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Charles Burkett
2026 CANDIDATE RECORD

Charles Burkett

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Investor; former Surfside mayor

Source review: 2026-10-16
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Professional Background

Longtime Surfside public official and investor. His campaign describes four decades of public service and a finance/business background. He was Surfside mayor during the 2021 condominium collapse.

Experience

  • Surfside mayor
  • Real-estate investment and business ownership

Education

  • University of Miami: BS in finance (candidate-reported)

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Positions & Public Record

taxes

Homestead tax phaseout

After ten residency years, proposes increasing homestead exemptions ten percentage points annually toward elimination, with family transferability.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
healthcare

Risk-based health insurance

Proposes standardized insurance; pre-existing-condition care would use separate administration, means-tested loans up to $200,000, income-capped repayments and a state pool.

Candidate-stated healthcare redesign, not enacted. It would change financing for pre-existing conditions and requires applicable state and federal authority.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
housing

Insurance competition

Supports competing carriers, selectable deductibles and property-tax offsets for approved hurricane fortification.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
transportation

Year-long auto policies

Would require non-cancellable twelve-month policies before vehicle-registration renewal, with limited exceptions.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
housing

Renovation over density

Would repeal Live Local and prioritize renovation over new construction to slow overcrowding.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
housing

Workforce housing

Favors workforce-housing development in nearby lower-cost areas rather than expensive affluent neighborhoods.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
technology

Data-center referendums

Would require approval by referendum in both the affected county and city.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
environment

Polluter accountability

Supports clean air and water and accountability for polluters.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
transportation

Road tolls and transit

Would remove public-road tolls, paid express lanes and gas taxes while considering rail and bus expansion.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
democracy

Future employee pensions

Would honor existing pensions but offer new public employees portable defined-contribution plans with immediate vesting.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
education

Teaching standards

Wants high education standards, tighter costs and retention of teachers he considers effective.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform
healthcare

Medical choice

Supports stronger Right to Try protections and less bureaucratic interference in medical research.

Candidate-stated proposal, not an enacted measure or verified outcome; implementation depends on the authority, legislation and funding required.

Publication date not stated · campaign-platform

Follow the Money

Reporting period: 2026-05-04 – 2026-10-09.

Reported Receipts
$250,000.00
Reported Disbursements
$27,216.92
Loans
$250,000.00
Monetary Contributions
$0.00
In-Kind Contributions
$0.00

Figures belong to this account and reporting period. They are not lifetime funding or personal wealth. Receipts, in-kind contributions, loans and spending are separate measures.

Candidate committee receipts and independent expenditures are different money flows. Outside spending has not been comprehensively acquired. Missing records do not mean zero funding or no support. Contributor legal classifications are not inferred from a donor’s industry or political views.

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Sources & Further Records

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