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Candidate for Governor

Dean Abrams

No Party Affiliation

Dean Abrams of Sarasota is a No Party Affiliation candidate who spent three decades in enterprise technology and management consulting. His self-funded campaign focuses on cost of living, insurance, health care pricing, privacy and data centers. His running mate, Joe Van Vactor, is a retired U.S. Air Force service member.

Current or most recent role
Technology and management consultant
Running mate
Joe Van Vactor (Lieutenant Governor)
Hometown
Sarasota
Campaign website
deanabrams.com

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

  • Says both major parties have run Florida without fixing rising costs and that his campaign puts citizens ahead of special interests.[1]
  • Says his campaign is self-funded and takes no party, PAC or corporate money.[1]
  • Says each of his proposals is labeled by whether a governor can do it alone or needs the Legislature.[1]

Background

  • Enterprise technology and management consultant, Microsoft, HP, KPMG and other companies[1]

Where they stand

  • Housing
    Supports insurance transparency and profit caps, ending investment-fund purchases of single-family homes and grants for first-time home buyers.[1]
  • Taxes
    Supports eliminating property taxes on homesteaded homes.[1]
  • Health Care
    Supports up-front pricing, income-based tiered payments and profit caps in health care.[1]
  • Energy & Environment
    Supports a statewide moratorium on AI data centers and barring them from the aquifer and public water sources.[1]
  • Public Safety
    Supports ending warrantless license plate reader networks and registering and penalizing data brokers.[1]

Voting record

Dean Abrams has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

Sources

  1. Dean Abrams for Governor, Dean Abrams for Governor
  2. Dean Abrams, Ballotpedia
  3. Candidate Tracking System: Dean Ocean Abrams, Governor, Florida Division of Elections

Photo: Dean Abrams for Governor (Campaign photo).

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