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Voted for SB 7050 (2023), the 2023 elections law that raised penalties and shortened deadlines for third-party voter-registration groups and changed vote-by-mail and voter-roll procedures.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote
Voted for SB 2-A (Dec. 2022), the December 2022 property-insurance law that ended one-way attorney fees and assignment of benefits and created a state reinsurance program, a market-based approach; a vote for it is coded as leaning against more direct state intervention.
Sources: Bill page · Roll-call vote

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