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Retain Carlos G. Muñiz: not marked
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Amendment 1: Budget Stabilization Fund: not marked
Amendment 2: Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation: not marked
Amendment 3: Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments: not marked
Referendum 1: Providing for an Elected, Rather than an Appointed, Superintendent of Schools: not marked
Referendum 2: Amending the County Charter to Increase Number of County Commissioners, All Elected From Single-Member Districts: not marked
Referendum 3: One-Half Cent Sales Surtax for Public School Air Conditioning and Capital Improvements: not marked

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Representative in Congress — District 14
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Mike BeltranREP (Republican)Kathy CastorCreative Loafing's pickDEM (Democratic)Brian LambertLPF (Libertarian Party of Florida)Write-in
EditorialWhy Creative Loafing picks Kathy Castor
- Castor is one of the hardest-working members of Congress and has reliably brought federal money home to Tampa Bay projects over her 20 years.
- CL grants the case against her: a long tenure, and some Democrats cooled on her after she was among a handful who backed a House resolution denouncing socialism.
- The deciding factor is her opponent. Mike Beltran calls himself "MAGA Mike," and CL argues that loyalty to Trump makes him no check on the executive branch, whatever his reputation for breaking with Florida Republicans.
Ray Roa, Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: Hillsborough and Pinellas congressional seats

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Guide	Contest	Choice	Stance	Source
Progressive	Representative in Congress — District 14	Kathy Castor	Supports	Aggregator or secondhand only

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Representative in Congress — District 14: Kathy Castor