Kathleen Passidomo
2016 - Present
2026
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Kathleen Passidomo (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 28. She assumed office on November 8, 2016. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Passidomo (Republican Party) won re-election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 28 outright in the general election on November 8, 2022, after the Republican primary and general election were canceled.
Passidomo formerly served as state Senate majority leader beginning in 2018. Passidomo began serving as senate president in 2023.
Passidomo served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 106 from 2010 to 2016.
Biography
Passidomo earned her B.A. from Trinity College and her J.D. from Stetson University. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney at the firm of Kelly, Passidomo & Alba, LLP, focusing on corporate, banking and real estate law.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Passidomo was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Commission
- Education Committee
- Regulated Industries Committee
- Senate Rules Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Passidomo was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Ethics and Elections Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Innovation, Industry, and Technology Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Commerce and Tourism |
| • Ethics and Elections, Chair |
| • Health Policy, Vice chair |
| • Joint Legislative Auditing |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Passidomo served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Passidomo served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Passidomo served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
| • Public Counsel Oversight |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Kathleen Passidomo (R) won without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 28
Incumbent Kathleen Passidomo defeated Annisa Karim in the general election for Florida State Senate District 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Passidomo (R) | 65.5 | 138,293 | |
| Annisa Karim (D) | 34.5 | 73,000 | ||
| Total votes: 211,293 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 28
Annisa Karim advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 28 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Annisa Karim | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 28
Incumbent Kathleen Passidomo advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 28 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen Passidomo | |
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2016
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Kathleen Passidomo ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 28 general election.[2][3]
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Kathleen Passidomo (unopposed) | |
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Kathleen Passidomo defeated Matt Hudson in the Florida State Senate District 28 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Florida State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kathleen Passidomo |
57.53% | 31,092 | |
| Republican | Matt Hudson | 42.47% | 22,957 | |
| Total Votes | 54,049 | |||
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Kathleen Passidomo was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]
2012
Passidomo won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 106. Passidomo defeated David P. Bolduc in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Peter Daniel Richter (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kathleen Passidomo Incumbent |
78.9% | 61,072 | |
| Independent | Peter Richter | 21.1% | 16,379 | |
| Total Votes | 77,451 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Kathleen Passidomo Incumbent |
73% | 15,639 |
| David P. Bolduc | 27% | 5,782 |
| Total Votes | 21,421 | |
2010
Passidomo did not face any opposition in the August 24 primary. No one opposed her in the November 2 general election.[9]
Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 5.
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In 2013, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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Personal
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Passidomo and her husband, John, have three children.
Noteworthy events
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On January 10, 2021, Passidomo announced she had tested positive for coronavirus.[10]
Prostitute comment
Passidomo said that an 11 year old Texas girl who was gang raped "dressed like a 21 year old prostitute."[11] During debate in the Florida House's K-20 Education Innovation Subcommittee over a bill that would legislate a dress code for Florida public school students, Passidomo said "[The girl's] parents let her attend school like that. And I think it's incumbent upon us to create some areas where students can be safe in school and show up in proper attire so what happened in Texas doesn't happen to our students."[12] National news outlets, including the Huffington Post, New York Magazine, and Salon.com, said that Passidomo blamed the rape on the irresponsibility of the child's parents.
In response, Passidomo said she was "really hurt" by the media response to her comments and that "the blame is solely on the boys for what occurred." She insisted her intention was merely to note that "one of the ways to [protect kids from predators] is to teach them how to dress appropriately."[13] She said she had received email responses about her comments and "lost some sleep over the issue," but declared she was ready to move on.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lawyers.com, "Profile of Kathleen C. Passidomo," accessed June 9, 2011
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "November 2, 2010, Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Naples Daily News, "Sen. Kathleen Passidomo tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild, cold-like symptoms'," January 10, 2020
- ↑ Huffington Post, "In Wake Of Texas Gang Rape, Florida Lawmaker Proposes School Dress Code Legislation," March 16, 2011
- ↑ The Raw Story, "Republican lawmaker blames 11-year-old victim of alleged gang rape," March 16, 2011
- ↑ Naplesnews.com, "Frosh lawmaker Passidomo getting national attention over 'gang rape victim' remark," March 17, 2011
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Florida State Senate District 28 2016-Present |
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Florida House of Representatives District 106 2010-2016 |
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