
Paul Renner
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Davidson College, Davidson, NC, B.A, History, 1989
Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Juris Doctorate, 1994
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Navy, Commander, 1989-2013
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Representative, FL House, 2015-2024
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Florida Governor
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2017-18
A+
2024
94%, 94%†
2021-2022
90%
2017
95%, 89% (cum.)†
2023
B
2023
75%
2017-18
|A+
2024
|94%, 94%†
2021-2022
|90%
2017
|95%, 89% (cum.)†
2023
|B
2023
|75%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2024
27%
2021
0%
2015
0%
2017-18
F
2024
|27%
2021
|0%
2017-18
|F
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
Stand For Health Freedom
Patriot Parents
OTHER (1)
Florida State Fraternal Order of Police FOP
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (14)
Ron DeSantis (2024)
Dorcas Hernandez (2022)
Lange Sykes (2016)
W. Travis Cummings (2016)
Maverick PAC (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (63)
Charlie Stone (2026)
Florida First Initiative (2026)
Homegrown Values (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
Americans For Liberty and Prosperity (2025)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
American Nurses Association (2015)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)
American Nurses Association (2022)
International Longshoremens Association (2022)
Florida Justice Association (2021)
Walt Disney Company (2021)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (2020)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate received a grade of A from the NRA-Political Victory Fund.
Candidate debate. PDB Podcast YouTube. 2 Jul 2026. 2 hrs.
Candidate speech. Florida GOP Sunshine State Showdown. YouTube. 27 Jun 2026. 22 min.
Recorded video statement & audio Q&A presented during candidate debate. The Miami Independent. 25 Jul 2025. Starts at 3 hrs 56:13 min.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Never, we have a duty to protect life.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
A minimum wage cannot change the law of supply and demand. The government should not mandate the price of labor above its market value.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Stronger enforcement against Medicaid fraud, aggressive gubernatorial vetoes of pork barrel projects, and elimination of out dated government programs.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The idea of "separation of church and state" is not a term found in the Constitution. The Constitution provides for both the free exercise of religion as well as prohibits the federal government from forming a state religion.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, it's important as an ally in the Middle East.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a life long Christian, who accepted Christ as a young teen and have been a devoted follower ever since. I seek to follow Him and act in a way that furthers His Kingdom.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We need an ID to get on a plane or rent a car and certainly should to vote.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Never.
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Given current technology, fossil fuels and Nuclear energy are the most reliable energy to meet the energy demands of the future.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Punishment for the guilty, and to deliver justice for the victim.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Government should never restrict the rights of a law-abiding citizen to own or carry a gun.
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