Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Republican Party

Candidate, Florida House of Representatives District 78

Florida House of Representatives District 78

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Predecessor:Heather Fitzenhagen (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$29,697/year

Per diem

$175/day for a maximum of 60 days.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 18, 2026

Education

High school

Fort Myers High School

Bachelor's

Evangel University, 2004

Bachelor's

Evangel University, 2005

Law

George Washington University, 2008

Personal

Birthplace

Naples, FL

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

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Jenna Persons-Mulicka (Republican Party) is a member of theFlorida House of Representatives, representingDistrict 78. She assumed office on November 3, 2020. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Persons-Mulicka (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theFlorida House of Representatives to representDistrict 78. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 18, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Jenna Persons was born in Naples, Florida, and lives in Fort Myers, Florida.^[1] Persons graduated from Fort Myers High School.^[2] She earned a B.A. in journalism from Evangel University in 2004, a B.A. in government from Evangel University in 2005, and a J.D. from George Washington University in 2008.^[1] Persons' career experience includes working as an attorney.^[1][3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Persons-Mulicka was assigned to the following committees:

• Health & Human Services Committee,Vice Chair
• State Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Persons-Mulicka was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Legislative Auditing Committee
• Health & Human Services Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78

Cindy Banyai is running in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on August 18, 2026.

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		Cindy Banyai

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentJenna Persons-Mulicka is running in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate
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Endorsements

2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentJenna Persons-Mulicka defeatedHoward Sapp in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)	59.9	49,129
		Howard Sapp (D)	40.1	32,908

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,037
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Howard Sapp advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJenna Persons-Mulicka advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Susan Frantz (R)
• Joshua Molandes (R)

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentJenna Persons-Mulicka defeatedHoward Sapp in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)	62.7	39,416
		Howard Sapp (D)	37.3	23,401

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,817
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Howard Sapp advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJenna Persons-Mulicka advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 78

Jenna Persons-Mulicka defeatedShawn Williams in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)	57.5	52,464
		Shawn Williams (D)	42.5	38,792

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,256
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Shawn Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78

Jenna Persons-Mulicka defeatedRoger Lolly andCharlie Lynch in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenna Persons-Mulicka	59.1	11,499
	Submit photo	Roger Lolly	26.3	5,122
		Charlie Lynch	14.6	2,835

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,456
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Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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