Martin Hyde

He's been a reliable vote for the laws that strip planning and zoning authority away from our cities and counties.

My opponent, State Representative James Buchanan, is the hand-picked successor of the party establishment — endorsed by Senate leadership, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Realtors lobby, and the developer interests that have spent years rewriting the rules in their favor. He voted twice against letting the residents of Siesta Key even hold a referendum on their own future. He's been a reliable vote for the laws that strip planning and zoning authority away from our cities and counties. The race in District 22 isn't left versus right. It's the establishment versus the people who actually live here. See the Full Comparison → Watch

Storm management, water quality, water availability, and the preservation of natural habitats are not optional priorities. Clean water and clean air aren't partisan issues.

Florida is a place worth defending. Our beaches, our parks, our rivers and bays — they're not just amenities. They're the basis of our economy, our quality of life, and the inheritance we leave the next generation. Storm management, water quality, water availability, and the preservation of natural habitats are not optional priorities. They are the priorities. And they require a state government willing to accept the science, plan for the long term, and stand up to the development pressures that, left unchecked, will ruin what makes this state worth living in. Clean water and clean air aren't partisan issues. They're survival issues. I'll treat them that way. № 04

Florida has one of the largest populations of seniors in the country, and the state's policies on long-term care, memory care, and family caregiver support are not what they should be.

My father passed away from dementia. My mother is in my home today with 24/7 care. I know — not from a briefing book, but from daily experience — how difficult, expensive, and emotionally heavy elder care can be on Florida families. Florida has one of the largest populations of seniors in the country, and the state's policies on long-term care, memory care, and family caregiver support are not what they should be. As your senator, I will make elder care a priority — because it should be one, and because we owe it to the generation that built the lives we now live. The Choice in District 22