Florida House, District 98
Represents District 98 (Part of Broward) in the Florida House; votes on state laws and the state budget. Term: 2 years.
Not on the November ballot. Mitch Rosenwald (Democratic) is listed as unopposed by the Florida Division of Elections and is elected without appearing on the November ballot. Source: https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanList.asp
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.
Candidates
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Mitch Rosenwald
Mitch Rosenwald is a professor of social work and director of doctoral studies at Barry University's School of Social Work and a licensed clinical social worker. He served on the Oakland Park city commission and as mayor of Oakland Park (2023-2024) before winning House District 98 in 2024. In the House he has served o…
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 | Mitch Rosenwald Democratic |
|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | 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 disagree· based on record He voted against CS/CS/HJR 203 (2026), a proposed constitutional amendment to exempt homesteads from all non-school property taxes; it passed the House 80-30 on Feb. 19, 2026, then died in the Senate. He did not vote on HJR 1-F in the June 2026 special session. |
| 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. | No public position found |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· stated position His campaign site says he is working to expand affordable housing and lower property-insurance costs. He has not named specific programs. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | Leans agree· based on record He was one of the few Democrats who voted for HB 197 (2026), which would require all private employers to use E-Verify to check new hires' work eligibility; it passed the House 80-30 on Jan. 15, 2026. He did not vote on SB 2-C, the February 2025 special-session immigration law. |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | 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). | Leans agree· based on record He voted against HB 133 (2026), which would lower the minimum age to buy long guns from 21 to 18; it passed the House 74-37 on Jan. 15, 2026. He did not vote on the 2025 version (HB 759). |
| Health careGovernment should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies). | No public position found |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | 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 |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | No public position found |
| MarijuanaRecreational marijuana should be legal for adults. | No public position found |
| Elections & votingVoting should be made easier (mail voting, drop boxes, restoring voting rights) rather than adding new restrictions. | Leans agree· based on record He voted against CS/HB 1205 (2025), which added new rules and penalties for the citizen-initiative petition process; it passed the House 81-30 on May 1, 2025. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Trump administrationI approve of the direction of the Trump administration. | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | 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.
Mitch RosenwaldHow 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Rosenwald | not enough data | -0.33 (3 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Mitch Rosenwald
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.