Brevard County Voter Guide
This nonpartisan guide helps voters compare candidates in select races. Not every race below will appear on your ballot, and inclusion below does not constitute endorsement.
All candidates were offered the same questionnaire for their office and an equal opportunity to respond. Questions were optional, and responses are published as submitted. “Did not respond” indicates that a candidate did not submit responses by the deadline. (i) indicates an incumbent.
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Click a section below to expand its races, read the questions, answers, and any comments provided by the candidates. For the background information supplied to candidates for each question, see the questionnaires linked below.
US Congressional District 8
Republican
Mike Haridopolos
Did Not Respond
Jennifer Jenkins
Democrat
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1. Federal Funding for Private and Religious Schools: Do you support or oppose federal tax credits that help families pay for private or religious K-12 education?
Answer: Oppose
"I oppose using federal tax credits to divert public resources to private or religious schools that may lack the transparency, civil-rights protections, and accountability required of public schools."
2. Nondiscrimination Requirements for Federally Funded Religious Organizations: Do you support or oppose requiring religious organizations, when administering federally funded programs, to comply with the same nondiscrimination requirements toward program beneficiaries as comparable secular organizations?
Answer: Support
"No one should be denied services because of their identity or protected status. Religious freedom must be respected, but organizations receiving public funds must serve everyone equally."
3. Religious Activity in Federally Funded Programs: Do you support or oppose prohibiting the use of direct federal taxpayer funds for religious instruction, worship, or proselytizing?
Answer: Support
"Federal funds should provide the public services for which they were awarded, not worship, religious instruction, or proselytizing. Religious activities should be conducted with private funds."
4. LGBTQ+ Federal Civil-Rights Protections: Do you support or oppose explicitly adding sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil-rights laws?
Answer: Support
"LGBTQ+ Americans deserve clear, enforceable protections from discrimination. Federal civil-rights laws should explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity in every area of public life."
5. Abortion Access: Do you support or oppose establishing federal protections for abortion access nationwide?
Answer: Support
"The decision of whether and when to have a child belongs to a patient, not politicians. I support federal protections for abortion, contraception, and emergency reproductive care nationwide."
6. Churches and Candidate Endorsements: Do you support or oppose changing federal law to allow houses of worship to endorse or oppose political candidates while retaining their tax-exempt status?
Answer: Support
"Houses of worship and other 501(c)(3) organizations should not be permitted to endorse or oppose political candidates while retaining their tax-exempt status."
7. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"I’m an educator and former school board member who defeated the future co-founder of Moms for Liberty. I have stood up to extremism and political intimidation before, and I will always defend public education, equal rights, religious freedom, and the separation of church and state."
Florida Senate District 8
Jake Johannson
Republican
Did Not Respond
Judy Ngying
Democrat
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1. Religious/Conscience Refusals in Health Care and Other Regulated Professions: Do you support or oppose allowing health care providers to refuse otherwise lawful care to patients when the refusal is based solely on the provider’s religious, moral, or ethical beliefs rather than medical judgment or the patient’s preferences?
Answer: Oppose
"If you decide to go into the healthcare profession, you should not choose who should be given care and who should not, based on your beliefs. The health of the person comes first."
2. Religious Activity in Taxpayer-Funded Religious Programs: Do you support or oppose prohibiting the use of taxpayer funds for religious instruction, worship, or proselytizing in public-service programs operated by religious organizations?
Answer: Oppose
"I strongly believe in the separation of church and state."
3. Government-Sponsored Religious Displays: Do you support or oppose allowing permanent government-sponsored devotional religious displays, such as the Ten Commandments, Bible verses, or crosses, in public schools or government buildings?
Answer: Oppose
"When anyone, enters a public building, they should see only the artifacts and displays to which that institution applies. However, we do accept the more secular aspects of our December holidays."
4. Voucher-Funded School Nondiscrimination: Do you support or oppose requiring private schools that receive state voucher funds to prohibit discrimination against students and families based on sexual orientation or gender identity?
Answer: Support
"My tax dollars are to be used to educate ALL children regardless of their or their parent's sexual orientation or gender identity."
5. Reproductive Rights: Do you support or oppose maintaining Florida’s current six-week abortion restriction?
Answer: Oppose
"I believe this to be a personal decision of the woman, her family and her doctor. It should be allowed up to the point of viability, not some random political number."
6. Medically Accurate Sex Education: Do you support or oppose requiring Florida public schools to provide medically accurate, age-appropriate reproductive health education that includes contraception and disease prevention in addition to abstinence?
Answer: Support
"I have been a teacher of teens for 28 years. They are having sex. We must prepare them for the consequences. We are responsible to provide information on disease and pregnancy."
7. Science Education and Religious Influence: Do you support or oppose requiring public school science instruction to be based on established scientific evidence without presenting religious doctrine as science?
Answer: Support
"I am in my 29th year of teaching science. Religious doctrine is not science. Our children need to understand science in order for our planet to function."
8. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"I understand opposing views, and everyone has a right to their own beliefs. These should be taught in the home and places of worship chosen by the family. No one should have such a personal belief forced upon them."
Gabriel Wozniak
Libertarian
Did Not Respond
Florida House District 30
Edwin Munoz
No Campaign Website
Democrat
Did Not Respond
Chase Tramont
Republican
Did Not Respond
Florida House District 31
Daniel Lewis Cicirelli
Democrat
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1. Religious/Conscience Refusals in Health Care and Other Regulated Professions: Do you support or oppose allowing health care providers to refuse otherwise lawful care to patients when the refusal is based solely on the provider’s religious, moral, or ethical beliefs rather than medical judgment or the patient’s preferences?
Answer: Support
"I could never ask someone to do something they are morally opposed to even if I disagree with that choice. The state should not have the power to compel action of this nature."
2. Religious Activity in Taxpayer-Funded Religious Programs: Do you support or oppose prohibiting the use of taxpayer funds for religious instruction, worship, or proselytizing in public-service programs operated by religious organizations?
Answer: Neutral
"As long as the institution is not gatekeeping the service behind religious allegiance, and is faithfully carrying out the service as prescribed by the state I have no problem."
3. Government-Sponsored Religious Displays: Do you support or oppose allowing permanent government-sponsored devotional religious displays, such as the Ten Commandments, Bible verses, or crosses, in public schools or government buildings?
Answer: Oppose
"While some religious expression is important for historical context. Enshrining a single religious code is explicitly against the constitution."
4. Voucher-Funded School Nondiscrimination: Do you support or oppose requiring private schools that receive state voucher funds to prohibit discrimination against students and families based on sexual orientation or gender identity?
Answer: Support
"No one should ever be excluded from public life for any reason of identity, sex, or orientation."
5. Reproductive Rights: Do you support or oppose maintaining Florida’s current six-week abortion restriction?
Answer: Oppose
"I believe abortion is a choice the state does not have the right to make for people. Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare."
6. Medically Accurate Sex Education: Do you support or oppose requiring Florida public schools to provide medically accurate, age-appropriate reproductive health education that includes contraception and disease prevention in addition to abstinence?
Answer: Support
"The "rare" portion of my previous answer depends on this. We must give every tool to our children to keep them from making mistakes that last a lifetime."
7. Science Education and Religious Influence: Do you support or oppose requiring public school science instruction to be based on established scientific evidence without presenting religious doctrine as science?
Answer: Support
"We must teach science as we know it. As fact and established theory. If someone chooses to disagree with facts they should at least know them first."
8. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"It is my honor to stand for what I believe to be right. To stand for a future better than what we have now. I would be touched if anyone who took the time to read this questionnaire would go to my website and read more about me and what I find important. Please Visit Cicirelliforflorida.com"
Matt Woodside
Republican
Did Not Respond
Florida House District 32
Juan J. Hinojosa
Democrat
Did Not Respond
Brian Hodgers
Republican
Did Not Respond
Florida House District 33
Daniel R. McDow
Democrat
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1. Religious/Conscience Refusals in Health Care and Other Regulated Professions: Do you support or oppose allowing health care providers to refuse otherwise lawful care to patients when the refusal is based solely on the provider’s religious, moral, or ethical beliefs rather than medical judgment or the patient’s preferences?
Answer: Oppose
"I believe healthcare for all without prejudice."
2. Religious Activity in Taxpayer-Funded Religious Programs: Do you support or oppose prohibiting the use of taxpayer funds for religious instruction, worship, or proselytizing in public-service programs operated by religious organizations?
Answer: Support
"For example I do not support using tax payer funding for charter school that are religious based . Private religious based schools should not receive tax payer benefits."
3. Government-Sponsored Religious Displays: Do you support or oppose allowing permanent government-sponsored devotional religious displays, such as the Ten Commandments, Bible verses, or crosses, in public schools or government buildings?
Answer: Oppose
"All religious symbols are highly subjective to their faith based teachings and should not be a permanent public endorsed display."
4. Voucher-Funded School Nondiscrimination: Do you support or oppose requiring private schools that receive state voucher funds to prohibit discrimination against students and families based on sexual orientation or gender identity?
Answer: Oppose
"as stated earlier. Absolutely oppose tax payer funding discrimination."
5. Reproductive Rights: Do you support or oppose maintaining Florida’s current six-week abortion restriction?
Answer: Oppose
"It is a women's right to choose. Hard Stop. Six weeks is too short of a period."
6. Medically Accurate Sex Education: Do you support or oppose requiring Florida public schools to provide medically accurate, age-appropriate reproductive health education that includes contraception and disease prevention in addition to abstinence?
Answer: Support
"I support the statement"
7. Science Education and Religious Influence: Do you support or oppose requiring public school science instruction to be based on established scientific evidence without presenting religious doctrine as science?
Answer: Support
"There are numerous religions-(Opinions and not science based) and no need to add opinions into science."
8. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"I am a Christian and practicing catholic but that's my personal choice and should not be forced upon others as factual to the government through taxed payer funding or legislation. Religion is faith or beliefs and should not a fact. Science is based on facts or proven events."
Monique Miller
Republican
Did Not Respond
Florida House District 34 - NOT INCLUDED
School District 2
Non-partisan race
Kyle Savage
Did Not Respond
Gene Trent
Non-partisan race
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1. What is your relationship to or experience with public schools in your county?
"Brevard School Board member and public school educator for more than 20 years."
2. Voucher Expansion: Do you support or oppose the continued expansion of public funding for private school vouchers and education savings accounts in Florida?
Answer: Support
"I support parents’ right to choose the education that best meets their child’s needs. Funding should follow the student, with transparency and accountability for taxpayer dollars."
3. Chaplain Program: Do you support or oppose a volunteer school chaplain program in your school district?
Answer: Support
"I support a voluntary chaplain program with parental consent, background checks and transparency. It should supplement, not replace, licensed counselors, and participation must never be required."
4. School Library Materials: Do you support or oppose a local school board policy that prioritizes keeping challenged library books accessible to students while a formal review is conducted, unless the material must be removed under state law?
Answer: Oppose
"I oppose leaving challenged books accessible during lengthy reviews. At the current pace, reviews could take up to 15 years. Materials should be restricted until a timely decision is made."
5. Religious Displays in Public Schools: Do you support or oppose allowing school-sponsored religious displays, such as the Ten Commandments, Bible verses, crosses, or other devotional materials, in classrooms or school buildings beyond what state law requires or what is used in a neutral curriculum context?
Answer: Support
"I support displays recognizing faith’s role in our nation’s history and values, provided schools respect constitutional protections and apply policies fairly to all students."
6. Reproductive Health Curriculum: Do you support or oppose comprehensive reproductive health curriculum that includes medically accurate information on disease prevention and contraception alongside required abstinence instruction?
Answer: Support
"Students should receive age-appropriate, medically accurate information that emphasizes abstinence and responsible choices. Parents must be informed and retain the right to opt out."
7. Release Time for Religious Instruction: Do you support or oppose local school board policies that expand or facilitate "release time" programs for off-campus religious instruction during the regular school day beyond what is required by state law?
Answer: Support
"I support parents’ right to request off-campus religious instruction for their children, provided participation is voluntary and does not disrupt core instruction or create taxpayer costs."
8. Staff-led Prayer and Religious Expression: Do you support or oppose local school board policies that restrict staff-led prayer or staff participation in prayer with students during regular school hours and school-sanctioned activities?
Answer: Oppose
"I oppose policies that exceed the law by restricting voluntary religious expression. Staff must never coerce students but may participate appropriately in student-initiated prayer."
9. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"As a 20+ year educator and current board member, I’ve helped lead Brevard to three straight A ratings, a record 92.7% graduation rate and 25 Schools of Excellence. I remain committed to safe schools, academic excellence, parental rights and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars."
School District 5
Non-partisan race
Tammy Dennis
Did Not Respond
Michele McCormack
Non-partisan race
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1. What is your relationship to or experience with public schools in your county?
"Experienced Brevard educator of 20+ years, including 11 in Deaf/Hard of Hearing."
2. Voucher Expansion: Do you support or oppose the continued expansion of public funding for private school vouchers and education savings accounts in Florida?
Answer: Neutral
"Parent choice matters, but taxpayer funds must be transparent and accountable, ensuring every dollar positively supports student learning."
3. Chaplain Program: Do you support or oppose a volunteer school chaplain program in your school district?
Answer: Neutral
"I’m neutral. Any chaplain program must follow state law, ensure clear boundaries, and maintain a safe, respectful environment for all students."
4. School Library Materials: Do you support or oppose a local school board policy that prioritizes keeping challenged library books accessible to students while a formal review is conducted, unless the material must be removed under state law?
Answer: Neutral
"I’m neutral. Challenged books should stay accessible during review if allowed by state law, with a clear, consistent process that keeps students’ needs at the center."
5. Religious Displays in Public Schools: Do you support or oppose allowing school-sponsored religious displays, such as the Ten Commandments, Bible verses, crosses, or other devotional materials, in classrooms or school buildings beyond what state law requires or what is used in a neutral curriculum context?
Answer: Oppose
"I oppose school‑sponsored religious displays. Public schools serve students of all faiths, so materials beyond what state law requires should stay within a neutral, educational context."
6. Reproductive Health Curriculum: Do you support or oppose comprehensive reproductive health curriculum that includes medically accurate information on disease prevention and contraception alongside required abstinence instruction?
Answer: Neutral
"Neutral. Curriculum should meet state law, be age‑appropriate, and use medically accurate materials reviewed carefully to support student learning."
7. Release Time for Religious Instruction: Do you support or oppose local school board policies that expand or facilitate "release time" programs for off-campus religious instruction during the regular school day beyond what is required by state law?
Answer: Oppose
"I oppose expanding release time programs. Additional absences reduce access to instruction, so policies should not go beyond what state law already requires."
8. Staff-led Prayer and Religious Expression: Do you support or oppose local school board policies that restrict staff-led prayer or staff participation in prayer with students during regular school hours and school-sanctioned activities?
Answer: Neutral
"Neutral. Staff must follow federal and state law; employees can’t lead or join prayer with students during school hours, ensuring a respectful environment for all."
9. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"Longtime Brevard educator with 20+ years of service, including 11 as a Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing. I value transparency, collaboration, and student‑centered decisions that support every child in our public schools."