Julie McCormack
Conservation. Community. Constitution.
A Florida-first platform focused on protecting the environment,
defending local communities, preserving agricultural heritage,
strengthening public safety, and restoring affordability for working families.
Conservation
- Ban invasive plants from being sold in Florida.
- Create native landscaping incentives for homeowners, businesses, cities, and counties.
- Establish tax breaks based on the percentage of native plants used on a property.
- Provide tax incentives for native landscapers and nurseries.
- Create additional taxes on imported and nonnative plant sales.
- Require ten-foot no-mow buffers around bodies of water and prohibit chemical use near shorelines.
- Repeal overreaching utility and development bills that weaken home rule and conservation protections.
- Create conservation designations for large agricultural properties and preserve properties over 500 acres.
- Require municipalities and unincorporated areas to maintain minimum green space percentages.
- Designate wetlands and flood zones as permanent no-build areas.
Community
- Add additional stop signs and safer crossings near parks and children’s play areas.
- Create victory garden and backyard hen tax refund programs.
- Require landlords to provide tenants copies of complaints upon request.
- Expand infrastructure funding for roads, potholes, repainting, and traffic improvements.
- Remove Flock surveillance camera systems from communities.
- Ban foreign ownership of Florida land, water, energy, and strategic assets.
- Require insurance companies to provide transparent notice before increasing rates.
Public Safety & Hurricanes
- Require boating and environmental safety certification for nonresident rentals.
- Create programs to help homeowners repair hurricane damage.
- Provide hurricane preparation assistance programs.
- Support mangrove restoration and coastal protection infrastructure.
Agriculture & Small Business
- Reduce burdensome permitting requirements for small businesses and contractors.
- Create tax breaks for food-producing homesteads and livestock operations.
- Support native turf growers and Florida ranchers.
- Tariff foreign agricultural products and prioritize Florida-grown food.
- Promote fair agricultural markets instead of corporate monopolies.
- Create incentives for no-plow farming and native crop production.
2A, Hunting & Fishing
- Defend Second Amendment rights.
- Protect Florida hunting and fishing traditions.
- Create tax breaks for hunting, fishing, and agricultural gear.
Promises
- Clean every public park of trash before Election Day.
- Remain accessible and accountable to Florida residents.
- Put Florida communities before corporate interests.
Florida First
A platform focused on conservation, constitutional freedoms, local control,
smart development, agriculture, public safety, and protecting Florida communities.
Paid for by Julie McCormack, Republican for State Representative.