Joe Hannoush closed out his election with almost 25%, which is only about 5-7% lower than what the Dem candidate did in this District in 2020. with 74k votes he had the highest vote total for any partisan Libertarian candidate in the state (that I know of), and it really shows just how vital staying local is for Libertarians. Having top of the ticket candidates was so important this year for exposure, but it is clear that these smaller races will end up being our bread and butter. I spoke with candidates about reviewing data in Volusia carefully and helping him choose the most winnable race in the future.
I have been sharing local concerns about clean up and after the hurricanes with representatives from you Are The Power. They are boosting the signal on important stories and they will be working on ways to write new legislation to put up in the future where we can challenge laws that hurt those who are only trying to help the community to recover and business licensing requirements. Florida has a habit of writing laws that shun voluntaryism. A home owner cannot even call a basic handy man to switch their celing fan, nor are they legally supposed to do it themselves. When time is short after a storm and people are fighting against mold, caving roofs, and eminent structural damage; state and federal laws shouldn't be preventing people from tending to their homes. My neighbors 2 doors down have not been inside their home of 10 years in 2 months. they gutted it and left to wait on the insurance adjuster. Now they have twice the damage due to mold and cannot get a contractor in a timely manner. Beachside homeowners lost their homes because while the county issued them permits for shoddy temp sea walls, the feds consider their property lines to be protected wildlife zones. Sea turtle nesting was technincally in its final month... but we lost 6 feet deep worth of sand on the coast. all the nests washed away or already hatched. This should not have been an issue. Now we have over 2 dozen condo/hotels and about 30 homes that are either falling into the ocean or are at high risk of collapse.
