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Joseph Thornton

American Solidarity Party · Florida · 2026

Running for Florida Senate District 6, Florida

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Opposes the death penalty and has drafted legislative proposals to reduce executions
  • Supports stronger oversight and protections for immigration detainees
  • Supports statewide engagement on safeguarding people from harmful uses of artificial intelligence
Biography

Dr. Joseph Thornton is the American Solidarity Party candidate for Florida Senate District 6, per his campaign site. A partially retired psychiatrist, he served as Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at the North Florida VA and as medical executive director at Union Correctional Institution and the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, per his campaign site. He founded the Alachua Area Medical Reserve Corps and has lived in the Gainesville/Alachua area for more than 20 years, per his campaign site.

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Florida Senate District 6Florida · 2026Alachua County sample ballot

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