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Kimberly "Kim" Berfield

Republican · Incumbent

Florida House member, District 58

Kimberly Berfield was born in Houston, earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from the University of Central Florida and an MBA from Northeastern University, and has worked as a vice president at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, a government affairs director at WellCare Health Plans and deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Health1. She has represented Florida House District 58 since 2022 and faces Democrat Bryan Beckman on November 3, 202612.

Where they stand 14 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

  • AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 300 (2023), which banned most abortions after six weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and trafficking up to 15 weeks and for the mother's life or serious health risk; it passed the House 70 to 40. (2023-04-13) source
  • School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 1 (2023), which made every Florida K-12 student eligible for a state scholarship that can pay for private school or home education; it passed the House 83 to 27. (2023-03-17) source
    • Her campaign site says permitting families to identify and pursue education for their children in the best environment for each child will help students excel, and that the government should not stand between parents and their child. (2024) source
  • DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 266 (2023), which barred public colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs; it passed the House 81 to 34. (2023-05-03) source
  • Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 254 (2023), which banned puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for minors as treatment for gender dysphoria; it passed the House 83 to 28. (2023-05-04) source
  • Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 1069 (2023), which extended limits on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade and expanded the process for parents to object to school library books; it passed the House 77 to 35. (2023-03-31) source
  • Death penaltyExpand it and use it more often, including for crimes like child rapemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 1297 (2023), which allows the death penalty for sexual battery of a child under 12; it passed the House 95 to 14. (2023-04-13) source
    • Voted yes on SB 450 (2023), which allows a death sentence when at least 8 of 12 jurors recommend it instead of requiring a unanimous jury; it passed the House 80 to 30. (2023-04-13) source
  • China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 264 (2023), which restricts people and companies from China and several other countries from buying land in Florida, with the strictest limits on China; it passed the House 95 to 17. (2023-05-04) source
  • RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 1-D (2026), which redrew Florida's congressional districts in the middle of the decade at the governor's request; it passed the House 83 to 28. (2026-04-29) source
  • Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 1 (2024), which would have barred social media accounts for children under 16; the governor vetoed it and a narrower bill, HB 3, later passed nearly unanimously; it passed the House 106 to 13. (2024-01-24) source
  • GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 543 (2023), which allows carrying a concealed weapon without a permit; it passed the House 76 to 32. (2023-03-24) source
    • Voted yes on HB 759 (2025), which would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; it died in the Senate; it passed the House 78 to 34. (2025-03-26) source
    • Voted yes on HB 133 (2026), which would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; it died in the Senate; it passed the House 74 to 37. (2026-01-15) source
  • ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 2-C (2025), which created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, funded local cooperation with federal immigration agents and required local law enforcement to take part; it passed the House 85 to 30. (2025-02-13) source
    • Voted yes on SB 4-C (2025), which created state crimes for entering Florida after entering the country illegally and required those charged to be held without bond; it passed the House 85 to 29. (2025-02-13) source
  • Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 931 (2024), which lets school districts choose to allow volunteer chaplains in schools; it passed the House 89 to 25. (2024-02-22) source
  • Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 1645 (2024), a broad energy bill that removed most references to climate change from state law, banned offshore wind turbines, eased natural gas pipeline rules and ordered a study of advanced nuclear technology; it passed the House 81 to 29. (2024-03-07) source
  • E-Verify mandateNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 1718 (2023), which required private employers with 25 or more workers to use E-Verify, created penalties for transporting people who entered the country illegally, and voided out of state driver licenses issued to people without legal status; it passed the House 83 to 36. (2023-05-02) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Transgender athletes.

Record

  • Elected to the Florida House in 2022 from District 58, succeeding Lawrence McClure, and assigned in 2023 to 2024 to the Ways and Means Committee1.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (21)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. Kimberly BerfieldBallotpedia
  2. Candidate Listing for 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative)Florida Division of Elections
  3. Kimberly Berfield for State House (The Issues)Kimberly Berfield campaign
  4. Floor vote, SB 300 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  5. Floor vote, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  6. Floor vote, CS/CS/CS/SB 266 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  7. Floor vote, CS/SB 254 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  8. Floor vote, CS/CS/HB 1069 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  9. Floor vote, CS/CS/HB 1297 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  10. Floor vote, CS/CS/SB 450 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  11. Floor vote, CS/CS/SB 264 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  12. Floor vote, HB 1-D (2026 Special Session D), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  13. Floor vote, CS/HB 1 (2024), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  14. Floor vote, HB 931 (2024), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  15. Floor vote, CS/CS/HB 1645 (2024), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  16. Floor vote, CS/CS/SB 1718 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  17. Floor vote, SB 2-C (2025), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  18. Floor vote, SB 4-C (2025), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  19. Floor vote, CS/HB 543 (2023), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  20. Floor vote, HB 759 (2025), House passageFlorida House of Representatives
  21. Floor vote, HB 133 (2026), House passageFlorida House of Representatives