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Kevin Steele

Kevin Steele

Overview

Current roleState Representative

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

GenderMale

LocationFlorida

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BackgroundState representative

EducationUniversity of South Florida (BA)

Notable personal detailsKevin M. Steele is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing District 55 (Pasco County area), first elected in 2022. He is a businessman who founded Tampa-based health-care technology company DataLink Software in 2001 and retired from the company in 2022. In 2026, he entered the Republican primary for Florida’s 14th Congressional District.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports eliminating or substantially reducing property taxes on homestead residences, cutting government waste and spending, and enforcing stronger oversight to lower costs for residents. Emphasizes tax relief and reduced government expenditure as central elements of his fiscal agenda.

Healthcare

Kevin Steele has stated his priority is making healthcare more affordable and addressing insurance costs and government waste; he emphasizes using private-sector efficiency and reducing spending to lower costs. Public records and interviews show general commitments to affordability but do not provide a clear policy position on measures like Medicaid expansion, a public option, or Medicare for All.

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Immigration & Border

Kevin Steele favors stronger physical security at the southern border and emphasizes increased border enforcement. His public statements and questionnaire responses emphasize securing the border as a priority rather than articulating broad legalization or asylum-expansion measures.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Kevin Steele voted in favor of legislation (SB 300, the Heartbeat Protection Act) that would prohibit most abortions after about six weeks of gestation while allowing specified exceptions (rape, incest, human trafficking). These votes indicate support for substantial restrictions on abortion access with some exceptions for certain circumstances.

Climate & Energy

Kevin Steele voted in favor of HB1645 (passed March 7, 2024), a bill described as removing references to “climate change” from state law, banning wind farms, protecting natural gas appliances, and encouraging nuclear power. His legislative record indicates support for measures that reject climate-change regulation and prioritize fossil-fuel and energy-independence policies.

Public Safety & Guns

The candidate opposes additional gun restrictions and expressed support for restoring gun-purchase rights (including lowering the purchase age) while arguing mental-health and parental responsibility are the primary drivers of gun violence. He has framed policy toward protecting Second Amendment rights rather than enacting new limits.

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