Did you know that District 40 encompasses magnificent Miami-Dade?
There is no place Ana Maria would rather call home or raise two children with her husband than South Florida. Miami-Dade is a place of opportunity, culture, entrepreneurship, and hardworking families, but too many residents are feeling squeezed by rising costs.
Ana Maria’s priority has been, and will continue to be, representing residents and addressing the issues that affect everyday life. That means working to make housing more affordable, cutting taxes and fees where possible, lowering homeowner’s insurance premiums, keeping communities safe, investing in schools, and supporting a strong local economy.
As your State Representative and State Senator, Ana Maria has supported record funding for Florida’s public school system, empowered parents to make decisions about their children’s education, and championed more affordable, accessible healthcare. She has fought to keep taxes low, reduce unnecessary regulations on small businesses, and help local employers create good-paying jobs.
In Miami-Dade, the affordability crisis is one of the most urgent challenges facing families, seniors, renters, homeowners, and small businesses. Ana Maria is focused on practical solutions that put more money back in residents’ pockets: tax relief, property insurance reform, stronger consumer protections, responsible budgeting, and policies that make it easier to build and preserve affordable and workforce housing.
On the Issues
- Cut taxes and fees so residents can keep more of what they earn.
- Support small businesses by reducing unnecessary red tape, burdensome regulations, and increasing paychecks
- Strengthen the local economy by helping employers create and retain good-paying jobs.
- Improve Florida’s unemployment compensation system so it works when residents need it most.
- Use a responsible, data-driven approach to economic policy that protects both livelihoods and quality of life.
- Fight to reduce homeowner’s insurance premiums and bring more stability, transparency, and accountability to the property insurance market.
- Invest in affordable and workforce housing so teachers, nurses, first responders, service workers, young families, and seniors can continue to live in the communities they serve.
- Support policies that expand homeownership opportunities and protect residents from being priced out of South Florida.
- Identify short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to address flooding, sea level rise, and community resilience.
- Protect the integrity of Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary to preserve the Everglades and safeguard this irreplaceable ecosystem for future generations.
- Fight unnecessary toll increases that make commuting and daily life more expensive.
- Protect the neighborhoods, parks, schools, and local institutions that define South Florida’s quality of life.
- Support law enforcement, first responders, and community-based public safety efforts.
- Invest in community policing and practical partnerships that build trust between residents and public safety agencies.
- Support local governments that choose to expand the adoption of body cameras and other accountability tools.
- Increase access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.
- Expand telehealth options for seniors, working families, and vulnerable residents.
- Continue efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.