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2025 General Special Election Candidate Positions

Immigration

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports protection of immigrant rights.
Opposes criminalizing Florida entry for undocumented immigrants.

Willie J. Montague

Supports mass deportations.

RaShon Young

Opposes increasing penalties criminalizing Florida entry for undocumented immigrants.

Tuan Le

Supports mass deportations, including for legal residents who have committed crimes.
Supports asylum-seekers waiting in third countries to be processed.

Gun Safety

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports background checks for firearm purchases, transfers.

Willie J. Montague

Supports permit-less carry, lowering purchase age to 18, arming teachers, safe storage.

RaShon Young

Supports gun violence prevention.

Tuan Le

Supports permit-less carry.

Reproductive Health

LaVon Bracy Davis

Opposes six-week abortion ban.

Willie J. Montague

Supports criminalizing abortion, penalizing women who get abortions
Opposes IVF.

RaShon Young

Supports protecting reproductive rights.

Tuan Le

Supports six-week abortion ban.

LGBTQ+

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports LGBTQ+ rights.
Opposes legislation prohibiting youth gender-affirming care.

Willie J. Montague

Opposes same-sex marriage, gender-affirming care.

RaShon Young

Supports LGBTQ+ rights and anti-discrimination protections.

Tuan Le

Supports ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Supports ban on gender marker changes on driver’s license/birth certificates.

Education

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports funding public schools, raising teacher pay.
Opposes book bans.

Willie J. Montague

Supports book bans, school vouchers.

RaShon Young

Supports public schools, universal Pre-K, increasing teacher pay.

Tuan Le

Supports expanding vocational and technical school offerings, using SBA loans to fund vocational training.
Supports banning books with LGBTQ+ themes in schools.

Voting Access

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports same-day voter registration, permanent vote-by-mail status, expanded language access, centralized database for returning citizens to verify eligibility, elimination of election police.
Sponsored the Florida Voting Rights Act.

Willie J. Montague

Supports SB 90 restrictions.

RaShon Young

Supports Florida Voting Rights Act provisions, establishing Election Day as a holiday, permanent vote-by-mail requests and allowing same-day voter registration.

Tuan Le

Supports requesting mail-in ballots after every general election.

Homelessness

LaVon Bracy Davis

Co-sponsored HB 1467 supporting affordable housing.
Opposes ban on camping/sleeping on public property.

Willie J. Montague

Opposes Public Sleeping/Camping Ban.

RaShon Young

Supports affordable housing, rent stabilization.

Tuan Le

Did not respond.

Business

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports investing in local businesses, minority- and women-owned businesses.

Willie J. Montague

Did not respond.

RaShon Young

Supports growing small businesses, workforce development opportunities, expanding green jobs.

Tuan Le

Supports one-year employment tax discounts for first-time business owners.

Health Insurance

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports expanding Medicaid, improving access to mental health services, affordable, quality healthcare.

Willie J. Montague

Did not respond.

RaShon Young

Supports reducing prescription drug costs, expanding Medicaid, making healthcare affordable.

Tuan Le

Proposes a tiered system based on employee contributions.

Property Insurance

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports establishing a grant program for homeowners whose premiums have doubled.

Willie J. Montague

Did not respond.

RaShon Young

Supports addressing rising property insurance premiums.

Tuan Le

Supports a tiered system.

Property Taxes

LaVon Bracy Davis

Supports developing plans to reduce property taxes while ensuring school funding.

Willie J. Montague

Did not respond.

RaShon Young

Did not respond.

Tuan Le

Proposes eliminating property taxes on a primary residence for retired government workers and veterans over 65.
Proposes first-time home buyers be exempt from property tax and interest for first 20 years of mortgage.