2011 legislative issues webinar
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2011 Legislative Issues Webinar. Florida House of Representatives. Key House Leadership Positions: Speaker Dean Cannon House Majority Leader Lopez-Cantera House Democrat Leader Ron Saunders Prior to Election Out of 120 Members, 76 Republicans to 44 Democrats Post Election - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2011 Legislative Issues Webinar
Florida House of Representatives
• Key House Leadership Positions:– Speaker Dean Cannon– House Majority Leader Lopez-Cantera– House Democrat Leader Ron Saunders
• Prior to Election– Out of 120 Members, 76 Republicans to 44 Democrats
• Post Election– Veto Proof-- 81 Republicans to 39 Democrats
• Members to Know:– Dean Cannon, Will Weatherford, Chris Dorworth, Gary
Aubuchon, Denise Grimsley, Steve Precourt, and Dorothy Hukill.
Florida Senate
• Key Senate Leadership Position– Senate President Mike Haridopolos– Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner– Senate Democrat Leader Nan Rich
• Prior to Election– Out of 40 Members, 26 Republicans – 14 Democrats
• Post Election– Veto Proof -- 28 Republicans - 12 Democrats
• Senators to Know– Mike Haridopolos, Don Gaetz, John Thrasher, Andy
Gardiner, Joe Negron, Nan Rich and Chris Smith
Key Committee Chairman
• House– Denise Grimsley,
Chair of Appropriations– Gary Aubuchon,
Chair of Rules & Calendar– Steve Precourt,
Chair of Finance & Tax– William Snyder,
Chair of Judiciary– Dorothy Hukill,
Chair of Economic Affairs (Includes Transportation Sub-Committee)
– TEDA Appropriations – Chair, Rep. Mike Horner
– Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee – Chair, Rep. Brad Drake
• Senate– J.D. Alexander,
Budget Chair– Don Gaetz,
TEDA Chair– John Thrasher,
Rules Chair– Ellyn Bogdanhoff,
Finance & Tax Chair– Anitere Flores,
Judiciary Chair– Jack Latvala,
Transportation Chair
2011 Legislative Issues
• Limitation of Liability
• Professional Certification
• CCNA
• Trust Funds
District Meetings
• Prepare Your Message Ahead of Time
• Keep the Message Simple
• Give Local Examples
• Keep the Tone Positive and Constructive
• Respect the Legislators Time
• Legislative Staff is Second Pair of Ears
Capitol Meetings
• PE Legislative Days in Tallahassee
February 15-16, 2011
• Send Save the Date Emails
Chapter Tool Kit
• Chapters are encouraged to hold local meetings with their State Legislators.
• Members are urged to begin educating and re-establishing relationships in personal meetings.
• FES has prepared a tool kit to help in this process.
www.fleng.org/legaff.cfm
FEPAC
• Cost of an Election
• Declining Donations– 2006 -- $ 21,977
– 2007 -- $ 23,780
– 2008 -- $ 26,950
– 2009 -- $ 21,430
– 2010 -- $ 12,775