District 108
https://reelectroyhardemon.splashthat.com/
Community housing advocate
State representative since 2016
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House District 108 runs north from 36th Street up to the Biscayne River area. It goes east from Northwest 17th Avenue toward Biscayne Bay. It includes areas like Liberty City, Little River, El Portal and Biscayne Park.
The seat is up again, after only two years, because of statewide redistricting in 2016.
Instead of a formal questionnaire we decided to share the candidates’ positions on a few key issues based on questions we received from you, our readers.
Roy Hardemon is running for another term after two years representing District 108. He’s the uncle of City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon and has worked as a community activist and organizer for decades. Hardemon’s also dealt with a long list of prior arrests and issues related to domestic violence but he’s never served jail time.
Hardemon’s opponents are Joseph Beauvil and Dotie Joseph.
Gun reform
He supports a ban on assault weapons and universal background checks. In an interview with the League of Women Voters he’s said that he’s a former gun owner and doesn’t oppose the Second Amendment, but he does support responsible gun ownership.
Crime prevention
After his grandson was shot and killed in Opa-locka, Hardemon said he wanted to create legislation to create stronger penalties for carrying a gun within 1,000 feet of a school to help curb violence in parts of the district like Liberty City and Brownsville.
Environment
He shared some of his views in an interview with the League of Women Voters: “Preservation of our inland waterways is equally important … Visitors and residents alike enjoy fishing, boating and kayaking. Even more important is having clean, fresh water for drinking, bathing and washing clothes. We don’t want our cities to ever have to experience what is happening in Flint, Michigan.”
Criminal justice
We couldn’t find a public statement from the candidate on the issue.
Voter Restoration Act
We couldn’t find a public statement from the candidate on the issue.
Medical and recreational marijuana
We couldn’t find a public statement from the candidate on the issue. Last year he voted in favor of medical marijuana legislation.