Susan Valdes

Republican Party

Florida House of Representatives District 64

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Traci Koster (R)

Prior offices:

Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Year left office: 2018

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Florida House of Representatives District 62

Years in office: 2018 - 2022

Predecessor:Janet Cruz (D)

Successor:Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D)

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Compensation

Base salary

$29,697/year

Per diem

$175/day for a maximum of 60 days.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Nova Southeastern University, 2012

Graduate

Manhattan College, 2018

Personal

Birthplace

New York, NY

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Susan Valdes (Republican Party) is a member of theFlorida House of Representatives, representingDistrict 64. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Valdes (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theFlorida House of Representatives to representDistrict 64. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

On December 9, 2024, Valdes announced that she changed her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.^[1]

Biography

Susan Valdes was born in New York, New York, and lives in Tampa, Florida. Valdes graduated from A.P. Leto Comprehensive High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University in 2012 and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Manhattan College in 2018. Valdes has volunteered and managed a clinic with the Hillsborough County Health Care Program.^[2][3][4]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Valdes was assigned to the following committees:

• Education & Employment Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

2021-2022

Valdes was assigned to the following committees:

• Public Integrity & Elections Committee (decommissioned)
• Education & Employment Committee

2019-2020

Valdes was assigned to the following committees:

• Education & Employment Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64

IncumbentSusan Valdes defeatedMaura Cruz Lanz in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 64 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Valdes (D)	52.4	31,511
		Maura Cruz Lanz (R)	47.6	28,636

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,147
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentSusan Valdes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Maura Cruz Lanz advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Saul (R)

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64

IncumbentSusan Valdes defeatedMaura Cruz Lanz in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 64 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Valdes (D)	53.3	22,745
		Maura Cruz Lanz (R)	46.7	19,930

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,675
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentSusan Valdes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Maura Cruz Lanz advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 64.

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 62

IncumbentSusan Valdes defeatedAngel Urbina andLaurie Rodriguez-Person in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Valdes (D)	57.6	38,403
		Angel Urbina (R)	37.7	25,136
	Submit photo	Laurie Rodriguez-Person (No Party Affiliation)	4.8	3,183

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,722
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentSusan Valdes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Angel Urbina advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62.

2018

See also:Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

The general election was canceled.Susan Valdes won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 62.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62

Susan Valdes defeatedMike Alvarez andChristopher Cano in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Valdes	46.5	4,756
	Submit photo	Mike Alvarez	40.8	4,180
	Submit photo	Christopher Cano	12.7	1,301

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,237
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2016

See also:Hillsborough County Public Schools elections (2016)

Two of the seven seats on theHillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election onNovember 8, 2016. District 5 incumbent Doretha Edgecomb did not file for re-election, and five candidates vied for her seat on the board in the by-district primary election onAugust 30, 2016:Joe Jordon-Robinson,Lynette Judge,Jacqueline Leeks,Tarance LeNoir, andTamara Shamburger. Neither Jordon-Robinson nor Shamburger received more than 50 percent of the votes, and both advanced to the general election. Shamburger emerged victorious. In District 7, incumbent Carol Kurdell also did not file for re-election, and eight candidates competed for the seat in the primary:Joseph Caetano,Alan Clendenin,Norene Miller,Carlos Frontela,Lynn Gray,Stanley Gray,Catherine James, andRandy Toler. James and Lynn Gray advanced to the general election, and Gray won the seat. The District 1 and District 3 seats were also on the primary ballot. District 1 incumbentSusan Valdes faced one challenger to her seat:Bill Person. In District 3, incumbentCindy Stuart was up against newcomerAlicia Toler. Both Valdes and Stuart won re-election outright when they defeated their challengers by receiving more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary.^[5][6]

Results

Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan ValdesIncumbent	50.56%	11,975
Bill Person	49.44%	11,708
Total Votes		23,683
Source:Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016

Funding

Valdes reported $37,360.00 in contributions and $17,562.39 in expenditures to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, which left her with $19,797.61 cash on hand as of August 23, 2016.^[7]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Susan Valdes did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Susan Valdes did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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