Ernest "Ernie" Rivera

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Rev. Ernie Rivera is fighting for safer communities, stronger families, secure borders, economic opportunity, and Florida First values.

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As your U.S. Senator, Ernie Rivera will support strong federal action to crack down on illegal pill press operations, strengthen penalties for traffickers, support law enforcement, and stop the flow of fentanyl destroying lives across Florida and America.

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Fund housing, medical care, mental health support, and legal services for survivors rebuilding their lives.

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Require participating insurers to continue writing policies instead of taking support and leaving homeowners behind.

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Require at least 70% of reinsurance savings to reach policyholders through lower premiums, lower deductibles, or expanded coverage.

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Include large condominium master policies so savings can reduce insurance-driven special assessments.

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Rivera is committed to delivering affordability by confronting corruption, defending the Constitution, and securing the border — while protecting families who have been here 10–20 years working hard, paying taxes, and raising children. He is not a career politician — he is a fighter and a man of God who has spent his life in service to others.

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Protect Florida Families Act

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Require major platforms serving children to post safety bonds, conduct audits, and detect AI-generated child abuse content.

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Create a federal hurricane reinsurance backstop for catastrophic losses that overwhelm the private market.

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Require FEMA to publish county-by-county claims data, resolution rates, and processing timelines.

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Create a path for HUD disaster recovery funds to reimburse homeowners who already paid for emergency repairs.

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Ernie Rivera supports legal immigration, secure borders, and the rule of law. He backs strengthening border security—including physical barriers where needed—ending sanctuary-city policies, and enforcing existing law to keep communities safe from criminals. He supports a fair, efficient legal immigration process for those willing to come the right way and embrace American values, our Constitution, and the rule of law. As a bilingual minister who has served immigrant and Hispanic communities for decades, Ernie believes we can be both a nation of laws and a nation that welcomes those who come legally and contribute. Faith. Family. Florida First.

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Ernie Rivera believes the greatest threat to Florida's economy is not climate policy debate but the cost of heavy-handed federal mandates that raise energy prices on working families. He opposes the Green New Deal and similar programs that would eliminate reliable, affordable energy and expand government control. Ernie supports American energy independence through an all-of-the-above approach—reliable traditional sources alongside emerging technologies like Small Modular Reactors. He favors responsible stewardship of Florida's natural resources, coastlines, and communities, achieved through innovation and the free market rather than costly regulation that burdens families and job creators.

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Freedom of speech means every American has the God-given, constitutionally protected right to speak, worship, and express their convictions without fear of government censorship or retaliation. To Ernie Rivera, it is the cornerstone of a free society—protecting not only popular speech but unpopular and faith-based speech in the public square. It guards the right of pastors to preach, parents to speak at school boards, journalists to report, and citizens to dissent. Ernie believes the First Amendment protects people of faith from being silenced, and he will defend free expression for all Americans, including those he disagrees with. A nation that protects free speech protects liberty itself.

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Ernie Rivera supports ensuring every legal vote counts and that only citizens vote, which protects the voice of every eligible American. He also recognizes the real concern that some citizens—including women whose names have changed through marriage—may face hurdles obtaining documents. Ernie believes any citizenship-verification requirement must be paired with accessible, low-cost or free pathways to obtain needed records: streamlined access to birth and marriage certificates, mobile and rural document services, fee waivers for low-income citizens, and ample lead time so no eligible voter is disenfranchised. Election integrity and ballot access are not opposites—Ernie is committed to both.

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Ernie Rivera believes education decisions belong with parents, local communities, and states—not Washington bureaucrats. He supports returning control to families and empowering parents in their children's education, and favors eliminating federal overreach that imposes one-size-fits-all mandates. At the K-12 level, he champions parental rights, school choice, and curriculum free from government propaganda. For higher education, he supports transparency, affordability, protecting free speech on campus, and prohibiting foreign-government funding that compromises American institutions. Ernie trusts Florida's parents and teachers far more than federal agencies to prepare the next generation. Faith. Family. Florida First.