Florida House, District 58
Represents District 58 (Part of Pinellas) 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
Report an error ↗Kimberly Berfield
Clearwater Republican who served in the Florida House before 2000 redistricting and returned in 2022. She was a deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Health and held leadership roles at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and WellCare Health Plans. She holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a communic…
Bryan Beckman
Clearwater resident raised in the Midwest who managed warehouse and transportation systems for a global food company and founded the Pinellas Green Foundation, which helps families and organizations cut energy costs. He has held leadership roles with the Suncoast Sierra Group, the Pinellas Parks and Conservation Advis…
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 | Kimberly Berfield Republican | Bryan Beckman Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Leans agree· stated position Her issues page says lower taxes and responsible government spending are critical, and she supports cutting the business rent tax. | 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 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. Her campaign website names addressing skyrocketing property taxes as a top goal. | Strongly disagrees· stated position Beckman answered no on eliminating property taxes, saying it would shift costs to fees and renters and threaten local services; he says he is committed to property-tax reform in 2027. |
| 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· based on record Berfield did not return the Times questionnaire. The paper reported that last session she sponsored legislation to expand state oversight of health and property insurers and to provide lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners. | Leans agree· stated position Beckman said he would strengthen consumer protections and hold insurers accountable, and backs a better-funded state catastrophe fund for hurricane risk. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· stated position The Times reported that Berfield's stated affordability agenda includes incentivizing affordable housing and child care, and that she sponsored a bill providing lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners. | Strongly agrees· stated position He wants the Legislature to invest in affordable housing through increased workforce housing funds. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | 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. | Leans disagree· stated position Beckman said he supports border security and deporting violent criminals, along with federal reform that includes an earned path to legal status. |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted yes on SB 300 (2023), the law that limits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. | Strongly agrees· stated position He says government should play no role in personal decisions about one's own body. |
| 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 yes on HB 543 (2023), which allows carrying a concealed firearm without a state license. | 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 He says expanding Medicaid is the single most impactful step the state can take. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | Strongly agrees· based on record Voted yes on HB 1 (2023), which removed income limits and enrollment caps so state scholarship funds can follow any K-12 student to private or home education. Her website says families should be able to pursue education for their children in the best environment for each child. | Leans disagree· stated position He wants to rein in Schools of Hope and restructure the voucher system so taxpayer dollars support students rather than corporate profit. |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position He says Florida should protect beaches and state parks and invest in resiliency statewide. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position Beckman said data centers should pay their full costs, meet strong transparency, water and energy standards, and be subject to meaningful local siting control, and that he would reassess taxpayer subsidies for the industry. |
| 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. | Strongly disagrees· based on record 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. | Leans agree· stated position If proof of citizenship becomes required, Beckman said Florida must provide a free process for records and he would fight anything that works like a poll tax. |
| 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. | Strongly agrees· based on record Voted for SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults. | 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 disagree· based on record 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. | Strongly agrees· stated position Beckman told the Times he would remove state and utility barriers to community and plug-in solar and strip the charge for a failed nuclear plant from Duke Energy bills. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Berfield | 0.40 (5 statements) | 2.00 (6 statements) |
| Bryan Beckman | -1.80 (5 statements) | -1.20 (5 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Kimberly Berfield
- Property insurance — She says the state must remain steadfast in lowering insurance premiums and supports tax breaks on homeowners insurance.
- Housing — She says it is imperative to preserve attainable housing in the community.
Bryan Beckman
- Energy costs — He says electricity bills have risen 25 percent in a few years and plans to introduce an Energy Freedom Plan to lower costs.
- Property insurance — He notes property insurance costs have more than doubled in five years; no specific policy stated.