Did you know that District 40 encompasses the fabulous Florida Keys?
Ana has been visiting the Keys with her parents since she was a baby. She is PADI scuba certified, and in her spare time, she loves diving the reefs off the 120-mile string of tropical islands. She understands the importance of Monroe County’s voice in Tallahassee and is committed to fighting for the unique needs of Keys residents, homeowners, workers, and business owners.
The Florida Keys face challenges distinct from those of the rest of the state. Housing costs, windstorm and flood insurance premiums, hurricane preparedness, traffic, environmental protection, workforce needs, and the cost of living all affect whether residents can continue to live and work in the community they call home.
Ana also understands the need to protect the Keys’ way of life and support the small businesses, tourism workers, hospitality employers, fishermen, families, and retirees who keep Monroe County strong.
Whether you live in paradise year-round or visit from the northern part of the district, Ana is committed to representing the Keys with focus, experience, and persistence. She will continue working with local leaders, residents, and business owners to deliver practical solutions in Tallahassee, especially on affordability, insurance relief, housing, hurricane readiness, water quality, and transportation.
On the Issues
- Address the urgent need for affordable and workforce housing so local workers, families, first responders, teachers, hospitality employees, and seniors can remain in the Keys.
- Support responsible housing solutions that respect Monroe County’s character, environment, infrastructure, and evacuation needs.
- Ensure hurricane preparedness remains a top priority and that disaster relief resources are ready for residents and businesses from Key West to Key Largo.
- Fight for lower windstorm and flood insurance costs, and advocate for reforms that protect homeowners from unaffordable premium increases.
- Secure funding to address sea level rise, king tides, coastal erosion, and flooding in vulnerable areas across the Keys.
- Work with state and local governments to find practical solutions to recurring flooding in Monroe County communities.
- Find solutions related to Turkey Point cooling towers and canals while remaining mindful of taxpayer impacts.
- Support the Sheriff’s Office and keep Monroe County’s crime rates low to protect the Keys’ quality of life.
- Fight for law enforcement, fire safety, emergency management, and marine safety resources across the 120-mile island chain and surrounding waters.
- Support first responders with the tools, training, and funding needed to protect residents, visitors, businesses, and the tourism economy.
- Keep the Florida Keys a global leader in coral restoration and support the efforts of local organizations working to protect the reef.
- Make water quality a top priority and highlight the Keys as a model for septic-to-sewer conversions.
- Support environmental protection policies that also recognize the needs of residents, workers, and local businesses.
- Fight for practical solutions that protect marine life, reduce pollution, and preserve the natural resources that make Monroe County unique.
- Address the need for smoother traffic flow during holiday weekends, bridge openings, peak visitor periods, and mandatory hurricane evacuations.
- Support research into visitor-based revenue options that could help address overcrowding, infrastructure needs, and quality-of-life impacts without overburdening local residents.
- Protect the tourism economy while ensuring residents’ quality of life remains a central priority.