Jake Hoffman beats all Republican
candidates in a Tampa Bay Chamber Straw Poll within their own
district.
TAMPA,
Fla., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
Entrepreneur, Jake Hoffman who is
running for State House District 65
won in the most recent 2022 Tampa Bay Chamber Straw Poll
over Karen Gonzalez Pittman. Jake
won amongst the Republican candidates, in a heavily leaned room of
political insiders where Karen was thought to be the establishment
pick. "Despite being one of the most anti-establishment candidates
in the cycle, the choice is becoming clear even in a room full of
establishment insiders and lobbyists with significant political and
financial pressure to back my opponent, Karen Pittman is STILL not palatable as a
candidate," Hoffman says.
Tampa Bay Chamber is an accredited not-for-profit membership
organization recognized by education, community, business, and
government leaders. The vision of this organization is an engaged
and inclusive community driven by business prosperity. The event
was held at Amalie Arena within District 65 and the results are
more meaningful than other results as this straw poll was taken
downtown Tampa encompassed within
District 65 of the Florida State House.
This win in which the votes amongst Republicans were split also
indicates that Jake could potentially cruise through the general
election against Democrat Jen
McDonald. Jen is a progressive liberal who has not been able
to convert NPA or Republican voters, unlike some other local
Democrats in the same poll in different districts who were able to
court Republicans. Reading between the lines, Hoffman is expected
to have a significant edge in the business community going into the
general election, due to his involvement within the startup and
entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.
The results of the poll for State Representative District 65 are
as follows:
Jen McDonald (DEM) 37.09%,
Jake Hoffman (REP) 28.64%,
Karen Gonzalez Pittman (REP) 28.17%,
and Michael C Minardi (REP) 6.1%.
Jake Hoffman has established
himself as a conservative leader in Tampa
Bay having spent the last four years serving as the
President of the TBYR organization. The organization has been
credited with influencing significant legislation in Florida including the 2021 Election Integrity
Bill and fought heavily for small business rights during the
pandemic against an overbearing local government. Jake says, "We're
taking this as a huge win, but the real win is happening every day
at the doors, where average Republican voters are overwhelmingly
supporting my campaign; based on our internal numbers, this race
has the potential to turn into a landslide victory. I'm sure
they're going to have to release some fake polling numbers from
pay-for-play outlets like St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics next week
to give her dwindling supporters false confidence because it's not
even close."
Jake has the support of many local Republican groups and leaders
in Tampa Bay. A small business
co-founder, digital entrepreneur, and former President of The Tampa
Bay Young Republicans, he is running to replace Jackie Toledo, who is not running for
re-election but pursuing a bid for Congress. District 65 includes
South Tampa, MacDill Air Force
Base, Davis and Harbour Islands, and Westchase. Visit the website
to learn more.
Media Contact
Matt Doster, Jake For State
House, (850) 222-8156, press@flspr.com
SOURCE Jake For State House