Jim Ward
Candidate for Florida Senate District 7

 
QUESTION : YES NO  No Opinion
Do you support a Property Reform Task Force to review and recommend meaningful reform related to real estate transactions of deed restricted property?   X  
Do you favor curtailing and/or eliminating the ability of homeowners associations to foreclose on homestead exempted property? X    
Will you assist consumers to create a Homeowners Bill of Rights? X     
Do you support increased funding for home health and community based care to delay and/or avoid nursing home placement, while maintaining adequate care in nursing homes? X    
Do you support limiting development consistent with available water (Floridan Aquifer), electrical, transportation and school facility availability? X    
Do you support a voluntary prescription drug plan under the aegis of Medicare, similar to the current Senate version? X    
Do you support  reform of SLAPP suits (FS 768.295 ) to protect citizens as well from lawsuits by large corporations or homeowner's associations designed to intimidate and silence opposition and free speech?     X
Do you support maintaining Florida’s current Vertical Accessibility Requirement within the building code to accommodate the disabled? X    
Will you create and/or support enforceable legislation to rigidly regulate, restrict and/or ban airboats from all residential and residential/agricultural areas as specified in Article II Sec 7(a) of the Florida Constitution?   X  
Will you promise to oppose unfunded mandates debated for passage in your assigned committee or legislative chamber? X    

Please explain the top priority you intend to advocate for if elected:
Education

To date, what have you done for or against any of the issues cited above?
As County Commissioner worked for good comprehensive planning; helped create facilities that are ADA compliant.


James E. Ward
CANDIDATE'S NAME
State Senator
OFFICE
    7    
DISTRICT