José R. Oliva
José R. Oliva
Florida Republican Senate nominee?
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AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age53 years old (Jan 6, 1973)
GenderMale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundPolitician
EducationSt. Thomas University (attended; did not graduate)
Notable personal detailsJosé R. Oliva is an American Republican politician and former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 110 (Hialeah and Miami Lakes) from 2011 to 2020. He served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020. Outside government, he has worked in the cigar industry and has been associated with Oliva Cigar-related business leadership.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
As Florida House Speaker José R. Oliva supported policies to avoid tax increases for homeowners and the state budget and backed targeted tax reductions for businesses; he opposed new or broad tax increases and pushed for tax relief measures rather than expanding taxation. His legislative leadership emphasized holding the line on taxes while prioritizing budget reserves and selective tax policy changes.
Healthcare
Supports market-based reforms to reduce health-care costs, including reducing regulations on providers, increasing scope-of-practice for advanced practice nurses, and promoting competition to counter hospital consolidation; opposes Medicaid expansion in Florida.
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Immigration & Border
José R. Oliva supported measures to verify workers’ immigration status (E-Verify) and expressed concern about exempting businesses, while opposing granting state agencies broad random-audit authority over private employers. His public statements favor enforcement of employment eligibility checks but caution against heavy regulatory burdens on private businesses.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports restrictions on abortion, endorsing measures such as a mandatory waiting or “cooling off” period and requiring informational disclosures for women seeking abortions, and has described life as beginning at conception. He has said the issue involves balancing the rights of the pregnant person and the fetus and has apologized for controversial language used while discussing these views.
Climate & Energy
Public record shows José R. Oliva has engaged in energy-adjacent legislative actions as Florida House Speaker (for example supporting moving the state Office of Energy), but there are no clear, detailed public policy statements or a voting record locating him as strongly for or against specific climate or energy-transition policies. Available sources document administrative and leadership actions without a coherent, specific climate & energy policy platform.
News
José R. Oliva is in the news amid Florida’s redistricting fight, after the Florida Supreme Court allowed Republican-drawn U.S. House maps to be used in the 2026 midterm elections while litigation continues. The ruling gives Republicans more certainty in Florida and could help them improve their chances of winning additional House seats. More broadly, recent court decisions and redistricting battles in other states are shaping the 2026 House map, but the summaries do not show any separate new action by Oliva himself.
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