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57, of Orlando, a real estate investor.

Where they stand

Goble said his biggest issue is that he wants someone “to represent the values of Central Florida.”

“I don’t want to be representative of the anarchy that’s going on right now,” Goble said, alleging “dysfunctional, almost anticitizen rhetoric” from Murphy and Democrats.

Goble also said he wanted to provide access to capital markets for smaller businesses and improve the area’s transportation and infrastructure.

“You can drive all the way up I-75 from Alligator Alley [through the Everglades] and there’s not one toll,” he said. “You can drive [Interstate] 95 all the way up and there’s no toll. So why is Orlando having to pay on a toll road for I-4? It’s because we’re not getting the representation that we need.”

Goble added he also wants more money for improving and expanding two-lane highways in rural areas. Valentin, citing his medical background, said health care is his biggest issue.

“That was true in [past elections] and it’s even more important now,” Valentin said. “Obviously, that’s an area of much expertise for me, so I think it’s important to recognize that we need to remove government from health care decisions. I think we need to empower patients, and that’s a big tenet for me.

Regarding coronavirus response, Valentin said government funding “should be data-driven. And it should be tailored to specific areas. … States should be able to tailor their responses, the same way of counties should be able to tailor responses.”

Zhao said the biggest issue right now was the coronavirus

outbreak.

“We need to restore and rebuild our economy,” Zhao said.

He cited his column published in March on the conservative website Daily Caller calling for the “common-sense measures such as social distancing, medical treatment development … [and] aggressive testing approach” that South Korea used to flatten the curve, “as well as its use of high-tech bigdata tools to track all COVID-19 cases and all contaminated areas.”

He also said the Central Florida economy needed to be diversified, especially with high-tech engineering and programming jobs.

“Liberal policies led many high-tech firms to want to relocate, to escape from California,” Zhao said, adding that Central Florida could benefit.

Where they differ

Goble did not want to contrast himself too much with his GOP opponents, instead choosing to focus on Murphy.

“And I’m fearless,” Goble said, talking about his time on Wall Street. “I’ve taken on very big fish.”

Valentin said his “unique background has the position and CEO of a hospital [Professional Hospital in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico] gives me the experience and quite frankly, a different perspective, particularly in times of a pandemic like COVID-19.”

Zhao said he and his opponents don’t have much of a difference in terms of platforms.

But, he said, “the key difference is really is the experience and the amount of knowledge you have. I grew up in Communist China. I know how bad socialism is. … And I would bring my bilingual speech and international knowledge to the U.S. Congress.‘’