JOHNNY’S BACKGROUND AND VALUES
Johnny Austin Thompson is a lifelong resident of Escambia County, raised with the values of community service and accountability. A product of our local schools, he understands the importance of accessible healthcare, safe neighborhoods, and creating good jobs for families like yours. Johnny believes in transparent leadership and working diligently for all residents, not just the well-connected. His vision for Florida House District 2 is rooted in accountability, service, and a focus on securing a prosperous future for every family in our community.
EXPANDING MEDICAID
Florida’s healthcare system ranks 39th in the nation. Sixteen percent of working-age Floridians are uninsured, ranking Florida 48th, and more than 400,000 children across the state have no health coverage at all. That’s unacceptable.
Florida is one of only ten states that has not expanded Medicaid. Expansion would provide coverage to roughly half a million uninsured Floridians, with the federal government covering 90% of the cost. Floridians are already paying federal income taxes that help fund Medicaid expansion in 40 other states, it’s time to bring those federal dollars home.
Let’s bring home the federal dollars.
EXPANDING ACCESS TO VETERANS’ CARE
Nearly 1.4 million veterans call Florida home, including about 33,000 in Escambia County. Pensacola already has a VA clinic, but Northwest Florida needs full-service hospital care closer to home.
VA hospitals are federally operated, so Johnny will work with Florida’s federal delegation while supporting better transportation, mental health services, local partnerships, and veteran service officers here at home.
Those 2 things are just the beginning.
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HELP KEEP THIS CAMPAIGN IN THE FIGHT.
Johnny is running to bring down the cost of living, protect health care, fully fund our public schools, and cut property taxes for District 2 families. Grassroots donations are how this campaign competes.
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