ORLANDO, Fla. – Democrat Kristen Arrington beat out Republican Jose Martinez for the District 25 seat in the Florida Senate on Tuesday night.
Florida Senate District 25 consists of Osceola County and part of Orange County.
Nov. 5 Results For Central Florida Races
Votes
%
Kristen Arrington(D)
Jose Martinez(R)
(147 / 148)
Kristen Arrington
Kristen Arrington, a Democrat, defeated Carmen Torres and Alan Grayson in the District 25 Democratic Primary in August. She is currently a member of the Florida State House representing District 46, but she is term-limited. Arrington is the wife of Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington and the daughter-in-law of Elections Supervisor Mary Jane Arrington.
According to her campaign website, Arrington vows to keep Florida students safe, address the affordable housing crisis, fight to keep insurance costs down, protect Florida’s water supply and to expand healthcare.
Jose Martinez
Jose Martinez, a Republican, defeated Jon Arguello in the District 25 Republican Primary in August.
According to his campaign website, Martinez is an immigrant who built a small business in Osceola County. He supports traditional conservative values like parental rights and reducing restrictions on guns. He supports capping property tax increases for non-homestead properties and extending homestead exemptions, changing the way homeowners associations fine homeowners, and increasing pay for first responders.