Florida House, District 92
Represents District 92 (Part of Palm Beach) 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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Steve Byers
Steve Byers is a beekeeper and pastor who says he has spent more than 21 years in and around the insurance industry, with additional experience in agriculture, aviation and property ownership. He and his wife homeschooled their children for about 18 years and founded a homeschool support company. He was the Republican…
Kelly Skidmore
Kelly Skidmore was born in Cleveland, grew up in Deerfield Beach and lives in Boca Raton. She worked in public relations for the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, directed advocacy for the Arthritis Foundation and served as CEO of the Palm Beach County Medical Society. She previously served in the House …
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 | Steve Byers Republican | Kelly Skidmore Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Strongly agrees· stated position His platform says he will fight for lower taxes, responsible spending and returning surplus revenue to taxpayers. | 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. | Leans agree· stated position He says the property tax system deserves careful review and that proposals to expand homestead protections and reduce the property tax burden should be clearly explained to voters. | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted no on HJR 1-F (June 2, 2026) and HJR 203 (Feb. 19, 2026); on the floor she called the amendment's ballot summary a lie that omits what voters stand to lose in local services. |
| 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. | Mixed / neutral· stated position He calls for an insurance market that is fair, competitive, transparent and accountable, saying he will challenge large insurance interests while encouraging a healthy industry. | Leans agree· based on record Voted against 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. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | No public position found | 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. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Leans agree· stated position In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he strongly disagreed with sanctuary cities. | Leans disagree· based on record Voted no on SB 2-C (Feb. 13, 2025), which created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, funded state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and added criminal penalties tied to immigration status. |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | Strongly disagrees· stated position In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he said abortion providers should not receive taxpayer funds, listed no circumstances for elective abortion, and strongly agreed with protecting human life. | Strongly agrees· based on record Voted no on SB 300 (2023), which limited most abortions to six weeks of pregnancy, on April 13, 2023. |
| 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 In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he listed no restrictions on gun ownership he would support. | Strongly agrees· based on record Voted no on HB 543 (2023), which allowed carrying a concealed firearm without a state permit, on March 24, 2023. |
| 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 Will keep pushing Medicaid expansion through the legislative and budget process. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | Strongly agrees· stated position He says parents, not government, have primary responsibility for education and he will support expanding educational choice, homeschooling and parental rights. | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted no on HB 1 (2023), which made every K-12 student eligible for a state scholarship usable at private schools or for home education, on March 17, 2023. |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | No public position found | 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 Calls legislative efforts to dismantle local control and impose unfunded mandates inappropriate. |
| 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· stated position In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he strongly disagreed with allowing voting without photo ID. | Strongly agrees· based on record Voted against 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. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | Leans disagree· stated position In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he said the goal of the criminal justice system should be reform rather than populating the largest prison system. | 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· stated position In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he strongly agreed that gender transition for children constitutes abuse and supported barring biological males from women's sports. | Strongly disagrees· based on record Voted against SB 254 (2023), the 2023 law barring gender-affirming medical treatment for minors and restricting it for adults. |
| Energy & utilitiesGovernment should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production. | Strongly disagrees· stated position In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he strongly disagreed that climate change is a threat and named nuclear as the most reliable energy source. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Byers | 1.25 (4 statements) | 1.43 (7 statements) |
| Kelly Skidmore | -1.50 (4 statements) | -1.83 (6 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Steve Byers
- HOA reform — He calls for stronger oversight, financial transparency and accountability for homeowners' associations and a legal pathway for homeowners to leave abusive HOAs.
Kelly Skidmore
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.