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Susan Valdes


Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 64th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2022
Preceded by	Traci Koster
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 62nd district
In office 2018–2022

Personal details
Born	(1964-11-03) November 3, 1964 (age 60)
Political party	Democratic

Susan Lopez Valdes (born November 3, 1964) is a Democratic member of the Florida Legislature representing the State's 64th House district.

Political Career

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Valdes started her political career in 2016 when she won a seat on the Hillsborough County school board.^[1]

.Valdes was elected unopposed on 6 November 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party.^[2]

In 2020, and 2022 her democratic primary was cancelled and she advanced to the general election without contest. Each time she won reelection by a margin of over 5%.^[1]

Electoral History

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General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Valdes	22,745	53.3%
	Republican	Maura Cruz Lanz	19,930	46.7%

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 62, 2020
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Susan Valdes	38,403	57.6%
Republican	Angel Urbina	25,136	37.7%
Other	Laurie Rodriguez-Person	3,183	4.8%

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62, 2018
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Susan Valdes	4,756	46.5%
Democratic	Mike Alvarez	4,180	40.8%
Democratic	Christopher Cano	1,301	12.7%

Hillsborough County Public Schools District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Valdes	11,975	50.56%
	Independent	Bill Person	11,708	49.44%

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References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Susan Valdes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ "Florida Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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