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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Administrative Procedures Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Community Affairs Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Ethics and Elections, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Florida State Senate

Education

  • MS, Florida State University, 1973
  • BA, Education, University of Miami, 1970
  • AA, Miami Dade Community College, 1968

Professional Experience

  • MS, Florida State University, 1973
  • BA, Education, University of Miami, 1970
  • AA, Miami Dade Community College, 1968
  • Founder, The Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Incorporated, 2003-present
  • Author, "Black America: Orlando, Florida," Arcadia Publishing Series
  • Former Secretary, Florida State Rep.Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry
  • Assistant President, Valencia Community College, 1979-2003
  • Classroom Teacher, Orange County Public Schools, 1973-1979
  • Administrative Assistant, Florida A and M University, 1971-1972

Political Experience

  • MS, Florida State University, 1973
  • BA, Education, University of Miami, 1970
  • AA, Miami Dade Community College, 1968
  • Founder, The Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Incorporated, 2003-present
  • Author, "Black America: Orlando, Florida," Arcadia Publishing Series
  • Former Secretary, Florida State Rep.Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry
  • Assistant President, Valencia Community College, 1979-2003
  • Classroom Teacher, Orange County Public Schools, 1973-1979
  • Administrative Assistant, Florida A and M University, 1971-1972
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 44, 2018-present
  • Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 44, 2018
  • Senator, Florida State Senate, District 12, 2012-2016
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 10, 2016
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2006-2012
  • Minority Leader Pro Tempore, Florida State House of Representatives, 2008-2010
  • Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 19, 2004

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Administrative Procedures Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Community Affairs Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Ethics and Elections, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Florida State Senate

Commissioner, Florida Commission on Human Relations, 1987-2001

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight

Member, Subcommittee on Civil Justice

Member, Subcommittee on PreK-12 Quality

Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MS, Florida State University, 1973
  • BA, Education, University of Miami, 1970
  • AA, Miami Dade Community College, 1968
  • Founder, The Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Incorporated, 2003-present
  • Author, "Black America: Orlando, Florida," Arcadia Publishing Series
  • Former Secretary, Florida State Rep.Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry
  • Assistant President, Valencia Community College, 1979-2003
  • Classroom Teacher, Orange County Public Schools, 1973-1979
  • Administrative Assistant, Florida A and M University, 1971-1972
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 44, 2018-present
  • Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 44, 2018
  • Senator, Florida State Senate, District 12, 2012-2016
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 10, 2016
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2006-2012
  • Minority Leader Pro Tempore, Florida State House of Representatives, 2008-2010
  • Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 19, 2004
  • Board Member, Central Florida Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 2002-present
  • Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, present
  • Member, Links, Incorporated, present
  • Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
  • Board Member, Orlando Children's Trust, present
  • Member, Board of Directors of Florida Conservation Voters
  • Founder, College Reach-Out Program, Valencia College
  • Founder, Florida Association of Community College Equity Commission
  • Former President, Florida Association of Equal Opportunity Professionals
  • Former Board Member, Holocaust Education and Resource Center
  • Participant, Leadership Florida
  • Participant, Leadership Orlando
  • Executive Board Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
  • Florida Director, National Foundation for Women Legislators
  • Former Board Member, Orlando Performing Arts Center
  • Former Trustee, West Orange Healthcare District
  • Former Board Member, West Orange Health Care District
  • Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008, 2012
  • Committee Member, Florida Democratic Party, 1984-1996

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Humanitarian Award, FEA Mary McLeod Bethune
  • Executive Women Award

Favorite Musician:

Jazz

Policy Positions

Florida Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- No

2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

3. Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment

1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

1. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Marriage

1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

2. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- I feel that this use of force should be a last resort, in a targeted action to deter said governments from seeking to possess a nuclear weapon; diplomacy, or working with our allies in concert to coerce hostile governments should come first.

Social Security

1. Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Spending and Taxes

Spending

Indicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.

1. Agriculture
- Maintain Status

2. Arts
- Slightly Increase

3. Defense
- Slightly Increase

4. Education
- Greatly Increase

5. Environment
- Slightly Increase

6. Homeland Security
- Slightly Increase

7. International aid
- Maintain Status

8. Medical Research
- Slightly Increase

9. Scientific Research
- Slightly Increase

10. Space exploration
- Maintain Status

11. United Nations
- Maintain Status

12. Welfare
- Slightly Increase

13. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Taxes

Indicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.

1. Capital gains taxes
- Slightly Increase

2. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Increase

3. Small business taxes
- Slightly Decrease

4. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Slightly Increase

5. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Slightly Increase

6. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Slightly Increase

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase

10. Inheritance taxes
- Maintain Status

11. Payroll taxes
- Maintain Status

12. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- I would support initiatives that would create jobs, and make higher education affordable, as well as allow students to graduate debt-free.

Articles

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 8, 2020

Jan. 1, 1900

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Events

2020

Aug. 20
Women's Equality Day Virtual Town Hall

Thur 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Virtual Event

Jun. 19
Juneteenth Rally for Justice

Fri 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Bill Breeze Park Ocoee, FL