Florida House, District 84
Represents District 84 (Part of St. Lucie) 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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Dana Trabulsy
Dana Trabulsy, 62, of Fort Pierce, has lived in St. Lucie County for more than 33 years and has represented District 84 in the Florida House since 2020. She worked in corporate jobs and owned a small business and digital media platform, and now works for The Children's Forum, an early-learning nonprofit. She is marrie…
Jennifer Massey
Jennifer Massey, 44, of Port St. Lucie, works as associate director of research and education for Paralyzed Veterans of America and says she has more than 20 years of leadership and management experience. She describes herself as a mother, advocate and community leader involved in youth, education and local safety ini…
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 | Dana Trabulsy Republican | Jennifer Massey Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Strongly agrees· stated position Her site lists keeping taxes low for working families and seniors as a policy heading. | 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 203 (Feb. 19, 2026) to phase out non-school homestead property taxes; she did not vote on HJR 1-F on June 2, 2026. | No public position found |
| 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 disagree· based on record 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. | Leans agree· stated position Backs stronger oversight of insurers, transparency on how premiums are set and mitigation investment, while keeping insurers financially sound. |
| 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. | Leans agree· stated position Her survey says she will fight to make housing, insurance, groceries and everyday necessities more affordable and supports policies like the Live Local Act on housing affordability. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Leans agree· stated position Her site emphasizes border security and combating drug and human trafficking, and she voted yes on SB 2-C (Feb. 13, 2025). | No public position found |
| 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), which limited most abortions to six weeks of pregnancy, on April 13, 2023. | Strongly agrees· stated position Supports abortion access when a woman and her provider decide it is right, including rape, incest, health risks and fetal anomalies. |
| 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 allowed carrying a concealed firearm without a state permit, on March 24, 2023. | 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 | Leans agree· stated position Her survey says health care should be affordable and accessible to everyone so no one chooses between care and financial security. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | Strongly agrees· stated position Her site backs school choice along with more competitive teacher salaries, and she voted yes on HB 1 (March 17, 2023), the universal scholarship law. | 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 Her site says the local economy depends on the health of the environment and maintaining pristine waterways. | No public position found |
| 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 Supports restoring local control over development and land use and opposes unnecessary state preemption. |
| 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 Would create a low-cost document assistance program so no eligible voter is priced out by a proof-of-citizenship rule. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | Leans agree· stated position Her site says enforcing the law keeps the community safe and emphasizes support for law enforcement and fighting trafficking through Florida's ports. | Leans disagree· stated position She says safer communities take partnership, prevention, education and investing in people, and told TCPalm she supports evidence-based solutions to reduce violence. |
| 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. | No public position found |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Trabulsy | 1.00 (5 statements) | 1.38 (8 statements) |
| Jennifer Massey | -1.00 (3 statements) | -1.33 (3 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Dana Trabulsy
- Medical malpractice ('Free Kill' law) — She told TCPalm she remains committed to repealing Florida's wrongful-death limits known as the 'Free Kill' law and to addressing kratom.
Jennifer Massey
- Teacher pay — She notes Florida ranks last in teacher pay and calls for competitive pay and retention strategies and investing in schools.