Deva Simmons
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Educator
Background
- Born in Brooklyn, New York; moved to Florida in 1995 and has lived in Polk County since 2002. source: devasimmons.com
- Has worked more than 20 years in education. source: devasimmons.com
- Board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Lakeland. source: devasimmons.com
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- Affordable health care, lower prescription costs for seniors, protect the ACA source: devasimmons.com
- Economic stability: living wage and support for small businesses source: devasimmons.com
- Education: teacher pay and expanded early childhood education source: devasimmons.com
- Defend democracy: voting rights, oppose gerrymandering source: devasimmons.com
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