10 Facts About Lizbeth Benacquisto

Lizbeth Benacquisto is a Republican politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2020.

Lizbeth Benacquisto was a candidate in the 2014 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district.

Lizbeth Benacquisto served as a Wellington Village Councilwoman from 2002 to 2010.

Rader accused Lizbeth Benacquisto of committing 105 election law violations in a television advertisement, a claim which Politifact rated as a true statement.

When Florida Senate districts were reconfigured in 2012, Lizbeth Benacquisto ran for re-election in the 30th District.

Lizbeth Benacquisto moved to Fort Myers in the new 30th, won her party's nomination unopposed, and faced off against Democratic nominee Debbie Jordan in the general election.

Lizbeth Benacquisto supported legislation that would exempt "certain manufacturing equipment from the state's sales tax," so as to potentially allow manufacturing companies to expand operations within the state.

Lizbeth Benacquisto's district was reconfigured and renumbered after court-ordered redistricting in 2016.

On February 3,2014, Lizbeth Benacquisto announced her candidacy for the United States Congress in the 19th District of Florida.

Lizbeth Benacquisto was endorsed by former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin in March 2014.