Tina Polsky

Supports protections for medical marijuana patients and public employees who use medical marijuana, opposing adverse employment or parental actions based solely on legal medical cannabis use (SB 142, SB 146).

“People should not have adverse employment or parental actions as a result of using something legally as long as it doesn't affect their job or ability to parent.”

floridapolitics.com·As of February 2025

Supports environmental protections for coasts, springs, rivers, lakes and waterways; investing in renewable energy; and reducing plastic waste, guided by environmental scientists.

“I believe that we as legislators must lean on environmental scientists to help us enact the necessary protections for our coasts, springs, rivers, lakes and other waterways; invest in renewable energy; and reduce plastic waste.”

ballotready.org·As of February 2025

Supports commonsense gun safety legislation, including universal background checks (SB 252), ammunition background checks/Jaime's Law (SB 256), safe storage, ghost gun bans, bump stock ban expansion (SB 254), and allowing local gun regulations (SB 238).

“I will never stop fighting for commonsense gun safety legislation to make our state safer.”

ballotready.org·As of February 2025

Supports expanding Medicaid in Florida, citing that over 800,000 uninsured Floridians would gain coverage; sponsored the Medicaid expansion bill in the 2021 session.

“If Florida expanded Medicaid today, over 800,000 uninsured Floridians would gain access to health benefits. That's why I sponsored the bill to do so during the 2021 Legislative Session.”

ballotready.org·As of April 2021

Advocates for increased public school funding, lower class sizes, higher teacher pay, protecting the Bright Futures scholarship program, and equal access to high-quality traditional public schools.

“I have advocated to increase public school funding, lower class sizes and raise teacher pay... It is my firm belief that every child in Florida should have equal access to a high-quality public education and I will always fight for our traditional public schools.”

ballotready.org·As of February 2025

Supports safeguarding and expanding workplace safety regulations, ensuring the right to unionize, implementing the $15/hour minimum wage approved by voters in 2020, and offering better benefits.

“I support safeguarding and expanding workplace safety regulations; continuing to ensure workers have the right to unionize; implementing the constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020 which raises the minimum wage to $15/hour by 2026; and offering better benefits.”

ballotready.org·As of February 2025