Annette Taddeo
2026 Board of Executive Clemency candidate guide
About the candidate
Party: Democratic Party
Clemency and restoration of rights
Public record: As a state senator, Taddeo sponsored SB 798 (2021), Voting Rights Restoration. The bill would have revised when the voting disqualification for a felony conviction ends, excluding murder and felony sexual offenses, and would have let people request an advisory opinion from the Division of Elections on whether they are eligible to vote. It died in committee. Source: Florida Senate, SB 798 (2021), flsenate.gov.
Court debt and voting eligibility
Public record: SB 798 (2021), listed above, would also have required the Department of State to notify people released from prison, jail, or supervision of any outstanding fines they must pay before registering to vote. Taddeo voted no on final Senate passage of CS/SB 7066 on May 2, 2019. The bill passed the Senate 22 to 17. Sources: Florida Senate, SB 798 (2021), flsenate.gov; Florida Senate roll call, CS/SB 7066, May 2, 2019, flsenate.gov.
Reentry and economic opportunity
Public record: Taddeo sponsored SB 1578 (2019), Criminal History Records, which would have revised the process for petitioning to expunge or seal a criminal history record and barred clerks from charging a filing fee to applicants found indigent. It died in committee. She co-introduced SB 342 (2022), Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction; its companion bills became law (Chapters 2022-111 and 2022-112). She voted yes on CS/HB 7125 (2019), Administration of Justice, which passed the Senate 39 to 1. Sources: Florida Senate, SB 1578 (2019), flsenate.gov; SB 342 (2022), flsenate.gov; roll call, CS/HB 7125, May 2, 2019, flsenate.gov.
Second chances and public safety
Public record: Taddeo sponsored SB 1934 (2022), the Incarcerated Youths in Solitary Confinement Reduction Act, which would have prohibited the Department of Corrections and local governments from placing incarcerated youths in solitary confinement, with specified exceptions, and required mental health evaluations for youths placed in emergency cell confinement. It died in committee. Source: Florida Senate, SB 1934 (2022), flsenate.gov.