Private citizen (retired journalist, publisher of The Paradise Progressive)

David Silverberg is a retired journalist and permanent Florida resident since 2013 who has written the political blog The Paradise Progressive since 2018¹. He was founding editor of Homeland Security Today, managing editor of The Hill, and communications director for a 2018 congressional campaign in District 19¹. He lists a 2021 resolution reaffirming Collier County's allegiance to the Constitution among his career highlights¹.

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign platform says to stop diverting public school dollars to charter and parochial schools. (2026) source
• Curriculum and booksKeep access broad; removals should be raremedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign platform says to end book bans. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.