From Seed To Solution - Farmer Banks For Florida House

Banks Helrich for Florida House District 25

The Problem

Over the past five years, the cost of living in Florida has significantly increased putting Florida above the national average.

As a state without income taxes, you would think Floridians could afford to live in Florida. Just the contrary. The increased cost of rent, buying a home, home insurance and car insurance are forcing Floridians to leave the state.

Development has exploded putting pressure on our natural resources. Traffic has clogged our rural areas, and our shoreline is shrinking. We will live with these problems, or together we will work on solutions.

Floridians cannot afford to live in Florida.

Banks standing in a field on a farm during a foggy morning with his hands in his pocket

The Solution

Listening begins every solution. Our State government’s primary responsibility is to service its citizens.

Your representative is your connection to implementing policy to make your life affordable as a resident of Florida. A dialogue with your representative starts the process of finding a cost-of-living solution.

Do you know your State Representative? My guess is no. You need a representative attentive to your needs. One who will wake up for you, show up for you, follow up for you and never give up on you.

Government Service is for all citizens.

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The Issues

Lowering Property Insurance

Decreasing Traffic Congestion

Supporting First Responders

Curbing Excessive Development

Lowering Grocery Costs

Meet Banks Helfrich

As a native Floridian, I love this state. As a resident of South Lake County, I love teaching regenerative agriculture and sustainability to the community I represent.

As a candidate for State House, I love working together to find solutions to the issues of our time. Regardless of political slant, I will work with and for all citizens.

Your issues, our solutions.

My Vision

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I'm With Banks!

The News

What to Do About Property Insurance?

As homeowners in Florida, we have two choices for property insurance – to be or not to be. If our home is paid off, we are not required to hold insurance on it. Many opt for this approach because of the skyrocketing cost of insurance. Most of us though are on the other side of ownership.…

Taxes or Services

So, you want to cut property taxes? What a fantastic idea! Wait, what exactly do property taxes pay for? Roughly half of property taxes pay for education, and the rest covers roads, police, fire, libraries, waste management, parks and trails. So, by cutting property taxes, we would be cutting these services, right? This November the…

A Love Letter to US

We are travelers from the Bering Land Bridge with names like Cherokee, Seminole, Hopi, and Navajo. We are settlers from England and Spain in search of religious freedom. We are immigrants from Ireland and Italy, from China and Japan, from Syria and Iran searching for a better life for our children and grandchildren. We are…