Incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott is being challenged by former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell, a Democrat.
TAMPA, Fla. — One of the biggest races in Florida heading into the 2024 general election is the U.S. Senate race.
Incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott is seeking re-election for the first time since taking office in 2019. Democratic former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell is seeking to unseat Scott.
Scott narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, the current NASA administrator, in the 2018 election.
Here’s a look at the two main candidates running for the Florida Senate.
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Senator Rick Scott (Republican)
Before entering politics in 2010, Sen. Rick Scott, 71, was the CEO of the world’s largest healthcare company, now known as HCA Healthcare, before becoming a venture capitalist.
He ran for governor of Florida in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. In 2018, he narrowly defeated incumbent Bill Nelson to become Florida’s next senator.
Scott’s campaign website says that during his tenure as governor, he “worked every day to make Florida a great place to find a job, raise a family, and start a business.”
As a U.S. senator, Scott will reportedly stop “reckless government spending” and “catastrophic inflation,” protect Social Security and Medicare, “hold government accountable,” and “thwart communists.” “Combat the extreme danger posed by China,” secure U.S. borders, curb the “influx of drugs, terrorism, and illegal immigration” into the county, and “reinforce the military into lethal defense instead of woke nonsense.” Concentrate.”
Scott has been married to his high school sweetheart, Ann, since she was 19 years old and they have two daughters and seven grandchildren.
For more information about Sen. Rick Scott, his campaign and platform, click or tap here.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democrat)
Debbie Mucarsel Powell, 53, served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida’s 26th Congressional District before running for the U.S. Senate. She was elected in 2018 but lost re-election in 2020.
Before entering politics, he was a faculty member in the School of Health Sciences at Florida International University.
Mucarsel-Powell immigrated to the United States from Ecuador as a child, according to his campaign website.
Issues Mucarsel-Powell highlighted as part of her campaign include controlling inflation, protecting Social Security and Medicare, lowering health care costs, protecting clean water and the environment, community and child safety, and national security. The focus includes protection of women’s rights to health care and health care. abortion.
Click or tap here to learn more about Debbie Mucarsel Powell, her campaign, and her platform.
