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Did Mike Beltran champion school choice in Tallahassee?

Matches stated direction. He voted for the 2019 and 2021 school choice laws, did not vote on the 2023 bill opening savings accounts to every student, and sponsored none of them.

Mike Beltran

School choice

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What they say

His campaign says he championed school choice in Tallahassee.

“Mike championed school choice in Tallahassee”

What the record shows ·

He voted Y in 2019 on the bill that created the Family Empowerment Scholarship, which passed 76-39, and in 2021 on the school choice law that widened it, which passed 79-36. On the 2023 bill that opened education savings accounts to every student, which passed 83-27, the House records him as not voting.

Limit: He voted for the 2019 and 2021 school choice laws and did not vote on the 2023 one. He sponsored none of them.

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  1. Mike Beltran for Congress, platformhttps://beltranforcongress.com/platform

    Mike Beltran for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Thirteen headings, from health care and taxes to guns, abortion and elections.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Mike Beltran champion school choice in Tallahassee?

  2. House vote, CS/SB 7070 passage, April 30, 2019 (document)

    Florida House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed 76-39. Beltran voted Y.

    official legislative record

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  3. CS/SB 7070 (2019), K-12 Educationhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7070

    The Florida Senate · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Became chapter 2019-23. Created the Family Empowerment Scholarship.

    official legislative record

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  4. House vote, CS/HB 7045 passage, April 21, 2021 (document)

    Florida House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed 79-36. Beltran (District 57) voted Y.

    official legislative record

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  5. CS/HB 7045 (2021), School Choicehttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7045

    The Florida Senate · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Became chapter 2021-27. Widened the Family Empowerment Scholarship to students with disabilities, among other changes. Beltran is not among its sponsors.

    official legislative record

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  6. House vote, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1 passage, March 17, 2023 (document)

    Florida House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed 83-27 with 9 not voting. Beltran is listed with no vote.

    official legislative record

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  7. CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1 (2023), Educationhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1

    The Florida Senate · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Became chapter 2023-16. Opened education savings accounts to all students.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Mike Beltran champion school choice in Tallahassee?