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FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
POF FRIENDS…Past, Present, and FutureGreetings all! I hope you’re having an easy, busy, summer and if you’re traveling, please be safe! With the hot Florida sun bearing down on us, it may be difficult to realize the fall elections are right around the corner. The Florida Primary is August 30 and the General Election is November 8. You may also vote by mail by calling your county Supervisor of Elections and requesting absentee ballots. Many Senators and Representatives have been elected automatically inasmuch as they have no opposition and BIG congratulations are in order. Twelve, (12), Senators and Thirty, (30), Representatives are elected without a Primary or General Election. Please use the first two lists below of the Senators and Representatives who are elected and going to Tallahassee because no one filed to run against them. FLORIDA SENATORS ELECTED without Opposition
District 2 Senator-Elect George Gainer - Panama City District 4 Senator Aaron Bean - Fernandia Beach District 5 Senator Rob Bradley - Fleming Island District 6 Senator Audrey Gibson - Jacksonville District 9 Senator David Simmons - Altamonte Springs District 10 Senator Wilton Simpson - Dade City District 20 Senator Tom Lee - Brandon District 21 Senator Bill Galvano - Bradenton District 26 Senator Denise Grimsley - Sebring District 32 Senator-Elect Lauren Book - Plantation District 33 Senator-Elect Perry Thurston, Jr. - Lauderhill District 35 Senator Oscar Braynon - Miami Gardens
FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED without Opposition
District 7 Representative Halsey Beshears - Monticello District 17 Representative Cyndi Stevenson - St. Johns District 20 Representative Clovis Watson - Alachua District 32 Representative Larry Metz - Yalaha District 33 Representative-Elect Don Hahnfeldt - The Villages District 34 Representative-Elect Ralph Massullo - Lecanto District 37 Representative Richard Corcoran - Land O’Lakes District 38 Representative Danny Burgess - Zephyrhills District 44 Representative Eric Eisnaugle - Windermere District 55 Representative Cary Pigman - Avon Park District 57 Representative Jake Raburn - Lithia District 62 Representative Janet Cruz - Tampa District 64 Representative J.W. Grant - Tampa District 71 Representative Jim Boyd - Bradenton District 75 Representative-Elect Michael Grant - Venice District 77 Representative Dane Eagle - Cape Coral District 78 Representative Heather Fitzenhagen - Ft. Myers District 81 Representative-Elect Joe Abruzzo - Boynton Beach District 84 Representative Larry Lee - Port St. Lucie District 89 Representative Bill Hager - Boca Raton District 94 Representative Bobby DuBose - Ft. Lauderdale District 96 Representative Kristin Jacobs - Coconut Creek District 97 Representative Jared Moskowitz - Coral Springs District 98 Representative Katie Edwards - Plantation District 99 Representative Evan Jenne - Ft. Lauderdale District 100 Representative Joe Geller - Aventura District 101 Representative Shervin Jones - Hollywood District 102 Representative Sharon Pritchett - Miami District 109 Representative Cynthia Stafford - Miami District 117 Representative Kionne McGhee - Miami
Some of our POF Friends could use your help and below you will find some recommendations. They have helped us and now it’s our turn. In the Senate Primary races we may have several of our Friends running against each other so vote your preference. You can be a volunteer in any of the campaigns listed below. That is invaluable to them and you have the opportunity to get to know them better. Often a former legislator or staffer runs so many are included here because we know where they stand on our issues. Please remember these are recommendations, only, based on historical perspective. As you support the candidates of your choice, and have information that I should have, please feel free to contact POF Headquarters. Your “inside information” is very valuable because you live there!
Most importantly: PLEASE VOTE!! FLORIDA SENATE PRIMARY Races
District 1 Representative Doug Broxson - Gulf Breeze District 11 Representative Randolph Bracy - Ocoee District 12 Representative Dennis Baxley - Ocala District 15 Representative Victor Torres - Orlando District 17 Representative Ritch Workman - Melbourne District 23 Former Representative Doug Holder - Sarasota District 27 Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto - Ft. Myers District 28 Representative Kathleen Passidomo** - Naples District 28 Representative Matt Hudson** - Naples District 29 Representative Kevin Rader - Boca Raton District 30 Representative Bobby Powell - W. Palm Beach District 31 Senator Jeff Clemons - Lake Worth District 38 Representative Daphne Campbell - Miami District 40 Senator Dwight Bullard - Miami **Both of these candidates are running for an open Senate seat. Each of them has been a POF friend.
FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRIMARY Races
District 5 Representative Brad Drake - DeFuniak Springs District 8 Representative Ramon Alexander - Tallahassee District 9 Former Representative Loranne Ausley - Tallhassee District 10 Representative Elizabeth Porter - Lake City District 12 Former Representative Stan Jordan - Jacksonville District 14 Former Representative Terry Fields - Jacksonville District 16 Former Representative Dick Kravitz - Jacksonville District 19 Mrs. Katherine Van Zant - Palatka District 22 Representative Charlie Stone - Ocala District 31 Representative Jennifer Sullivan - Mt. Dora District 43 Representative Ricardo Rangel - Kissimmee District 46 Representative Bruce Antone* - Orlando District 50 Representative Rene Plasencia - Orlando District 51 Representative Tom Goodson - Titusville District 72 Ms. Alexandra Miller - Sarasota District 85 Mr. Andrew Watt - Palm Bch Gardens District 87 Representative Dave Kerner - Palm Springs District 91 Former Representative Kelly Skidmore - Boca Raton District 107 Representative Barbara Watson - Miami Gardens District 113 Representative David Richardson - Miami Beach
Respectfully submitted, Nancy Black Stewart | 2017 SESSION DATES
August 1, 2016: Deadline for filing claim bills (Rule 4.81(2)
January 27, 2017: Friday, 5:00pm, deadline for submitting requests for drafts of general bills and joint resolutions, including requests for companion bills
March 3, 2017: Friday, 5:00pm, deadline for approving final drafts of general bills and joint resolutions, including companion bills
March 7, 2017: Regular Session convenes (Article III, section 3(b), Constitution) 12:00 noon, deadline for filing bills for introduction (Rule 3.7(1))
April 22, 20017: All bills are immediately certified (Rule 6.8). Motion to reconsider made and considered the same day (Rule 6.4(4))
April 25, 2017: 50th day - last day for regularly schedule committee meetings (Rule 2.9(2))
May 5, 2017: 60th day - last day of Regular Session (Article III, section 3(d), (Constitution) |
