William Conerly
Fifth-generation Floridian and Lakewood Ranch resident who served nearly six years in the U.S. Navy and holds an engineering degree. He is an owner and vice president at Kimley-Horn and Associates. He was elected to the House in 2024.
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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 agree· stated position
His website says he cut billions in state taxes and made sales-tax holidays permanent.
Property taxes Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted yes on HJR 1-F in the June 2026 special session, which placed Amendment 3 on the November ballot to raise the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 and to limit how counties and cities may spend property-tax revenue. His website says he voted to eliminate property taxes.
Property insurance Leans disagree· stated position
Favors mitigation incentives, stronger building codes, addressing litigation and reinsurance costs and more competition rather than direct state intervention.
Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
Wants SHIP and SAIL housing programs fully funded plus zoning and permitting reform, production incentives and homeownership help.
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
Voted yes on SB 2-C (2025), which created the State Board of Immigration Enforcement, required state help with federal detainers, barred driver licenses for unauthorized immigrants, and funded an Unauthorized Alien Transport Program. His website says he expanded E-Verify to all Florida employers and supported local law enforcement enforcing immigration laws.
Abortion Leans disagree· stated position
Describes himself as pro-life but supports exceptions for the mother's life and health, rape, incest, human trafficking and fatal fetal abnormalities.
"Therefore, I am a pro-life and my goal is to protect & value every human life while ensuring that our legal system remains compassionate, realistic, and supports Florida families."
Health care Leans agree· stated position
Proposes a state reinsurance or subsidy to offset expiring ACA credits and targeted Medicaid eligibility expansions or waivers for working adults.
"Establish a state reinsurance or subsidy to offset premium spikes from expiring ACA credits and prevent coverage losses."
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
Says broad state preemption is undermining local governance on growth, infrastructure and environment and should be recalibrated, citing the Live Local Act's loss of local control.
"The goal should not be to eliminate preemption, but to recalibrate it"
Elections & voting Mixed / neutral· stated position
Accepts the HB 991 proof-of-citizenship framework but wants database verification first, fee waivers and local help so eligible voters can comply.
"Lead with verification, not paperwork"
Trump administration Strongly agrees· stated position
His website says he is running to take quick action, just like President Trump.
"I am running to take quick action, just like President Trump."
No public position found on 8 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Guns, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Marijuana, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Energy & utilities, 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
- Property insurance — He pledges to lower insurance rates 'come hell or highwater' and says he passed laws to lower rates; no specific mechanism stated.
- Environment — His website lists protecting state parks from development, blocking offshore drilling and eliminating PFAS pollutants among his accomplishments.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Voted yes on CS/HJR 1F (homestead property-tax exemption increase / Amendment 3), House passage 75-26, June 2, 2026.
- Voted yes on SB 2-C (Immigration enforcement), House passage 85-30, Feb. 13, 2025.
- 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 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
Endorsements (as reported)
- Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies (CEOMC), trade group for Florida community association managers