Florida House, District 69
Represents District 69 (Part of Hillsborough) 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.
Sources: dos.elections.myflorida.com
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 ↗Daniel Alvarez
Family-law attorney and business consultant who served as an Army infantry officer from 1997 to 2001 and taught business law at the University of Tampa for nearly nine years. He is general counsel for the Tampa Police Benevolent Association and has represented District 69 since 2022, winning re-election in 2024.
Ashley Herrmann
Lifelong Floridian, community organizer and self-described democratic socialist who is a first-generation college graduate and mother of two. She has worked at FDOT and in schools, and ran for House District 49 in 2024.
Side-by-side on the major issues
AgreeDiffer a littleDiffer stronglyNot enough data· hover for details, click to jump to the row
Taxes & spendingProperty taxesProperty insuranceHousing affordabilityImmigrationAbortionGunsHealth careEducation & school choiceEnvironment & waterGrowth & developmentMarijuanaElections & votingCrime & policingGender identity lawsEnergy & utilitiesTrump administrationVeterans
Where the candidates in this race split, issue by issue.
Strongly agreesLeans agreeMixed / neutralLeans disagreeStrongly disagreesNo public position found
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 | Daniel Alvarez Republican | Ashley Herrmann Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | No public position found | 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. | Strongly disagrees· stated position Herrmann says she opposes Amendment 3, the November 2026 ballot measure that would increase the homestead exemption and reduce property taxes, because of what it would do to local government revenue. |
| 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 Alvarez said Florida has to keep adjusting its insurance market so insurers are not padding profits and pass savings on, while maintaining a legal climate that brings carriers to the market. | Strongly agrees· stated position Wants laws requiring insurers to answer claims within 30 days, legislative approval of rate increases and big penalties for bad-faith denials; says the state should regulate and subsidize more. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· based on record 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. | Strongly agrees· stated position She would repeal state bans on local rent caps and short-term rental rules, guarantee lawyers in eviction court and fully fund the affordable housing trust fund. |
| 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. | Strongly disagrees· stated position She would repeal the state mandate that local police enter ICE agreements and ban such agreements outright. |
| 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 She would repeal the six-week abortion law and write a right to abortion into Florida statute. |
| 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). | Strongly disagrees· stated position Alvarez said Florida should focus health spending on the most vulnerable and that he does not believe Medicaid should be expanded to working-aged, able-bodied adults at the expense of other groups. | Strongly agrees· stated position She would expand Medicaid by statute and create a state bridge fund for the ACA subsidy cliff. |
| 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. | No public position found |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position She would repeal SB 180 to allow stronger post-storm rebuilding rules, stop weakening of wetlands protection, fight offshore drilling and fund Everglades land purchases. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | Strongly agrees· stated position Alvarez named protecting Florida land from rampant overdevelopment that adds traffic and congestion one of his three priorities, and said decisions about data centers should be made at the local level. | Strongly agrees· stated position Herrmann said she would repeal HB 399 so counties can set their own development standards and SB 180 so counties can enforce stronger post-storm rebuilding rules, and would require a binding community benefit agreement before any data center is considered, with a full ban until then. |
| 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. | Strongly agrees· stated position She would repeal the fines-and-fees requirement for returning citizens to vote, undo barriers to ballot initiatives and restore a simple majority for amendments. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | Leans agree· stated position Alvarez says that if re-elected he would build on the public safety legislation he has worked on and continue to support law enforcement and first responders. | Strongly disagrees· stated position She would end private prison contracts and create civilian oversight committees with a public vote before police acquire military gear. |
| 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. | Strongly disagrees· stated position She would repeal SB 254 (gender-affirming care restrictions), the K-12 classroom restrictions on sexual orientation and gender identity, and HB 1521 (bathroom law), and pass a statewide LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination law. |
| 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 Alvarez said utilities need to be properly regulated to keep costs low. | Leans agree· stated position She would lock rooftop-solar net-metering rates into statute. |
| 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alvarez | 0.20 (5 statements) | 1.86 (7 statements) |
| Ashley Herrmann | -1.80 (5 statements) | -2.00 (6 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Daniel Alvarez
- Names protecting the strawberry industry and insurance accountability as priorities — In Sept. 25, 2026 coverage of the District 69 race, Alvarez said protecting the Plant City-area strawberry industry is a priority, describing it as a billion-dollar industry, and listed insurance accountability and conservation among his legislative focuses.
Ashley Herrmann
- Says she would push to expand Medicaid and close for-profit prisons — In a Sept. 25, 2026 interview, Herrmann said she has looked at expanding Medicaid or using federal dollars Florida has refused in order to bring down health costs. Coverage of the race also reports she supports higher teacher pay, insurance changes and closing for-profit prisons.
- Repealing state preemptions of local rules — Herrmann said she would repeal Florida's ban on rent control and its short-term-rental, heat-protection and living-wage preemptions, create a wage-theft enforcement unit, cap rental deposits and junk fees, and fund a right-to-counsel pilot for Hillsborough tenants facing eviction.
- School-entry vaccination rule — Herrmann said she would fight to keep science-based school-entry vaccination requirements, criticizing a Florida Department of Health rule she said strips hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib and pneumococcal vaccines from school-entry requirements.