Florida State Representative, District 81

Yvette Benarroch was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1990 to 1992, and co-owns a landscaping business in the Naples and Marco Island area¹²³. She was elected to the Florida House in 2024 and previously led the Collier County chapter of Moms for Liberty and served as vice chair of the Collier County Republican Party³².

Where they stand 7 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • 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
  • Co-sponsored 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. (2026) source
  • Her campaign issues page says she is 100% pro-Second Amendment. (2026) 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
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Co-introduced HB 743 (2026), which adds enforcement, including state civil actions, against people who help provide banned gender transition treatment to minors; it died on the House calendar. (2026) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 1134 (2026), which bars counties and cities from funding or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion or taking official action on it; it passed the House 77 to 37. (2026-03-10) source
  • Co-introduced HB 1001 (2026), the House bill barring counties and cities from funding or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion or taking official action on it; its Senate companion, SB 1134, became law. (2026) source
• Election rulesPhoto ID required, with current access otherwiselow

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign issues page says she supports mandatory voter ID and making all election crimes a felony in Florida. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on HB 991 (2026), which requires election officials to verify that registered voters are U.S. citizens and to record the proof used; it passed the House 83 to 31. (2026-02-25) source
  • Co-introduced HB 991 (2026), the elections bill requiring citizenship verification of registered voters. (2026) source
  • In the VOTE411 guide she wrote that only eligible U.S. citizens should vote and that she supported and co-introduced this session's legislation strengthening citizenship verification and safeguards in Florida's elections. (2026) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • In the VOTE411 guide she wrote that she is pro-life, that Florida law already protects unborn life while recognizing limited exceptions, and that she will keep advocating for a culture that values life. (2026) source
  • Her campaign issues page says she will protect the sanctity of life. (2026) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • In her 2024 Ballotpedia survey she said she would work to empower men and women in uniform to enforce immigration laws and stop the flow of illegal drugs. (2024) source
  • 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

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, 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, Religion in schools, China policy.