Florida House, District 85
Represents District 85 (Parts of Martin, 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
Report an error ↗One candidate in this race is a write-in. Florida does not print a qualified write-in candidate's name on the ballot. To vote for one you must write the name on the write-in line for this race; a blank or misspelled line may not be counted.
Anthony Bonna
Anthony Bonna grew up on the Treasure Coast, earned a finance degree from Georgetown University and has owned Good Help Group, a marketing and communications company, since 2011. Gov. Rick Scott appointed him to the St. Lucie County Commission in 2018, and he was elected to the Port St. Lucie City Council in 2021 and …
Wayne Richter
Wayne Richter is a solo-practice attorney with offices in Palm City and West Palm Beach who has lived on the Treasure Coast since 2004. He earned a political science degree from Florida Southern College and a law degree from South Texas College of Law, is past president of the Martin County Bar Association and vice pr…
Amr Metwally
Amr Metwally is a software engineer and business owner who lists MetWeb, MGTOW.TV and a restaurant among his businesses. He is running under the MGTOW Party label and has also filed as a federal candidate. His platform page mixes state and federal proposals.
Hunter Stone
Hunter Stone Crompton is a write-in candidate whose site says he was diagnosed with autism at age 2, has worked for a supervisor of elections office and as a congressional intern, and believes in civil service. His name is not printed on the ballot.
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 | Anthony Bonna Republican | Wayne Richter Democratic | Amr Metwally No Party Affiliation | Hunter Stone Write-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Strongly agrees· stated position His issues page says he will fight to lower taxes and fees, cut regulations and eliminate wasteful spending, and his survey says he will oppose unnecessary taxes, fees and regulations. | No public position found | Strongly agrees· stated position His platform calls for a 10 percent tax rate on people, no more than 15 percent on corporations, and eliminating the IRS. | 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. | No public position found | Strongly disagrees· stated position Opposes Amendment 3, calling it a slash-and-burn measure and warning lost revenue would return as fees. | Strongly agrees· stated position Calls for getting rid of property taxes for owners. | 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· stated position His issues page backs insurance reforms that increase competition, combat fraud and improve accountability to create a more stable market. | Leans agree· stated position Wants the Legislature to use its oversight powers to hold insurers accountable and make them deal fairly with families. | No public position found | No public position found |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· stated position Supports protecting SHIP funding, public-private partnerships and easing ADU rules, but says he would not have voted for the Live Local Act's zoning mandates. | Leans agree· stated position Wants incentives for developers to build affordable homes, streamlined permitting and public-private partnerships for workforce housing. | No public position found | No public position found |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Strongly agrees· stated position His issues page supports strong immigration enforcement, securing the border and ending incentives for illegal immigration; his home page mentions deporting criminal illegal aliens. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position He would deport immigrants who commit crimes or abuse welfare, restrict H-1B visas, and allow legal residency for immigrants he considers beneficial, with limited work visas for farming and construction. | No public position found |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | Strongly disagrees· stated position His issues page says he will protect innocent human life and assist mothers and families; he lists 'pro-life' among his policy passions and is endorsed by Florida Right to Life PAC. | Leans agree· stated position Supports restoring access early in pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities and the mother's life or health. | Leans disagree· stated position Lists only incest or rape as circumstances in which he would support abortion access. | No public position found |
| 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· stated position His issues page says he supports the Second Amendment and will oppose efforts to infringe on law-abiding citizens' rights. | No public position found | Strongly disagrees· stated position His platform says he is pro free speech and guns. | Leans disagree· stated position Crompton's campaign site says he would defend First and Second Amendment rights, describing the Constitution as a living document rather than just a piece of paper. He does not propose specific changes to Florida's gun laws. |
| Health careGovernment should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies). | Leans disagree· stated position Emphasizes price transparency, competition and directing limited Medicaid dollars to those who truly need them rather than expanding coverage. | Leans agree· stated position His site says he is committed to expanding access to affordable health care and lowering health premiums. | Leans disagree· stated position Rejects a larger state role, saying the country is bankrupt and people should seek treatment abroad. | No public position found |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | Strongly agrees· stated position He supports school choice, parental rights and a focus on core academic subjects. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position His platform prefers private and charter schools over state-run schools. | 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 | Leans agree· stated position He emphasizes protecting the St. Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon and local water resources. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Crompton calls for reviving New Deal-style programs at the state and federal level, including a Civilian Conservation Corps for environmental preservation and jobs in land conservation and restoration. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | Leans agree· stated position He says infrastructure should keep pace with development, supports local decision-making and property rights, and wants parks and green space preserved. | Leans agree· stated position He says rapid growth requires infrastructure and public safety to keep up with overdevelopment, and that growth should strengthen communities while preserving quality of life. | Leans disagree· stated position Says the current balance between state preemption and home rule is appropriate. | No public position found |
| MarijuanaRecreational marijuana should be legal for adults. | No public position found | No public position found | 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. | Leans disagree· stated position Supports verifying citizenship before registration (Florida's SAVE Act) while making required records available at little or no cost. | Leans agree· stated position Calls the proof-of-citizenship push unnecessary and says the state, not voters, should bear the cost of documents. | Strongly disagrees· stated position His platform calls for repealing the 19th Amendment and restricting voting to men who are citizens, net taxpayers or servicemen. | No public position found |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | Leans agree· stated position He supports giving law enforcement and first responders resources, training and legal protections, and calls public safety government's most important responsibility. | No public position found | 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 | 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. | No public position found | No public position found | Strongly disagrees· stated position He calls for many more nuclear plants, fully exploiting U.S. oil and gas reserves and prioritizing energy independence over environmental restrictions. | No public position found |
| Trump administrationI approve of the direction of the Trump administration. | No public position found | No public position found | Leans disagree· stated position He criticizes President Trump's tariffs and foreign policy and describes the MAGA movement as controlled opposition. | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | No public position found | No public position found | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bonna | 0.75 (4 statements) | 1.67 (6 statements) |
| Wayne Richter | -1.25 (4 statements) | -1.00 (3 statements) |
| Amr Metwally | 1.75 (4 statements) | 1.00 (6 statements) |
| Hunter Stone | not enough data | not enough data |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Anthony Bonna
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.
Wayne Richter
- Cost of living and insurance — He lists lowering the cost of housing, groceries, energy and property insurance as a priority, without specifying reforms.
Amr Metwally
- Surveillance and housing — He would allow Flock license-plate cameras only with warrants for specific serious crimes, bar large investment firms from buying residential blocks, and says large developments must create jobs or affordable housing.
Hunter Stone
- Jobs and surveillance — He proposes reviving Civilian Conservation Corps and WPA-style public jobs programs, says no one should go hungry or without shelter, supports officers who serve the Constitution and opposes expanding camera surveillance.
- Surveillance and civil liberties — Crompton says he would work to end what he calls surveillance overreach that expanded after 9/11, and argues local money should go to basic infrastructure such as street lights rather than to installing surveillance equipment.
- Public jobs programs — Crompton proposes reviving Works Progress Administration-style programs to create public employment, and says politics should be the people's business rather than a business venture.