Hector Rivera
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Florida Senate (40 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve or reject many of the governor's picks for top state jobs. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Real estate broker
Background
- Won the August 18, 2026 Republican primary for Senate District 30 with 61.33% of the vote over Jerusa Zitta. source: floridaelectionwatch.gov
- Real estate broker who started a real estate business in 1988, per the campaign site. source: electriverafl.com
- Heads American Dream Investment Realty, according to The Ballot Brief citing Florida Politics. source: theballotbrief.com
- Campaign site says Rivera speaks English, Hebrew, Spanish and Portuguese. source: electriverafl.com
- Has worked as a real estate broker since 1988 and heads American Dream Investment Realty (Florida Politics, as cited by The Ballot Brief). source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Reduce homeowner's insurance premiums, including policyholder-owned reciprocal exchanges source: electriverafl.com
- School safety: hardened-infrastructure grants, weapon detection, student mental health counselors source: electriverafl.com
- State-funded "Veteran Teacher Bonus" for Broward and Palm Beach teachers source: electriverafl.com
- Canal dredging and state funding for the South Florida Water Management District source: electriverafl.com
- Limit state preemption of local master plans ("Density Ceiling") source: electriverafl.com
- Lower costs source: theballotbrief.com
- Improve school safety source: theballotbrief.com
- Strengthen neighborhoods source: theballotbrief.com
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