Annette Taddeo in 2022 FL Governor's race
On Abortion:
Defends a woman's right to make choices about her own body
Annette is a true Democratic leader and the only candidate who has championed Democratic values her entire career. She has spent her career fighting for core Democratic issues like a living wage for all Floridians,
defending a woman's right to make choices about her own body, economic growth through helping our small businesses, affordable healthcare for all Floridians, safe drinking water, and stronger and safer schools.
Source: 2022 Florida Governor campaign website AnnetteTaddeo.com
Apr 7, 2021
On Budget & Economy:
Budget should help struggling families, not make it harder
Taddeo laid out her criticisms of the budget. "This session was a generational opportunity for real change, to focus not only on meeting the needs of today for families who are struggling, but to set up Florida to be a global economic leader for
generations to come. Instead, this legislature fiddled at the knee of a governor whose eyes are solely focused on winning Republican primary voters for the Presidency, all while making hard times harder for the families who need help the most."
Source: BayNews9 Spectrum News on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Dec 15, 2021
On Civil Rights:
State must value everyone no matter their sexual orientation
[On sexual orientation]: "This is going to endanger the safety of our LGBTQ students and adolescents," Sen. Annette
Taddeo said. "We will not stop until this state moves forward and actually values everyone in it, everyone no matter their sexual orientation."
Source: NBC News on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Mar 8, 2022
On Education:
Expand state's pre-K program to a full day
House and Senate Democrats this week filed proposals to expand instructional hours in the state's voluntary pre-kindergarten program. "I'm proposing that we expand the pre-kindergarten to a full day. After all, who works three hours a day?
This would go a long way towards helping ensure that no child falls behind and parents can get back to work," Senate sponsor Annette Taddeo said in a statement.
Source: Citrus County Chronicle on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Jan 12, 2022
On Foreign Policy:
Even if oil were free, don't go to Maduro regime for help
Florida Republicans were quick to pile on the Biden administration over talks with Venezuelan leader Nicol s Maduro to potentially ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports. Top Democrats in the state also jumped into the fray. "If
America was down to its last barrel and Venezuela was giving oil away for free, we still shouldn't go to the Maduro regime for help," said Democratic state Sen. Annette Taddeo in a statement.
Source: Politico.com on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Mar 9, 2022
On Government Reform:
Republican legislature has suppressed voters' rights
Taddeo, a state senator from Miami-Dade County, said the problem is grave. "Florida has a red tide problem, and not just in our water,"
Taddeo said. "But also in Tallahassee. The Tallahassee red tide kills democracy, suppresses voters' rights, and the laws they passed just this session leaves a really bad smell as well."
Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Mar 13, 2022
On Gun Control:
Allow municipalities to pass stricter gun regulations
Sen. Annette Taddeo and Rep. Dan Daley have introduced legislation to allow municipalities to pass stricter gun regulations by undoing an existing state preemption law. The two Democrats have stumped for more local control in the past. "Gun
violence is a nationwide problem that requires all hands on deck to solve; restricting local officials from doing their part to combat this effort is dangerous," Taddeo said in a written statement.
Source: FloridaPolitics on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Oct 14, 2021
On Health Care:
Override governor; let voters decide on Medicaid expansion
Taddeo is once again filing legislation with Representative Felicia Robinson which will allow Floridians to decide for themselves at the ballot box if Medicaid expansion is right for them. "Floridians are paying a "hidden tax" to
cover the health care received by the uninsured, that's an extra $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of an uninsured person. All because the governor doesn't want to expand Medicaid for Political reasons." said Taddeo.
Source: FLsenate.gov Press Release on 2022 Florida Governor race
Oct 7, 2021
On Homeland Security:
Opposes DeSantis plan to have state military force
DeSantis proposed reestablishing the Florida State Guard that would be under his command. DeSantis said this civilian force would "not be encumbered by the federal government," adding that it would allow him "the
flexibility and the ability needed to respond to events in our state in the most effective way possible." Taddeo called DeSantis a "[w]annabe dictator trying to make his move for his own vigilante militia."
Source: Axios.com on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Dec 3, 2021
On Immigration:
Documented & undocumented immigrants contribute
Both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute to this state--Florida is home to over 400,000 immigrant essential workers, 170,000 DREAMers, 150,000 Temporary Protected Status holders and more. Together, immigrants
in this state have $105.4 billion of spending power, have contributed $33.2 billion in tax revenue, and 394,176 are entrepreneurs. These are the tax dollars that help rebuild our highways, our education system, medical services and more.
Source: The Sun Sentinel on 2022 Florida Gubernatorial race
Dec 15, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Father was kidnapped by a Marxist terrorist group
Senator Annette Taddeo has been a fighter all her life. She's had to be. As the daughter of an American WWII fighter pilot who gave her that true fighting spirit--She was taught to always believe and never give up! As a little girl and a teenager,
Annette underwent 19 major surgeries to correct a cleft lip. When she was 17, her father Anthony, was kidnapped by a Marxist terrorist group funded by the Cuban regime. She was forced to flee an unstable Colombia to the United States.
Source: 2022 Florida Governor campaign website AnnetteTaddeo.com
Apr 7, 2021
Page last updated: Feb 14, 2023