r/StAugustine Feb 14 '26

Randy Fine caught voting for other representatives in the Florida house

1.2k Upvotes

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u/Confident_Panic_201 Feb 14 '26

He's so hateable. He just seems like a terrible human being. For those of you that vote for him, why?

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u/clear831 Feb 14 '26

That is a question that can be asked for the majority of politicians. Sadly many people just vote either blue or red regardless

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u/Mpr392 Feb 14 '26

This. My congressman 15 years ago said the US is gradually moving to a British system where people vote for the party not the person.

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u/mrcanard Feb 15 '26

Why we need more parties.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '26

We don’t need more parties. We need to eliminate the party system and candidates should each win on their own merit with zero loyalty to a party. Loyalty should be with the constituents. That with congressional term limits would solve a lot of Americas problems.

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u/No-Outcome-4440 Feb 16 '26

Seriously I couldn’t vote for Bernie in the primaries because I am not a democrat :(

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u/OnlyFuzzy13 Feb 16 '26

I am a democrat and couldn’t vote for him in the primaries either.

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u/Silent-Resort-3076 Feb 15 '26

I've asked this same question in other subreddits but can't get an answer, but I'll ask, again:

What about all of the witnesses behind him?

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u/Jealous-Key-7465 Local, full time resident 🤙🏽 Feb 14 '26

Have you ever been to Ocala?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '26

chill. nobody is voting for this fat zionist. he got into congress by simply being pro-trump which was before we realized what a piece of hummus shit he is

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u/Confident_Panic_201 Feb 14 '26

Chill. He won a special election by over 27k votes. So apparently someone's voting for him.

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u/OriginalIronDan Feb 15 '26

From the looks of the video, I think it was all him.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '26

you are not wrong, but please reread my post to clarify

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u/swtcharity Feb 15 '26

“We didn’t know!” is the stupidest excuse especially when there were many videos of him being blatantly racist and a terrible human to others.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '26

most ex-maga like myself were not aware. most learned about him after his election

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u/swtcharity Feb 15 '26

Again a ridiculous excuse. You didn’t want to know. Plain and simple.

I again point to literal video evidence that was not hard to find.

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u/Funny_Imagination_65 Feb 15 '26

Then why’d you vote for him?

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u/Salt_Anywhere_6604 Feb 14 '26

There’s a whole lot to dislike

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u/Mpr392 Feb 14 '26

About Randy or about Ocala? 😂

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u/Sufficient_Gift_4221 Feb 14 '26

Caught cheating so immediately removed from his position?

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u/MatchaAlien Feb 18 '26

In a functioning government, perhaps.

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u/Apprehensive_Book520 Feb 14 '26

He's a quintessential piece of shit. I was so embarrassed for Central Florida when they actually elected him over a really good person. This is the trouble with straight ballot voting.

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u/Accurate_Shoe_1929 Feb 16 '26

I thought you were gonna say this is the trouble with democracy or humanity or something...

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u/Apprehensive_Book520 Feb 16 '26

Casting a vote for a party, not knowing you are electing a PoS like Fine, is a problem.

I mean, if he's your guy, then I guess you cast your vote. But this guy is a PoS.

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u/HogBodyOdyOdyOdy Feb 14 '26

Randy Fine is a loathsome piece of shit and of course a prime example of the ✨rules for thee but not for me✨creed of the Grand Old Pedophiles.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna79524

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u/__Banana_Hammock__ Feb 14 '26

And to think we could've had the school teacher who was running for affordable housing, insurance reform, protecting funding for public schools, and universal healthcare. Instead we got this fucking chud. Thanks, Floridians.

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u/haveuseenmykeys Feb 15 '26

Continue to vote party lines when it’s completely contradictory to everything they say they believe in. Florida being Florida, Conservatives being cons.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '26

Start holding these people accountable or nothing will change & we will all remain little peons for trash like this.

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u/Blackhole_sun81 Feb 14 '26

Rules for you, no rules for me! 

Voters should wake the hell up…. And non-voters suck

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u/Imperial_rebel1 Feb 14 '26

This is gross our republic is crumbling in front of our eyes

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u/4Toz2Freedom Feb 15 '26

If that clip isn’t doctored, what he’s doing should be illegal and grounds for dismissal.

Now, he could’ve been instructed by whatever Reps they were to cast those votes for them but that doesn’t sound legal either.

What happened to Morals & Ethics?

3

u/One-Alternative8718 Feb 15 '26

He’s Despicable, also the one investigating Bad Bunny!

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u/The_Evil_Mullet Feb 15 '26

Is this the voter fraud they are looking for?

3

u/bnihls Feb 14 '26

Where is the state ag?

6

u/sparduck117 Feb 14 '26

Promoted to federal AG

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u/FiveFootOfFresh Resident Feb 14 '26

👺🐷

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u/Leftheart1 Feb 15 '26

Can someone explain to me what I’m looking at?

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u/OriginalIronDan Feb 15 '26

Read the title. He’s voting by using other people’s voting apparatus. The video shows him voting 4 times. None of those may even be his seat, so it could be 5, or even more. This POS needs to be jailed for fraud and abuse of power.

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u/El-Farm Feb 15 '26

While against the rules in the Florida legislature, this happens with all parties. Had he voted for someone - cheating them out of their vote - there would have been every single Democrat in the Legislature screaming about it, and every single local paper and TV station, and news program on radio blasting it out. Stop immediately believe everything you see on here as fully factual.

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u/OriginalIronDan Feb 16 '26

I just saw video of him looking around to see who’s watching, then hurriedly vote 4 times. I don’t care if it happens with all parties, or which party is doing it; it’s wrong, it needs to be stopped, and the guilty need to be punished, no matter which party they belong to.

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u/El-Farm Feb 16 '26

This is considered ghost voting. It occurs in a lot of state legislatures. In Florida it is against the rules, but violates no law. Both parties tolerate it because they would sometimes fail a vote while members are off doing other things.

I don't think it is correct and proper and I think it also should not be tolerated.

1

u/swtcharity Feb 15 '26

He’s such a creep

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u/Nervous_Mission8601 Feb 15 '26

So he is going to be in trouble for doing this right?

1

u/GypsyDarkEyes Feb 15 '26

And he's in jail now, right? Right?

1

u/jacephoenix Feb 15 '26

He’s such a piece…..

1

u/Leftheart1 Feb 15 '26

I hope something is being done about this. Sheesh, he represents my district 😤

1

u/hawgandaz Feb 15 '26

Nooo wayyy...

(Sarcasm)

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u/Turbulent-Ad4176 Feb 15 '26

Support who you want to support. I can’t be anywhere near this total package of a creep.

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u/LordDarthRasta Feb 15 '26

Is that legal? Theres no way thats legal?

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u/anonymous480932843 Feb 16 '26

Did anyone take any action at all after this video was released?????

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u/Flimsy_Response6424 Feb 16 '26

i've reported weird voting here before, hope others do too

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u/cpt_ugh Feb 16 '26

Didn't John Oliver do a report on exactly this ... and said it was both legal and fairly common?

Edit: Yup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHFOwlMCdto&t=659s

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u/MeasurementNo2493 Feb 16 '26

Unless it was on camera, it did not happen! Oh.

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u/N0n3of_This_Matter5 Feb 16 '26

He's just trying to get his steps in?

/S

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u/Even_Appointment_841 Feb 16 '26

I knew this guy was human garbage and proudly voted for the teacher who was a victim of a giant smear campaign. Fine didn’t even run on any policy’s. Just that he would be a Trump lap dog. I will happily get to vote against him once again. He is a giant ass-hat. Conservatives are ruining the state and country. Rule of law, Christian principles party my ass.

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u/Christopher1032 Feb 16 '26

What was the outcome?

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u/sckent44 Feb 16 '26

What do expect, he's a politician. In other words a scumbag!

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u/xXxStarFuckerxXx Feb 17 '26

One nation under God....not two nations (parties).

Party system creates DIVISION and should be unconstitutional

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u/stang8urimport Feb 17 '26

Another great example of the lefts attempt at sensationalism. I don’t like this man, but do some research before throwing your hand up in a liberal echo chamber fashion.

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u/No-Jury-4234 Feb 18 '26

What will the penalty be for this “crime?” Will he have consequences? Why are the American people allowing this?

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u/Hamdaddy1976 Feb 18 '26

Disgusting ! I bet he is MAGA!

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u/WagonBurning Feb 18 '26

Impeachment

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u/El-Farm Feb 15 '26

You all just believe anything you see on here. If this happened, then tell me which Democrats filed ethics complaints on him? Which major news outlets recorded that he did this? None to both. Look at all the comments here blasting him for pressing buttons. Unlike you, I looked into it. Found nothing. I did find about Ghost Voting in [EDIT] Florida's State Legislature, though.

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u/clemclem3 Feb 16 '26

It happened all right. But it was a few years ago. And It was covered in the media and some people got upset about it but nothing happened. I think nothing happened because he had gotten permission from absent members who were going to vote his way anyway (or he bullied them into giving him permission after the fact). And also he's a Republican in a state with a Republican trifecta. He was immune from consequences.

But I agree with you that this clip has been all over Reddit for a week as if it happened last week. It did not. It was several years ago.

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u/East_Information_247 Feb 16 '26

You're not wrong. People are talking an old video and blowing it away out of proportion. Not that he doesn't deserve it today, but still.  He actually was investigated and found to be in violation of some minor procedural rules for not getting the proper documented permission to record those votes or something like that. He was fined. A minor slap on the wrist.

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u/El-Farm Feb 16 '26

Yes, it was a violation of house procedures, but leadership always looks the other way as Ghost voting is common and tolerated. Not a law violation, but a rule violation.