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Kim Finer

Democratic Party

Candidate for State House

Naples, FL

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What is Kim Finer running for?

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Florida State House District 81

Kim Finer is a microbiologist, educator, and Democratic candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, District 81, in the 2026 election. She holds a Ph.D. and had a long career as a Professor of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, where she specialized in microbiology and contributed to widely used biology textbooks. Finer now resides in Naples, Florida. Her campaign focuses on addressing local issues such as healthcare access, physician recruitment, and evidence-based policymaking.

Where does Kim Finer stand on the issues?

Kim Finer has a recorded position on 10 issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

  • Ballot Access & Electoral Reform

    Supports

    Supports strengthening ballot access through mail-in voting, simplified voter registration, expanded early voting, and declaring Election Day a state holiday.

    “Strengthen access to the ballot box: promote mail-in voting, simplify voter registration, expand early voting, and declare Election Day a state holiday to increase voter participation.”

    ballotpedia.orgAs of July 2026

  • Cost of Living & Affordability

    Supports

    Supports right-sizing the cost of living, expanding affordable housing, and rethinking homeowner's insurance through targeted legislation to reduce costs.

    “Rethink homeowner's insurance through targeted legislation to reduce costs”

    ballotpedia.orgAs of July 2026

  • Disaster Insurance

    Supports

    Supports reducing homeowner's insurance costs through targeted state legislation and coastal resiliency measures, including natural barriers, to lower home costs, rents, and insurance rates.

    “Rethink homeowner's insurance through targeted legislation to reduce costs • Improve coastal resiliency through smart development and incorporation of natural barriers - resulting in lower home costs, rents, and insurance rates”

    ballotpedia.orgAs of July 2026

  • Environment & Sustainability

    Supports

    Supports coastal resiliency, protecting ecosystems and waterways from pollution, and limiting overdevelopment.

    “Public education, coastal resiliency, ecosystem destruction, waterway pollution, and overdevelopment. ALL are related and interwoven.”

    ballotpedia.orgAs of July 2026

  • Government Transparency & Accountability

    Supports

    Supports a government that is transparent, responsible, and answerable to the people, and opposes legislation that advantages developers over locally elected governments and communities.

    “ACCOUNTABILITY - Fighting for Government that is transparent, responsible, and answerable to the people it serves.”

    ballotpedia.orgAs of July 2026

  • Healthcare Access & Affordability

    Supports

    Supports easing access to health care by reducing costs and expanding available procedures and medications.

    “Ease access to health care - with a focus on reducing costs and expanding available procedures and medications”

    ballotpedia.orgAs of July 2026

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Past Elections

Past Campaign

State House District 81

Primary election

Florida State House District 81, FloridaEnded 8/18/2026

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