Florida House, District 33
Represents District 33 (Part of Brevard) in the Florida House; votes on state laws and the state budget. Term: 2 years.
Partly verified. Either the November opponent could not be confirmed from available sources, or only a few positions are documented. Confirm the full candidate list on your county sample ballot; unknown positions are shown as such.
How we verified who is on the ballot
Candidate list taken from the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list on 2026-09-18 ; statuses Qualified/Unopposed only. Counties from the Legislature's district listings.
Debates and forums
- No debate or candidate forum has been scheduled in this race (checked Oct. 17, 2026). Checked Vote411's Florida debates-and-forums calendar, the League of Women Voters of Florida newsroom, the county Leagues, chambers of commerce, Tiger Bay clubs and local NAACP branches; every legislative forum they list was held during the primary.
Candidates
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Monique Miller
Miller, of Palm Bay, spent more than 25 years in the computer and cybersecurity industry, including work for Hewlett-Packard and government clients, and holds an MBA from Emory University. She was elected to the House in 2024 and sponsored the 2026 House plan to phase out non-school homestead property taxes.
Daniel McDow
McDow, 66, was born in Chicago and holds a master's degree in sustainability from the University of Lincoln (UK). He served on the West Melbourne City Council from 2020 to 2024, chaired the Brevard Democratic Party and ran for Congress in 2024.
Side-by-side on the major issues
Each row is a statement. The chips show how each candidate's stated positions or record relate to that statement. Expand a row to read the evidence and sources. "No public position found" means we could not find a statement or record on the topic, not that the candidate has none.
| Issue | Monique Miller Republican | Daniel McDow Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Leans agree· stated position Her site says she cut billions in state taxes and made sales-tax holidays permanent. | No public position found |
| Property taxesFlorida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue. | Strongly agrees· based on record Sponsored HJR 203, which would exempt homesteads from all non-school property taxes by phasing in a larger exemption each year, and voted for it and for HJR 1F. | Strongly disagrees· stated position Calls arbitrarily removing property taxes reckless and says the Save Our Homes amendment reduces local fiscal control. |
| Property insuranceThe 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. | Leans agree· stated position Miller said she has taken on insurance companies over money sent to their affiliates instead of paying claims, and on utilities and drug-pricing deals. | Leans agree· stated position Says insurance costs can be regulated and reduced if legislators represent people rather than insurers; pledges to bring down home and vehicle insurance costs. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· stated position In her Florida Today candidate statement, Miller said she will keep working to ban Wall Street hedge funds from buying up neighborhoods so families can afford homes. | Leans agree· stated position Would work with local governments to rezone commercial and industrial areas for affordable housing and offer state incentives. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Strongly agrees· based on record 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. Her site cites expanding E-Verify to all employers and backing local enforcement of immigration law. | Strongly disagrees· stated position McDow said he does not agree with current enforcement and wants deportations stopped. |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position Says it is a woman's right to choose whether and when to access abortion. |
| GunsGun 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). | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted for HB 759 (2025) and HB 133 (2026), which would lower the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; both passed the House and died in the Senate. | No public position found |
| Health careGovernment should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies). | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position Would start with Medicaid expansion and build toward health care for all. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | No public position found | No public position found |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | Leans agree· stated position Cites protecting state parks from development, the Indian River Lagoon and a vote to preserve 60% of planned developments for conservation. | Strongly agrees· stated position Says he voted consistently against development that would harm the environment and, in 2024, called climate change real and human-caused. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Says home rule is being challenged and the preemption balance needs to be redefined with all stakeholders. |
| MarijuanaRecreational marijuana should be legal for adults. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Elections & votingVoting should be made easier (mail voting, drop boxes, restoring voting rights) rather than adding new restrictions. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Gender identity lawsFlorida's laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity should remain in place. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Energy & utilitiesGovernment should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production. | Leans agree· stated position Says she protected Floridians from paying higher power rates caused by data centers. | Leans agree· stated position Plans to fight FPL rate increases and reduce utility costs. |
| Trump administrationI approve of the direction of the Trump administration. | No public position found | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | No public position found | No public position found |
Where they sit on the map
Each candidate is placed by the average of their documented stances. It is a summary of the table above, not an extra judgment.
How the axes are computed
Each axis is the average of a candidate's coded stances (+2 to −2) on a fixed set of statements, so it comes straight from the documented positions and nothing else. A candidate needs at least three documented statements on an axis to be placed.
Economic issues (toward "Smaller government (lower taxes, less spending)"): Taxes & spending (agree), Property taxes (agree), Health care (disagree), Housing affordability (disagree), Property insurance (disagree), Energy & utilities (disagree), Social Security & Medicare (disagree), Teacher and staff pay (disagree).
Social & legal issues (toward "Conservative side of the statements"): Immigration (agree), Abortion (disagree), Guns (disagree), Education & school choice (agree), Elections & voting (disagree), Crime & policing (agree), Gender identity laws (agree), Marijuana (disagree), Environment & water (disagree), Trump administration (agree), Library and classroom materials (agree), School safety approach (agree).
| Candidate | Economic issues | Social & legal issues |
|---|---|---|
| Monique Miller | 0.00 (5 statements) | 1.00 (3 statements) |
| Daniel McDow | -1.40 (5 statements) | -2.00 (3 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Monique Miller
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Daniel McDow
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.