Robert "Rocky" Rochford

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Rocky and his wife Andrea, have called Hillsborough County home since 1989. Through deployments that took them across the globe, Tampa Bay was always where their hearts were anchored. After 33 years of service, they have permanently dropped anchor right here, and Rocky is fighting to protect the community they have proudly called home for

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Rocky and his wife Andrea, have called Hillsborough County home since 1989. Through deployments that took them across the globe, Tampa Bay was always where their hearts were anchored. After 33 years of service, they have permanently dropped anchor right here, and Rocky is fighting to protect the community they have proudly called home for more than 36 years.

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District 14 spans from the eastern and southern borders of Hillsborough County, the Tampa peninsula, and the western border of Hillsborough County, which includes Town & Country, Countryway, and part of Westchase. Rocky is fighting for every family, every neighborhood, and every community across Tampa Bay.

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Great leadership starts with listening. Rocky's mission is simple: bring the priorities of District 14 families, veterans, and small businesses to Washington and fight for results. The People's House belongs to you.

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President Trump won Florida by 13 points and carried Hillsborough County for the first time in decades. Rocky will be in Washington to help deliver on that mandate. He will stand shoulder to shoulder with the President to secure our borders, restore fiscal accountability, codify conservative gains into permanent law, and put American families first. Flip this seat, send a fighter to Congress, and let's get the job done.

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Rocky's Plan to Restore Affordability:

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The Enhancing Affordability for America Act will deliver measurable, lasting relief built on conservative principles of fiscal responsibility and limited government. By 2030, this plan is projected to reduce housing costs by at least 10 percent, lower insurance premiums by 15 percent, and generate over 5,000 jobs in District 14 alone.

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So I prayed. Right there, in that room. And slowly, God took the anger away. He did not give Andrea and me the children we had longed for. But He gave me something else: a new mission. To fight for every child in this district as fiercely as if they were my own.

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In Tampa Bay's diverse District 14, family values transcend party lines. They are about protecting what matters most in an era of cultural upheaval. My campaign fights for families by championing parental rights, education transparency, and policies that honor our shared heritage while countering the radical ideologies that seek to divide us.

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I will never hold my own son or daughter. I will never watch them take their first steps or walk them down an aisle. But God has given me 750,000 people in Florida's 14th District to look after instead. And with His help, I am going to protect every one of them.

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Absolutely. God's role in family values is timeless and essential. Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu traditions all share a common emphasis: parents have a sacred responsibility to raise children with faith, discipline, and love. I support voluntary expressions of faith in family life and will ensure that government protects religious freedom without mandating it. A moral compass grounded in faith guides our children toward responsibility, respect, and purpose. That is not a political position. It is a timeless truth.

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A $10,000 federal tax credit for first-time home-buyers in high-cost regions, targeting households earning less than 120 percent of the area median income, will restore access to home-ownership for working families who have been priced out of the market.

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That is the plan He has for me. And with your help, that plan begins by flipping this seat red in November 2026.

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Yes, but thoughtfully. Schools should allow voluntary prayer and moments of reflection, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Bremerton (2022), without crossing into government-mandated religion. Returning God to schools means respecting diverse faiths while pushing back against a secular extremism that has stripped moral education from our classrooms. The results of that stripping are measurable. The CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 40% of U.S. teens report persistent sadness. Our children are struggling, and faith-based resilience, including optional chaplain services and voluntary programs, is part of the answer. I will fight for policies that make those resources available to every family that wants them.

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A federal reinsurance program will stabilize Florida's property insurance market and build on the state-level reforms already delivering early results, driving premiums down further and making coverage affordable again.

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My brother Bill was gay. He did not fully understand his own identity until his late teens, and our family loved him through every step of that journey. That experience taught me that genuine acceptance is patient, that identity takes time to develop, and that protecting children from premature, irreversible decisions is not a rejection of who they are. It is a recognition that they deserve the time to become who they will be.

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The separation of church and state, rooted in the First Amendment, protects religious freedom. It does not erase faith from public life. As the Founders intended, it prevents government from establishing a state religion while guaranteeing every American the free exercise of their own faith. I will uphold that balance by opposing any mandate on faith while defending every American's right to voluntary expression. No one should be coerced. No one should be excluded. Every family, regardless of belief, deserves to thrive.

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A 5 percent federal income tax reduction for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, paired with a $5,000 deduction for hurricane-resilient upgrades, will protect and strengthen the more than 20,000 small businesses that employ roughly 40 percent of Tampa Bay's workforce.

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Parents deserve to be partners in that journey, not bystanders locked out of it. School boards that use the classroom to advance ideological agendas instead of equipping children with math, reading, and critical thinking skills have betrayed their communities. My Children's Bill of Rights will mandate full curriculum transparency, require parental consent before exposing children to sensitive topics, and establish firm protections against gender-affirming medical interventions for minors under 18. Teachers who want to focus on educating deserve our full support, not mandates that transform the classroom into a political battleground.

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Executive Summaries: My Comprehensive Legislative Agenda

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seniors' bill of rights

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That is why the Children's Bill of Rights is not just legislation to me. It is personal. No child should be rushed into life-altering decisions their young minds cannot yet comprehend. No parent should be shut out of what is being taught in their child's classroom. And no predator, online or in person, should ever get near them.

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Five hundred million dollars in targeted federal grants over five years will fund affordable housing development and resilient infrastructure, with priority for low-income communities, veterans, and disaster-impacted areas, addressing Tampa Bay's projected need for over 250,000 new housing units by 2035.

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National security is the bedrock of our sovereignty, protecting our citizens, economy, and way of life from threats foreign and domestic. This is a sacred duty I upheld for 33 years as a career warfighter in the United States Navy, planning and executing combat and humanitarian missions across the globe. I did not learn about these threats from a briefing book. I faced them.

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Why I Fight for Every Child in Tampa Bay

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Protecting Children: Fighting for Innocence

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Florida is one of the worst states in the nation for this crime, ranking third behind only California and Texas in reported cases. Our ports, tourism corridors, agricultural sectors, and international airports create an environment that traffickers actively exploit. This isn't just a crime. It is a national security threat, and I will treat it like one.

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Tragedies from violent crimes committed by illegal immigrant criminals highlight the urgent need for strict enforcement. Drawing from my 33 years of service in the U.S. Navy, I know strong leadership saves lives and protects innocent citizens.

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The world has grown more dangerous, not less. Weak leadership over the previous four years left America's borders open, her adversaries emboldened, and her communities vulnerable. While the previous administration looked the other way, dangerous criminals, cartel operatives, and more than 70,000 lethal doses of fentanyl crossed our border every single year. Human trafficking exploded. A 2024 state-commissioned report by the University of South Florida estimates that over 700,000 people were exploited through labor and sex trafficking in Florida in a single year alone, with minors making up half of all sex trafficking victims. Florida ranks third in the nation in reported cases. This is not a distant crisis. It is happening in our neighborhoods, our ports, and our airports, right now.

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What I will do in Congress:

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The financial threat to our economy is not climate change. It is the policies sold in its name. The Inflation Reduction Act spent $369 billion on green energy subsidies. Electricity bills still rose 25%. Tampa Bay families funded the green transition through taxes AND paid higher bills. That is the real economic threat. China produces more emissions than the U.S. and EU combined, yet international climate frameworks exempt them while binding us to costs they refuse to accept. That is not climate policy. That is economic disarmament. I support genuine environmental stewardship: clean air, clean water, responsible development. But I reject the Green New Deal, federal EV mandates, and the regulatory war on American energy. America has more energy resources than any nation on Earth. My American Energy Sovereignty Act unleashes domestic production, including nuclear, and treats energy dominance as a national security imperative. Cheaper energy, not more regulation, is what families need.

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First, the Children's Bill of Rights. It is the first bill I will introduce and the most comprehensive child protection legislation ever proposed in Congress. Ten bills creating the first National Children's Advocate with subpoena power, with protections across trafficking, online exploitation, foster care, juvenile justice, and education. No child in America has a federal office whose only job is to fight for them. That changes on Day One. Second, the LEGACY Act Suite. The national debt is the greatest long-term threat facing the United States. Ten interlocking statutes that create the first structural plan to retire it permanently, not just slow its growth. It includes Social Security protection, a balanced budget mechanism, and a debt retirement trust funded by energy revenues. I did not wait to get elected to start writing legislation. 43 bills and 3 position papers. No staff. No lobbyists. I listened, I researched, and I wrote the bills. That is what ready on Day One looks like.

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Freedom of speech means the government does not get to decide which ideas Americans are allowed to hear. I spent 33 years swearing an oath to defend that principle. The First Amendment protects speech you disagree with. That is the entire point. The greatest threat to free speech today is government censorship laundered through corporate proxies. The Twitter Files documented federal agencies coordinating with social media platforms to suppress political speech and legitimate debate. That is not a private company making business decisions. That is the government using Big Tech as a censorship tool. Section 230 gives platforms legal immunity while letting them make editorial decisions like a publisher. They cannot have it both ways. Neutral platform with immunity, or editorial choices with publisher liability. Pick one. The answer to Big Tech censorship is not Big Government. It is accountability and a Constitution that means what it says.

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Both. That is the design. The Constitution does not give oversight to one branch alone. Article II makes the President responsible for running federal agencies. He appoints their leaders, sets their direction, and holds them accountable for executing the law. Article I gives Congress the power of the purse, the power of confirmation, and the authority to investigate, subpoena, and hold agencies accountable when they fail. The problem is not that one branch has too much authority. The problem is that Congress has spent decades handing its authority to the executive and then complaining about executive overreach. I spent 33 years in the Navy. I understand chain of command. The President leads the executive branch. But I also understand accountability. No commander operates without oversight and no agency should either. I will reassert congressional oversight with the seriousness that responsibility demands.

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Proving citizenship to vote is common sense. I support the SAVE America Act. You need an ID to board a plane, buy cold medicine, or open a bank account. Proving you are a citizen before you vote for the people who run your country is not an unreasonable ask. But the requirement only works if every legitimate citizen can meet it. If proof of citizenship becomes the standard, the federal government should fund free replacement birth certificates and marriage certificates for any citizen who needs one. State vital records offices should offer extended hours and mobile units. Existing federal databases, including Social Security, passport records, and USCIS naturalization files, can verify citizenship when physical documents are lost or inaccessible. Making it easier to prove citizenship and requiring proof of citizenship are not in conflict. We do both. We do not abandon election security because compliance takes effort.

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Education belongs to parents, states, and local communities. Not Washington. The Department of Education should be eliminated. Pre-school is a family decision. The federal government has no role in it. K-12 is where the federal government has a limited but legitimate role: protecting children. My Children's Bill of Rights establishes curriculum transparency, parental consent rights, school choice with federal dollars following the child, and protections against AI-driven profiling in schools. My CIVICS Act restores civic literacy so the next generation understands the republic they inherit. But managing classrooms and setting curriculum is not a federal function. At the higher education level, universities that accept federal funding should be accountable for outcomes. Tuition has outpaced inflation for decades while graduation rates stagnate. Accountability, not blank checks. The answer at every level is the same: empower families, protect children, demand results.