Barbara Sharief

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Barbara Sharief (Democratic Party) is a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 35. She assumed office on November 5, 2024. Her current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Sharief (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 35. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Barbara Sharief was born in Miami Beach, Florida. Sharief graduated from the Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1992. She earned an associate degree in nursing from Miami-Dade Community College in 1994, a bachelor's degree in nursing from Florida International University in 1996, a graduate degree in nursing from Florida International University in 2000, and a Doctor of Nursing from Wilkes University in 2017. Her career experience includes working as a nurse practitioner. Sharief opened a homecare service business in 2001. She served as president of the Florida Association of Counties.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 35

Barbara Sharief defeated Vincent Parlatore in the general election for Florida State Senate District 35 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Barbara Sharief (D)	56.4	140,564
	Vincent Parlatore (R)	43.6	108,777

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 249,341
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35

Barbara Sharief defeated Chad Klitzman and Rodney W. Jacobs Jr. in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35 on August 20, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Barbara Sharief	46.6	15,161
	Chad Klitzman	34.9	11,359
	Rodney W. Jacobs Jr.	18.6	6,045

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,565
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Vincent Parlatore advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 35.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Lauren Book won election in the general election for Florida State Senate District 35.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35

Incumbent Lauren Book defeated Barbara Sharief in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35 on August 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lauren Book	60.3	37,953
	Barbara Sharief	39.7	24,944

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,897
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Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Vincent Parlatore (R)

Campaign finance

Special election

Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Democratic primary)

Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Republican primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on January 11, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)	79.0	44,707
	Jason Mariner (R)	19.4	10,966
	Mike ter Maat (L)	0.7	395
	Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation)	0.5	265
	Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation)	0.5	262
	Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	22

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,617
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robert Ornelas (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	23.8	11,662
		Dale Holness	23.8	11,657
		Barbara Sharief	17.7	8,684
		Perry Thurston	14.8	7,283
		Bobby DuBose	7.0	3,458
		Omari Hardy	5.9	2,902
	Submit photo	Priscilla Taylor	3.4	1,677
		Elvin Dowling	1.3	646
		Emmanuel Morel	0.9	454
		Phil Jackson	0.7	343
	Submit photo	Imran Siddiqui	0.6	316

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,082
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Jason Mariner defeated Greg Musselwhite in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jason Mariner	57.8	3,500
	Greg Musselwhite	42.2	2,553

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,053
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Campaign finance

Candidate profile

Regular election

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick defeated Drew-Montez Clark in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)	72.3	136,215
	Drew-Montez Clark (R)	27.7	52,151

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,366
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick defeated Dale Holness and Anika Tene Omphroy in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on August 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	65.6	47,601
	Dale Holness	28.6	20,783
	Anika Tene Omphroy	5.8	4,197

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,581
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Drew-Montez Clark advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20.

Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Barbara Sharief did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Barbara Sharief did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Special election

Barbara Sharief did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

The following themes were listed on Sharief's campaign website:

“

Quality Healthcare for All

COVID-19 has overburdened our healthcare system and caused access to care issues that must be addressed
Restore funding for HIV and AIDS support programs within Florida
HIV and AIDS disproportionately affects blacks and Latinos. Funding must be increased for prevention and education within these communities

Expand Medicare Coverage

Permanently approve telehealth visits as a covered service for seniors
Advocate to approve more preventative care for seniors experiencing early stages of chronic health conditions
Expand coverage of brand and generic medications
Advocate to decrease costs of prescription drugs by negotiating with manufacturers and other countries
Close the Medicare Part D “Donut Hole” coverage gap

Expand Medicaid Coverage

Advocate for all states to accept Medicaid expansion coverage
Create Federal programs to provide Medicaid coverage for those located in states that refuse to accept Medicaid Expansion benefits for low-income adults

Strengthen Education

Increase funding for public education
Increase STEM funding: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
More PELL grants for higher education
Advocate for increased pay rates for educators
Provide additional supplemental funding for college students who choose the field of education

Water Resources

Ensure an adequate water supply
Protect water quality in the State
Advocate for the Army Corp of Engineers to complete the 68 programs approved to improve water flow in the EAA

Protect our Environmental Resources

Support our farming industry
Continued support for PILT
Protect CDBG funds and advocate for increases especially in rural areas and those hardest hit by COVID 19
Invest in clean energy to decrease reliance on fossil fuels and stop the damaging effects of climate change
Support local governments and other entities by providing funding for drinking water, storm water, and wastewater projects

Note: Barbara was recently appointed to the County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries and the Lake Worth Lagoon

Create Good Paying Jobs

Support legislation that creates incentives for manufacturing here in America to meet the needs of consumers
Support a federal minimum wage of $15.00
Support affordable housing programs
Support legislation to provide funding to repair aging infrastructure like roads, bridges and railways which also help to create good paying jobs and restore our economy

Financial Assistance for Those Permanently Damaged by the COVID 19 Pandemic

Advocate for increased monthly payments for families affected by the pandemic
Advocate for paid family and medical leave to cover those affected by COVID

Support for Israel

Support continued assistance for Israel
Oppose the BDS movement
Support a comprehensive two-state solution
Oppose efforts by Iran to further develop nuclear technology

LGBTQ Rights

Support the Human Rights Campaign
Support the Equality Act to provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people across key areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service
Advocate for equality and rights for Transgender and Non-Binary persons
Support funding for affordable housing for LGBTQ singles and married couples

Social Justice

Protect voter rights and remove obstacles to voter participation
Combat racial injustice – fair administration of justice, end racial profiling, consistency in sentencing
Equal employment opportunities, pay equity
Reduce hunger and food insecurity

Women’s Issues

Protect women’s reproductive rights
Equal pay
Eliminate sexual harassment
Equal opportunity to succeed

Labor

Increase the federal minimum wage
Protection from employment discrimination
End harassment in the workplace
Expand family medical leave benefits
Overtime pay protection

Protect Social Security

Oppose cuts to Social Security
Reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the system

Voting Rights

End discriminatory voter identification laws
Full restoration of felon rights
Protect elections from foreign interference^[3]^[4]

”

Regular election

Barbara Sharief did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Barbara Sharief campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Florida State Senate District 35	Won general	$609,551	$531,472
2022	Florida State Senate District 35	Lost primary	$670,044	$666,821
2022	U.S. House Florida District 20	Withdrew primary	$1,014,810	$1,021,181
Grand total			$2,294,405	$2,219,474
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

↑ Barbara Sharief's 2021 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 28, 2021
↑ Florida State Senate, "Barbara Sharief," accessed February 11, 2025
↑ Barbara Sharief's 2021 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 27, 2021
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Preceded by Lauren Book (D)	Florida State Senate District 35 2024-Present	Succeeded by -

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Vacancies (1)

[1] Barbara Sharief's 2021 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 28, 2021

[2] Florida State Senate, "Barbara Sharief," accessed February 11, 2025

[3] Barbara Sharief's 2021 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 27, 2021

[quotedisclaimer-4] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Barbara Sharief

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 35

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35

Republican primary election

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

General election

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 35

Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Special election

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Candidate profile

Regular election

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 20

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

Special election

Campaign website

Regular election

Campaign finance summary

Scorecards

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