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"She wore the uniform. She healed the sick. She built a business from the ground up. Now Carla Spalding is ready to fight for you in Washington — because America's best days are ahead, if we have the courage to secure them."
Candidate position"She wore the uniform. She healed the sick. She built a business from the ground up. Now Carla Spalding is ready to fight for you in Washington — because America's best days are ahead, if we have the courage to secure them."
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"She wore the uniform. She healed the sick. She built a business from the ground up. Now Carla Spalding is ready to fight for you in Washington — because America's best days are ahead, if we have the courage to secure them."
Meet carla spalding, msn/ed., rn
Candidate positionCarla Spalding is a U.S. Navy veteran, a university professor, and the President of a telemedicine company— a record of service, scholarship, and entrepreneurship that few candidates can match. She has dedicated her life to protecting this country, educating the next generation, and expanding access to quality healthcare for everyday Americans.
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Carla Spalding is a U.S. Navy veteran, a university professor, and the President of a telemedicine company— a record of service, scholarship, and entrepreneurship that few candidates can match. She has dedicated her life to protecting this country, educating the next generation, and expanding access to quality healthcare for everyday Americans.
★Keep America Secured
Candidate positionNavy veteran who understands the true cost of freedom, Carla will fight for a strong military, secure borders, and a foreign policy that puts American interests first — always.
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Navy veteran who understands the true cost of freedom, Carla will fight for a strong military, secure borders, and a foreign policy that puts American interests first — always.
★Affordable Essentials for Life
Candidate positionAs a telemedicine company president and healthcare professional, Carla knows the system from the inside. She will champion policies that lower costs for groceries, energy, and healthcare — the essentials no American should have to struggle to afford.
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As a telemedicine company president and healthcare professional, Carla knows the system from the inside. She will champion policies that lower costs for groceries, energy, and healthcare — the essentials no American should have to struggle to afford.
★Protect Our Way of Life and Freedoms
Candidate position★Protect Our Way of Life and Freedoms
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★Protect Our Way of Life and Freedoms
★Bring Real Resources to Congressional District 20
Candidate positionFlorida's 20th deserves a congresswoman who actually shows up. Carla will be a tireless advocate — securing federal investment in infrastructure, veterans' services, small businesses, and community programs that make life better for every constituent she serves.
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Florida's 20th deserves a congresswoman who actually shows up. Carla will be a tireless advocate — securing federal investment in infrastructure, veterans' services, small businesses, and community programs that make life better for every constituent she serves.
★Healthcare is broken. Someone has to fix it.
Candidate positionRight now some nurses in Florida nursing homes caring for up to 45 patients in an eight-hour shift. That is the reality. Mental health goes untreated and families cannot afford basic care. As a Congresswoman, I will fight to introduce federal nurse-to-patient ratio legislation that sets mandatory safe staffing ratio. No more impossible choices. No more preventable deaths, and that‘s my promise to you!
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Right now some nurses in Florida nursing homes caring for up to 45 patients in an eight-hour shift. That is the reality. Mental health goes untreated and families cannot afford basic care. As a Congresswoman, I will fight to introduce federal nurse-to-patient ratio legislation that sets mandatory safe staffing ratio. No more impossible choices. No more preventable deaths, and that‘s my promise to you!
Meet carla spalding, msn/ed., rn
Candidate positionIn 2022, Carla stepped up when it counted. Running as the Republican nominee against incumbent Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, she earned an extraordinary 44.9% of the vote — proving that Florida's 20th District is ready for real representation and a fighter who will never back down.
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In 2022, Carla stepped up when it counted. Running as the Republican nominee against incumbent Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, she earned an extraordinary 44.9% of the vote — proving that Florida's 20th District is ready for real representation and a fighter who will never back down.
★Protect Our Way of Life and Freedoms
Candidate positionCarla believes in the Constitution — all of it. She will stand firm against government overreach, defend Second Amendment rights, protect religious liberty, and preserve the values that have made America the greatest nation on earth.
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Carla believes in the Constitution — all of it. She will stand firm against government overreach, defend Second Amendment rights, protect religious liberty, and preserve the values that have made America the greatest nation on earth.