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Governor
2026 Florida Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
Filed running mate: Ruben A. Coto
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Last reviewed September 15, 2026Official Florida records identify Charles Burkett as a qualified No Party Affiliation filing for Governor. Final ballot placement has not yet been established from a current official ballot artifact.
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2026 General Election
Governor
Charles Burkett
No Party Affiliation
1332 Biscaya Drive
Surfside, FL 33154
Phone: (305)517-1175
Status: Qualified
Date Filed: 05/04/2026
Date Qualified: 06/08/2026
Method: Paid Qualifying Fee
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1332 Biscaya Drive · Surfside, FL 33154
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1332 Biscaya Drive
Surfside, FL 33154
Phone: (305)517-1175
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I was born at St. Francis Hospital (which is now Aqua, on 63rd Street, near Collins Avenue) and raised in Miami Beach.
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I was born at St. Francis Hospital (which is now Aqua, on 63rd Street, near Collins Avenue) and raised in Miami Beach.
Pre-school: The Cushman School, Miami Grammar: St. Patrick's School, Miami Beach High: Archbishop Curley High School, Miami College: University of Miami, BS, Finance
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Pre-school: The Cushman School, Miami Grammar: St. Patrick's School, Miami Beach High: Archbishop Curley High School, Miami College: University of Miami, BS, Finance
After I graduated from college, I used my savings from working as a construction site laborer to buy my first property in 1983. It was a home in Miami Beach that I renovated, with help from friends I hired, and then leased.
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After I graduated from college, I used my savings from working as a construction site laborer to buy my first property in 1983. It was a home in Miami Beach that I renovated, with help from friends I hired, and then leased.
In 2004, I ran for Mayor of Surfside and lost my first election by a hair.
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In 2004, I ran for Mayor of Surfside and lost my first election by a hair.
In 2006, I was first elected Mayor of Surfside.
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In 2006, I was first elected Mayor of Surfside.
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I'm running for office because voters want an experienced problem-solver and need someone they can trust - I mean really trust. Someone who will tell them the truth. Someone who will work for them and be "their" insider, not a political weasel telling voters what they want to hear and then, doing the exact opposite.
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I'm running for office because voters want an experienced problem-solver and need someone they can trust - I mean really trust. Someone who will tell them the truth. Someone who will work for them and be "their" insider, not a political weasel telling voters what they want to hear and then, doing the exact opposite.
I subsequently went on to expand on a national basis into an additional seven states.
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I subsequently went on to expand on a national basis into an additional seven states.
Copy Texas and create the Florida Bullion Depository. This will allow all Florida residents, including Florida public employees, who wish to invest their savings in gold, silver or platinum a government sanctioned, safe and easily accessible way of storing and protecting their retirement savings.
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Copy Texas and create the Florida Bullion Depository. This will allow all Florida residents, including Florida public employees, who wish to invest their savings in gold, silver or platinum a government sanctioned, safe and easily accessible way of storing and protecting their retirement savings.
Eliminate excessive pay and pension schemes that reward career politicians and others which will eventually bankrupt our state.
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Eliminate excessive pay and pension schemes that reward career politicians and others which will eventually bankrupt our state.
The likely best two solutions are: allow radical competition between ALL legitimate and financially strong insurance carriers. Encourage a wide menu of deductibles, so that if customers wish, they can participate in risk in return for lower premiums.
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The likely best two solutions are: allow radical competition between ALL legitimate and financially strong insurance carriers. Encourage a wide menu of deductibles, so that if customers wish, they can participate in risk in return for lower premiums.
I'm proud of my record of service in Surfside to protect our town and its residents from exploitative predators interested only in financial gain at the cost of our precious small-town way of life. Surfside is a Florida gem and I intend to bring the same skills that made it that way to our entire state.
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I'm proud of my record of service in Surfside to protect our town and its residents from exploitative predators interested only in financial gain at the cost of our precious small-town way of life. Surfside is a Florida gem and I intend to bring the same skills that made it that way to our entire state.
Poorly constructed homes, homes in flood zones, homes near large bodies of water, are all poor risks (bets) and are likely going to be badly damaged in a hurricane, something all insurance companies will want to avoid, or charge unacceptably high premiums for.
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Poorly constructed homes, homes in flood zones, homes near large bodies of water, are all poor risks (bets) and are likely going to be badly damaged in a hurricane, something all insurance companies will want to avoid, or charge unacceptably high premiums for.
In the end, owners with hurricane resistant homes and safer locations will enjoy (relatively) competitive rates.
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In the end, owners with hurricane resistant homes and safer locations will enjoy (relatively) competitive rates.
Goal: Protect responsible drivers from being financially penalized by uninsured motorists and create stronger accountability for those who drive without insurance.
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Goal: Protect responsible drivers from being financially penalized by uninsured motorists and create stronger accountability for those who drive without insurance.
Drivers must provide proof of a full 12-month auto insurance policy before receiving a new or renewed Florida license tag sticker. Without this proof, the tax collector’s office would be prohibited from issuing the updated registration.
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Drivers must provide proof of a full 12-month auto insurance policy before receiving a new or renewed Florida license tag sticker. Without this proof, the tax collector’s office would be prohibited from issuing the updated registration.
Insurance coverage would be directly linked to the vehicle’s registration. A vehicle’s registration would only remain valid when supported by continuous insurance coverage for the full registration period as evidenced by valid annual license tag sticker.
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Insurance coverage would be directly linked to the vehicle’s registration. A vehicle’s registration would only remain valid when supported by continuous insurance coverage for the full registration period as evidenced by valid annual license tag sticker.
An insurance company could only terminate its obligation to provide coverage before the end of the 12-month policy period if it physically obtains the vehicle’s license tag and current registration sticker from the policyholder. Until the insurance company takes possession of the tag and sticker, it would remain fully obligated to maintain coverage for the entire year.
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An insurance company could only terminate its obligation to provide coverage before the end of the 12-month policy period if it physically obtains the vehicle’s license tag and current registration sticker from the policyholder. Until the insurance company takes possession of the tag and sticker, it would remain fully obligated to maintain coverage for the entire year.
The foregoing simple changes will significantly reduce the number of uninsured drivers by removing the ability to register a vehicle without maintaining full-year insurance coverage.
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The foregoing simple changes will significantly reduce the number of uninsured drivers by removing the ability to register a vehicle without maintaining full-year insurance coverage.
The changes protect responsible drivers by reducing the cost-shifting caused by uninsured motorists.
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The changes protect responsible drivers by reducing the cost-shifting caused by uninsured motorists.
Buying any policy is little more than an act of hope that it will actually pay the bills when you need it - and it probably won’t.
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Buying any policy is little more than an act of hope that it will actually pay the bills when you need it - and it probably won’t.
4) Restore our insurance market back to pricing risk, reflected in policy premiums.
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4) Restore our insurance market back to pricing risk, reflected in policy premiums.
Have Government create five clear, cookie-cutter standardized policy categories.
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Have Government create five clear, cookie-cutter standardized policy categories.
a. Diamond Plan – Covers every healthcare circumstance.
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a. Diamond Plan – Covers every healthcare circumstance.
b. Platinum Plan – Covers most healthcare circumstances.
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b. Platinum Plan – Covers most healthcare circumstances.
c. Gold Plan – Covers most healthcare circumstances, excluding accidents.
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c. Gold Plan – Covers most healthcare circumstances, excluding accidents.
d. Silver Plan – Covers only accidents, not routine health issues.
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d. Silver Plan – Covers only accidents, not routine health issues.
e. Bronze Plan – Covers 50% of the cost of most healthcare incidents or accidents.
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e. Bronze Plan – Covers 50% of the cost of most healthcare incidents or accidents.
Slippery politicians want you to believe that it is just another form of insurance - it is not.
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Slippery politicians want you to believe that it is just another form of insurance - it is not.
Slash and eventually eliminate property taxes for vested Florida homeowners and renters. For each year beyond a year-ten residency vesting period requirement, Florida homeowners would be entitled to a cumulative 10%-point increase of their existing homestead exemption, until their adjusted exemption reaches 100%. Renters in Florida, who meet a ten-year residency vesting period requirement and who go on to purchase a Florida home, would also enjoy the same cumulative 10%-point increase of their new home's homestead exemption, until their adjusted exemption reaches 100%. Additionally, the adjusted homestead exemption shall be transferable to the homeowner's wife or children.
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Slash and eventually eliminate property taxes for vested Florida homeowners and renters. For each year beyond a year-ten residency vesting period requirement, Florida homeowners would be entitled to a cumulative 10%-point increase of their existing homestead exemption, until their adjusted exemption reaches 100%. Renters in Florida, who meet a ten-year residency vesting period requirement and who go on to purchase a Florida home, would also enjoy the same cumulative 10%-point increase of their new home's homestead exemption, until their adjusted exemption reaches 100%. Additionally, the adjusted homestead exemption shall be transferable to the homeowner's wife or children.
Force local government to provide water and sewer at cost.
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Force local government to provide water and sewer at cost.
Rewrite the unaffordable, broken healthcare laws. Put doctors, not government and insurance companies, in charge. Make ‘Right to Try’ laws absolute. Affirm and codify “My Body, My Choice.” Free Florida medical research from bureaucratic and litigious strangulation.
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Rewrite the unaffordable, broken healthcare laws. Put doctors, not government and insurance companies, in charge. Make ‘Right to Try’ laws absolute. Affirm and codify “My Body, My Choice.” Free Florida medical research from bureaucratic and litigious strangulation.
Repeal the Live Local Act sham, and all others like it, put in place mostly to line the pockets of developers – who then gladly line the pockets of politicians.
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Repeal the Live Local Act sham, and all others like it, put in place mostly to line the pockets of developers – who then gladly line the pockets of politicians.
Restore trust and ‘FedEx/UPS-style’ efficiency in government:
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Restore trust and ‘FedEx/UPS-style’ efficiency in government:
My proposed reforms require annual, Non-Cancellable insurance policies.
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My proposed reforms require annual, Non-Cancellable insurance policies.
Prohibit politicians and bureaucrats from wasteful travel. Require all “meetings,” “retreats,” non-physical “training,” and “education,” be conducted by Zoom only.
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Prohibit politicians and bureaucrats from wasteful travel. Require all “meetings,” “retreats,” non-physical “training,” and “education,” be conducted by Zoom only.
Require Proof of Full-Year Insurance to Obtain or Renew Registration.
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Require Proof of Full-Year Insurance to Obtain or Renew Registration.
Any driver unable to provide proof of a full year of auto insurance would be ineligible to obtain or renew a license tag sticker. Without a current tag sticker, the vehicle could not legally be operated on Florida roadways.
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Any driver unable to provide proof of a full year of auto insurance would be ineligible to obtain or renew a license tag sticker. Without a current tag sticker, the vehicle could not legally be operated on Florida roadways.
The changes create clear accountability by making it difficult for either the driver or the insurance company to create coverage gaps during the registration period.
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The changes create clear accountability by making it difficult for either the driver or the insurance company to create coverage gaps during the registration period.
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