NOTE: Some races in this county are not included in the 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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Marion County Voter Guide
US Congressional District 3 - NOT INCLUDED
US Congressional District 6
Randy Fine
Republican
Did Not Respond
Andrew Parrott
Libertarian
Did Not Respond
Alec Pavlik
Write-In Candidate
Did Not Respond
Eric Yonce
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
"Federal money should be spent on public education."
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
"The requirements would be equal for all organizations"
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
"does not allow for true separation of church and state."
4. LGBTQ+ Federal Civil-Rights Protections: Do you support or oppose explicitly adding sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil-rights laws?
Answer: Oppose
"I support explicitly protecting sexual orientation and gender identity under federal civil rights law because everyone deserves equal protection under the law."
5. Abortion Access: Do you support or oppose establishing federal protections for abortion access nationwide?
Answer: Support
"The government has no place in this decision."
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: Oppose
"I oppose it. Houses of worship should be free to practice their faith, but tax-exempt organizations should not become partisan political operations."
7. Is there anything else you would like voters to know?
"If we want true freedom of religion, then we need a true separation of church and state."
Florida House District 20
Lee Butler
No Campaign Website
Democrat
Did Not Respond
Judson Sapp (i)
Republican
Did Not Respond
Florida House District 23 - NOT INCLUDED
Florida House District 27
Democrat
No Campaign Website
Andy Ferrari
Did Not Respond
Richard Gentry
Republican
Did Not Respond