Florida State Senate District 38

Current seat holder: Alexis Calatayud.

Alexis Calatayud

Alexis Calatayud

· Official legislative page

Campaign site

“I am 100% committed to finding more common sense solutions for the affordability crisis. During my time in the Florida Senate, I worked to make the dream of homeownership more attainable for Florida families, especially first-time homebuyers who are struggling to keep up with rising housing costs.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“I have pushed back on reckless overdevelopment and won. In Tallahassee we saw an attempt by the Florida House to change the current Miami-Dade County Commission process of moving the Urban Development Boundary line.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“Supporting families is my priority. I secured $45 million annually to expand Florida KidCare, helping low- and moderate-income families access affordable health insurance for their children.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))

Richard Lamondin

Richard Lamondin The Democratic primary for this office on August 18, 2026, was canceled.

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“Affordable housing and insurance reform. I am a father raising a four year old in South Florida.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“Economic opportunity and workers rights. I have made payroll for thirteen years. I know what it means to be responsible for people's livelihoods.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“Thirteen years ago my brother and I read a statistic about water wasted by leaking toilets and decided to do something about it. We went on YouTube, figured out how to fix it, and started going building to building across South Florida changing toilets and helping renters cut their utility bills.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))

Jeffrey Solomon

Jeffrey Solomon (No Party Affiliation) is running for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 38. [source] Jeffrey Solomon's career experience includes working as a doctor.

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“I am passionate about improving healthcare access and affordability, strengthening public education, protecting Florida's environment, reducing the cost of property and health insurance, expanding transportation infrastructure to reduce traffic, promoting affordable homeownership, protecting animal welfare, and increasing transparency and accountability in government.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“I am running as an Independent because I believe the people of Florida deserve leadership that puts solutions ahead of political parties and special interests. I am not beholden to party bosses or political insiders.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“My campaign is focused on addressing the issues that affect families every day: lowering the cost of property and health insurance, improving access to affordable healthcare, strengthening public education, expanding transportation options to reduce traffic, protecting our environment, increasing government transparency, and making homeownership more attainable.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))