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Steve Byers

FL House — District 92
West Boca Raton
R Nominee
★★★☆☆
113 / 165 points
Integrity & Legal Record
Professional & Business Transparency
Policy & Platform Consistency
Community Engagement & Character
Campaign Transparency
Issue-Based Positions

General election candidate — won the 8/18/2026 Republican primary against Stephen Iacullo (who had withdrawn but remained on the ballot); self-described "serial entrepreneur" — technology consulting (projects for IBM, the CIA, federal forensic trial support), and businesses in aviation, real estate, education, beekeeping, and insurance (21+ years in/around the insurance industry); resides in Delray Beach with his wife, homeschooling two children (ages 16 and 12); previously ran unsuccessfully for FL Senate District 26 in 2022 (lost the general election to incumbent Lori Berman, 45.2%–54.8%); faces incumbent Kelly Skidmore (D) in the November general election

Last updated: 2026-08-21

Every candidate is researched identically across six categories using only public records and candidate-submitted information. No candidate is endorsed. Read the full methodology.

Integrity & Legal Record 24 / 25

Criminal History

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" Delray Beach Florida House arrested OR convicted OR indicted — 2026-08-19]`. No adverse nationwide news coverage found.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search: "Steve Byers" Delray Beach Florida House arrested lawsuit ethics complaint criminal — 2026-08-19 — no adverse matches

Civil Court History

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" Delray Beach lawsuit OR litigation — 2026-08-19]`. No adverse civil litigation found.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-19 — no adverse matches

Ethics Violations

No ethics complaints found.

Sources:
  • Google/news search: "Steve Byers" Florida House ethics complaint — 2026-08-19 — no relevant results
  • Florida Commission on Ethics — https://ethics.state.fl.us/Complaints/Complaints.aspx — 2026-08-19

Campaign Finance Violations

No Florida Elections Commission violation records found across either his 2022 FL Senate campaign or the current HD-92 campaign.

Sources:
  • Florida Elections Commission — https://www.fec.state.fl.us/FECWebFi.nsf/pages/Violations — 2026-08-19 (no name-search capability from landing page; this project independently confirmed 2026-08-15 that the FEC's document repository is site-wide degraded/retired, limiting this check generally)
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-19 — no adverse matches

Residency Confirmed

A full PBC Property Appraiser (PAPA) search — a countywide filter search of all 160 "Byers" surname records for "Steve"/"Steven" — returned zero property records under his name. This is a confirmed negative result from a working search (not a tooling failure), consistent with renting rather than owning property, which is not treated as adverse per this project's privacy-respectful residency methodology. His own campaign biography and his prior 2022 candidacy for the neighboring FL Senate District 26 (which overlaps Delray Beach) both consistently describe him as a Delray Beach resident.

Sources:
  • Campaign biography (via BallotReady/iVoterGuide aggregation) — "raise a family in Delray Beach, Florida" — 2026-08-19
  • Ballotpedia — 2022 FL Senate District 26 general election record — 2026-08-19 — confirms his 2022 candidacy in the Delray Beach-area district
  • PBC Property Appraiser (PAPA) — owner "Byers Steve"/"Byers" filtered for "Steve" — searched 2026-08-19 — 0 results under his name (160 unrelated "Byers" property owners reviewed)
None — no PBC property record found under his name, consistent with renting; not treated as adverse per project methodology. Corroborated by his own campaign bio and a documented history of running for office in the Delray Beach area.
  • No PBC property record found under his name (160 "Byers" entries reviewed, none matching "Steve"/"Steven") — a genuine, working-search negative result, not a tooling failure; not treated as adverse per project methodology.
  • This candidate was entirely missing from the project's roster until the 2026-08-19 post-primary rebuild (he won the HD-92 Republican primary against Stephen Iacullo, who had withdrawn but remained on the ballot). This is his first research pass.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate, and the CIVICS Disclosure Survey PDF answers have not yet been extracted/indexed per-candidate in general.

Professional & Business Transparency 16 / 25

Business Ownership

Byers self-describes as a "serial entrepreneur" with businesses in aviation (patents holder/worldwide supplier since 2000), real estate, education (founded Palm Beach Learning Company, 2010–2014), beekeeping (Bee Healthy Honey Farms, Delray Beach), and insurance (claims adjusting since 2014); he also founded a technology consulting business with projects for IBM, the CIA, and federal forensic trial support, and is listed as President of Jefferson Landing Airstrip Committee Corp (an aviation-community association). A secondary aggregator (CorporationWiki) reports he has been associated with 14 Florida companies formed over a 13-year period, 6 active and 8 inactive, the most recent incorporated July 2022 — this multi-entity claim could not be independently verified this session. `[Sunbiz primary-source confirmation NOT COMPLETED — search.sunbiz.org unresponsive across 3 attempts this session]`.

Sources:
  • CorporationWiki — "Steve Byers - President for Jefferson Landing Airstrip Committee Corp" — 2026-08-21
  • Campaign website (votestevebyers.com) — "Meet Steve" — 2026-08-21
⚠️ PRIORITY REVIEW FLAG — Given the self-described breadth of his business history (14 companies per a secondary aggregator) and the complete Sunbiz block this session, this candidate should be a priority for a manual Sunbiz recheck to enumerate and verify all entities, confirm active/inactive status, and check for any adverse history (bankruptcy, liens, litigation) attached to individual entities not captured by name-only news searches.

Financial Conflicts of Interest

No government-contract overlap identified from available sources. `[Full client/contract history for his technology-consulting business, insurance-adjusting work, and other ventures NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" Delray Beach government contract — 2026-08-21]`. As a first-time candidate for this office with no prior elected role, no legislative-vote conflict exists yet.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no matches
⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — The breadth and opacity of his multi-entity business history (see Business Ownership) limits confidence in this being a complete picture.

Bankruptcy History

`[NOT FOUND]`. No personal or business bankruptcy filings located under his name, though given the volume of associated entities (per CorporationWiki), an entity-by-entity Sunbiz/PACER check was not completed this session.

Sources:
  • CourtListener (courtlistener.com) — search "Steve Byers" Delray Beach — 2026-08-21 — 0 results
  • Nationwide Google/news search: "Steve Byers" Delray Beach bankruptcy — 2026-08-21 — no matches
⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — Given the multiple associated entities, this NOT FOUND result is weaker than usual; recommend inclusion in the priority Sunbiz recheck above.

Tax Liens

`[NOT FOUND]`. No federal or state tax lien records located. Per this project's standing methodology, tax liens are inconsistently indexed online, so this absence of results is not presented as a confirmed clean record; the multi-entity caveat above applies equally here.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search: "Steve Byers" Delray Beach "tax lien" — 2026-08-21 — no matches
None beyond the general multi-entity caveat already noted.

Board Memberships

Byers is President of the Jefferson Landing Airstrip Committee Corp, an aviation-community association consistent with his documented aviation business background. He also founded a church, Hilltop Christian Fellowship. No adverse findings connected to either.

Sources:
  • CorporationWiki — 2026-08-21
  • Nationwide Google/news search: "Steve Byers" "Hilltop Christian Fellowship" — 2026-08-21
  • ⚠️ PRIORITY TOOLING BLOCK: Sunbiz unresponsive across 3 attempts this session; given his self-described 14-company business history (per CorporationWiki, unverified), this candidate should be a top priority for a manual Sunbiz recheck to enumerate all entities and check each for adverse history.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Policy & Platform Consistency 16 / 20

Voting Record

Byers is a non-incumbent (has never held elected office; lost his only prior run, 2022 FL Senate District 26, to incumbent Lori Berman 45.2%–54.8%). `[NO VOTING RECORD — NON-INCUMBENT]`. His current HD-92 platform centers on insurance reform and HOA-law reform, specifically citing HOA abuse (excessive fines, selective enforcement, abuse of power, costly litigation, fraud allegations).

Sources:
  • votestevebyers.com — "Statements and Platform" — 2026-08-21

Position Consistency

Byers' 2026 HD-92 platform (insurance reform, HOA-law reform/anti-overreach) is directly consistent with his 2022 FL Senate District 26 platform, which centered on the same two issues: property-insurance reform (opposing roof-age-based coverage denials) and HOA reform (opposing "HOA overreach," advocating a path for residents to exit HOAs). `[No documented position shifts were identified across the 2022–2026 span — searched: nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21]`.

Sources:
  • WJNO — "Florida Senate District 26: Sen. Lori Berman Faces Steve Byers" — 2026-08-21
  • Town-Crier Newspaper — "Berman, Byers Square Off In District 26 Senate Race" — 2026-08-21
  • votestevebyers.com — "Statements and Platform" — 2026-08-21

Flip-Flops

`[NOT FOUND — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" HD-92 flip-flop reversed position controversy — 2026-08-21]`. No documented policy reversal was identified; his platform has been stable across two campaigns four years apart.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-21 — no matches

Endorsements

`[Endorsements received — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`. `[Endorsements given — NOT FOUND — 2026-08-21]`. He won the 8/18/2026 Republican primary against Stephen Iacullo (who had withdrawn but remained on the ballot), already documented in the profile summary.

Sources:
  • ivoterguide.com — candidate profile — 2026-08-21
  • None new this pass. See Category 2 for the still-unresolved PRIORITY business-history verification flag (14 companies per a secondary aggregator, unconfirmed via Sunbiz), which remains outside the scope of Category 3.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Community Engagement & Character 15 / 25

Community Involvement

Beyond his already-documented church founding (Category 2), Byers has hosted Sunday services and numerous Christian retreats and ministry projects through Hilltop Christian Fellowship — a sustained, in-person, ongoing faith-community leadership commitment, not merely a one-time founding.

Sources:
  • iVoterGuide — FL State Rep. Dist. 92 candidate profile — 2026-08-24

Veteran / First Responder Service

`[NOT FOUND — no military or first-responder service background documented — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" Delray Beach military veteran — 2026-08-24]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches

Faith-Based Involvement (scored on character consistency)

A specific, sustained, documented faith-community leadership role: founder of Hilltop Christian Fellowship, hosting ongoing Sunday services, Christian retreats, and ministry projects (above). This is one of the more substantive personal faith commitments documented in this project — a founded and actively-led congregation, not merely stated attendance. On character consistency: this sustained faith-leadership role is weighed alongside the existing Category 2 PRIORITY finding regarding his unverified, self-described 14-company business history — the operator may wish to consider both together for an overall character assessment, without this section re-litigating the business-history finding itself.

Sources:
  • iVoterGuide — as above — 2026-08-24
⚠️ CROSS-REFERENCE — See the existing Category 2 PRIORITY finding for context relevant to an overall character-consistency assessment; not re-scored here.

Debates / Town Halls

`[No documented debate/town hall invitations or appearances for the 2026 general election against Skidmore were found this pass — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" HD-92 debate 2026 — 2026-08-24]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-24 — no matches
⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — No debate coverage found; recommend a follow-up closer to November.

Social Media Presence & Consistency

Active campaign presence via votestevebyers.com and Facebook. `[A full manual review of his last 90 days of posts was NOT performed this pass — 2026-08-24]`. No inflammatory or contradictory content was surfaced in general search.

Sources:
  • Facebook — "Vote Steve Byers for Florida State House Dist. 92" — 2026-08-24
⚠️ REVIEW FLAG — Full manual 90-day audit not performed; recommend direct platform review if full certainty is required.
  • ⚠️ CROSS-REFERENCE: Faith-Based Involvement character-consistency assessment is weighed alongside the existing Category 2 PRIORITY unverified-business-history finding, not re-litigated here.
  • ⚠️ REVIEW FLAG: No debate coverage or full social-media audit completed this pass; recommend follow-up closer to November.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Campaign Transparency 16 / 25

Top Donors / Donor Composition

`[NOT FOUND — no dollar-figure fundraising totals or donor composition located — searched: Florida Division of Elections, FloridaDonorTrack, Transparency USA — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Transparency USA — Steve Byers candidate page — 2026-08-26 (no financial detail returned)
None — data gap, not adverse.

PAC / LLC / Funneling Structures

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Florida Division of Elections — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Advertising Spend

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Florida Division of Elections expenditure reports — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Grassroots Engagement

`[No documented door-knocking, phone-banking, or in-person voter-contact ground game located — searched: nationwide Google/news search "Steve Byers" HD-92 campaign volunteer 2026 — 2026-08-26]`. ⚠️ CROSS-REFERENCE: his documented Hilltop Christian Fellowship leadership role (Category 4) reflects sustained community engagement distinct from a campaign-specific ground game.

Sources:
  • Cross-referenced from Category 4 — 2026-08-26

Donations to Political Figures

`[NOT FOUND — searched: Florida Division of Elections, nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
  • No campaign-finance data was locatable this session; recommend a direct Florida Division of Elections follow-up, particularly given the existing Cat2 PRIORITY business-history concerns.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

Issue-Based Positions 26 / 40

2A Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: NRA, GOA, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Pro-Life / Pro-Family Score

Opposes taxpayer funding for abortion providers; supports legal protection for human life "from conception until natural death"; supports protecting human embryos created through artificial methods from purposeful destruction; supports Comstock Act enforcement regarding interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs.

Sources:
  • ivoterguide.com — Steve Byers candidate profile — 2026-08-26

Fiscal Conservatism Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: AFP, Club for Growth, CATO, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Parental Rights Score

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: Moms for Liberty, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Election Integrity Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Housing / Insurance Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Education / School Choice Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: Parents Defending Education, campaign website — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches

Environment / Everglades Position

`[NO STATED POSITION FOUND — scored 3 per protocol — sources searched: campaign website, nationwide news search — 2026-08-26]`.

Sources:
  • Nationwide Google/news search — 2026-08-26 — no matches
  • Scored independently of the existing Cat2 PRIORITY unverified-14-company-business-history finding, which remains a separate, unresolved concern.
  • Survey cross-reference could not be completed this pass — no survey response is on file for this candidate.

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