Michael J. White
Candidate for Florida House of Representatives  District 43

 
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****    
* YES! This was one of the main issues that I entered the race
** I am not familiar with the issue. From the sound of it, I would support it.
*** I am currently working on a noise control bill to limit the amount of airboats.
**** Yes, as a city councilman I know how frustrating unfunded mandates,can be. 

Please explain the top priority you intend to advocate for if elected:
(1) Protect water and look for alternative sources.
(2) Lower health care costs. 
(3) Lower taxes -- Total repeal of the intangible tax.

To date, what have you done for or against any of the issues cited above?
1.) Served on Rainbow River Advisory Board.
2.) Obtained 8.3 million dollar grant to put sewers along Rainbow River, taking 62 septic tanks
      off of the Rainbow River.


Michael J. White
CANDIDATE'S NAME
State Representative
OFFICE
    43    
DISTRICT