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Democrat
Dotie Joseph
Florida Democratic Governor nominee?
$28.8K
AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age45 years old (Aug 21, 1980)
GenderFemale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundAttorney
EducationYale College, BA, 2001
Notable personal detailsDotie Joseph is a Democratic attorney and a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing District 108, first elected in 2018. She earned a B.A. from Yale College (2001) and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (2005) and is admitted to practice law in Florida. She served as Florida House Minority Leader pro tempore from 2022 to 2024 and filed to run for Governor of Florida in 2026.
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Positions
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Economy & Taxes
Dotie Joseph has backed tax relief aimed at low- to moderate-income Floridians, including legislation to create a Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program. She has also tied her economic agenda to affordability, worker shortages, and policies designed to support household finances and business activity.
Healthcare
Dotie Joseph has backed several healthcare-expansion measures in the Florida House, including Medicaid expansion through a Medicaid buy-in program and Medicaid eligibility for medical assistance and related services. She also co-sponsored bills expanding coverage for skin cancer screenings, insulin refills, HIV prevention drugs, and treatment by a medical specialist.
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Immigration & Border
Dotie Joseph has sponsored immigration bills that emphasize protections for immigrants, including prohibiting discrimination based on immigration status, limiting certain immigration enforcement near schools, child care facilities, and religious institutions, and banning children from being denied public education because of immigration status. She has also backed legislation removing or reducing provisions related to sanctuary policies, immigration detainers, and other enforcement-oriented measures, indicating a reform-focused approach that still includes some border and enforcement rules.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Dotie Joseph has public evidence of opposing abortion bans and aligning with reproductive freedom positions. The available record does not show support for broad abortion restrictions, and the clearest evidence points toward favoring abortion access with limits rather than bans.
Climate & Energy
Dotie Joseph has backed climate-resilience, drinking-water, and environmental resource-management legislation in the Florida House. Her sponsorship record also includes a bill to expand funding for environmental resource management and another to create climate adaptation and resilience grant and monitoring programs.
Public Safety & Guns
Dotie Joseph has sponsored Florida House legislation related to ammunition sales and weapons and firearms. That record is consistent with support for gun regulation rather than a hands-off gun policy.
Polls
Florida Democratic Governor nominee?
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