Bernie Fensterwald
Bernie Fensterwald (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 58. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Kimberly Berfield defeated Bernie Fensterwald in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Berfield (R) | 60.3 | 45,048 | |
| Bernie Fensterwald (D) | 39.7 | 29,629 | ||
| Total votes: 74,677 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Billijo Blalock (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Bernie Fensterwald defeated Joseph Saportas in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bernie Fensterwald | 62.8 | 8,605 | |
| Joseph Saportas | 37.2 | 5,090 | ||
| Total votes: 13,695 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Kimberly Berfield defeated Jason Holloway and Jim Vricos in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Berfield | 53.5 | 9,967 | |
| Jason Holloway | 28.9 | 5,387 | ||
| Jim Vricos | 17.6 | 3,271 | ||
| Total votes: 18,625 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Chris Sprowls defeated Bernie Fensterwald in the Florida House of Representatives District 65 general election.[1][2]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Sprowls Incumbent |
65.20% | 57,726 | |
| Democratic | Bernie Fensterwald | 34.80% | 30,814 | |
| Total Votes | 88,540 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Bernie Fensterwald ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 65 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bernie Fensterwald (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Chris Sprowls ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 65 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chris Sprowls Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bernie Fensterwald did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Fensterwald's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
| “ |
Tourism means $55B annually to Florida ($8B to Pinellas alone). This tourism depends, in large part, on our clean waters and pristine beaches. Therefore, we must not permit off-shore drilling or fracking. We must also protect those natural treasures stressed by over-development, such as our numerous natural springs, the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee and the Florida Keys.
Climate change is real, as is the hand of humans in it. We all are now seeing its effects in many ways. The bottom line is the longer we put off tackling it, the harder things will be and the effects increasingly more severe. We must act now.
While Florida is rightly referred to as "The Sunshine State", why are there so few residential solar energy facilities? Answer: because our utilities don't want something they cannot control! We must free solar energy from the utilities' stranglehold. A good first step is to approve the consumer-sponsored Amendment 4 on the ballot in Augustdefeat the utility sponsored Smart Solar Amendment 1 which is on the November ballot.
In recent years, Florida has placed too much emphasis on charter schools and school choice. Such a system ultimately leads to winners and losers. I would rather invest time, talent and treasure in all schools so that they are all great.
The United States has the largest and most vibrant economy in the world. There is no excuse for millions of Americans, including Floridians to lack access to basic health care. I support the expansion of Medicaid in Florida.[6] |
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Bernie for Florida 65, "Issues," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
