Who is running for Florida House, District 78 in 2026?

Teacher, small business owner and nonprofit leader

Cindy Banyai holds a Ph.D. from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, has worked in community development for more than 20 years, and describes herself as a teacher, small business owner and nonprofit leader who is also a former professional boxer¹. She is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 78, an open seat, and faces Republican Susan Frantz on November 3, 2026².

Where they stand 6 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her Fair & Free Florida plan calls for a $22 an hour minimum wage with annual increases based on the federal cost of living adjustment. (2026) source
• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her plan calls for ending private and religious school vouchers and moving administration of the Step Up scholarships into the Florida Department of Education. (2026) source
• Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her plan calls for universal all day pre-K and child care vouchers for working families. (2026) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her plan calls for Medicaid expansion, child care vouchers, a 5 percent annual rental increase cap and full funding of the Sadowski affordable housing fund. (2026) source
• Curriculum and booksLocally elected school boardsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her plan calls for returning education choices to school districts, repealing the Stop WOKE Act and ending the Don't Say Gay law. (2026) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign site says body autonomy has been denied in Florida and that she will restore freedom. (2026) source

No public position found on: Business regulation, Healthcare, 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, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Founder and CEO, Frantz Marketing Solutions

Susan Frantz is the founder and CEO of Frantz Marketing Solutions, a Fort Myers firm that does strategic communications for businesses, nonprofits and institutions, and she serves on the boards of Our Mother's Home, the Cancer Alliance Network, the American Cancer Society and SWFL, Inc.¹. She is the Republican candidate for the open Florida House District 78 seat and faces Democrat Cindy Banyai on November 3, 2026¹².

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, 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.