{"id":974221,"date":"2026-08-01T20:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/974221\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:39:24","slug":"2026-voters-guide-florida-house-district-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/974221\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Voter\u2019s Guide: Florida House District 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida House District 14 sits within Duval County, stretching from Brooklyn and downtown north to include a sliver of Northwest Jacksonville and much of the Northside east of Lem Turner Road and south of Interstate 295 as well as Arlington and part of the Southside north of the Hart Expressway to Beach Boulevard and west of Southside Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Democratic incumbent Kimberly Daniels <\/b>drew one challenger, Rhian Tutson<\/b>, also a Democrat. As no other candidates qualified in this race, the August primary will be a Universal Primary Contest, open to all voters in the district. <\/p>\n

News4JAX sent a questionnaire to each candidate asking about their background and their views on several issues. Scroll down to read the responses of those seeking your vote in their own words.<\/p>\n

Note: Responses are sorted alphabetically by party and are presented exactly as submitted, with no editing by News4JAX staff.<\/p>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Kimberly
\nKimberly Daniels<\/p>\n

Campaign website: None found<\/p>\n

Campaign social media: None found<\/p>\n

The Democratic incumbent, who was elected to the Florida House in 2022 and previously served from 2016 to 2020, has not responded to email and telephone invitations to complete the News4JAX candidate questionnaire. If responses are received, they will be promptly posted in this space.<\/p>\n

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\nRhian Tutson<\/p>\n

Occupation: Duval County Public Schools – Investigator <\/p>\n

Age: 35<\/p>\n

Family: Husband – Kris<\/p>\n

Sons – Kennedy (11 years) and Zaccai (2 years)<\/p>\n

Daughters – Amaya (15 years) and Zoey (11 months)<\/p>\n

Education: Master of Science in Criminal Justice <\/p>\n

Political experience: None<\/p>\n

What do you see as the top three issues in this race, and how do you plan to address them? <\/p>\n

Public safety reform, affordability, and government accountability. On public safety, I\u2019m bringing 15+ years of frontline experience as a former Florida Highway Patrol Trooper and Traffic Homicide Investigator and DCF Child Protective Investigator \u2014 my Come Home Act would end mandatory minimums statewide, eliminate cash bail, and properly staff FHP. On affordability, my Reclaim and Restore Act directs real investment into historically redlined Northside and Westside communities, and my Families First Act tackles childcare costs and paid parental leave. On accountability, I\u2019m pushing the Nothing But the Truth Act to protect educators from misuse of state statutes and the Citizen Legislator Amendment to end career politicians clinging to power instead of serving people.<\/p>\n

How can you help voters in a way that others running for this office cannot? <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve lived the systems I\u2019m asking to fix from the inside. I\u2019ve investigated child welfare cases, worked traffic fatalities as a state trooper, and now investigate misconduct allegations for Duval County Public Schools \u2014 I\u2019m not theorizing about broken systems, I\u2019ve worked inside them and seen exactly where they fail families. I also sit on the Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission, so I understand how local and state policy connect on the ground in District 14.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also running this campaign accountable to the people of District 14, not to PAC money. My fundraising is built around \u201c$14 for District 14\u2033 \u2014 small, grassroots contributions from the people I\u2019ll actually answer to in Tallahassee. That means my votes won\u2019t be for sale to whoever writes the biggest check. My loyalty is to my constituents, period.<\/p>\n

What would you hope to be remembered for accomplishing after serving in this office? <\/p>\n

Igniting real, lasting change for the people of District 14 \u2014 not just passing bills, but rebuilding trust between government and the communities it\u2019s supposed to serve. I\u2019d want to be remembered for proving that someone who spent her career protecting people in crisis could go to Tallahassee and actually deliver for Northside, Westside, and Downtown Jacksonville \u2014 safer streets, stronger schools, and a government that finally invests in its people instead of overlooking them.<\/p>\n

Campaign website: www.ratutson.com<\/b> <\/a><\/p>\n

Campaign social media: Facebook<\/b><\/a> <\/b>| Instagram<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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