Julie Brown Appointed to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Presidential Task Force on Emergency Preparedness, Recovery and Resiliency was Public Service Commissioner Julie Brown. Don Gaetz Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) appointed former Senate President Don Gaetz (R- Destin) to the Commission on Ethics. Republican National Convention The Republican National Committee announced its Jacksonville 2020 Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Appointments by Governor DeSantis: Board of Governors The state university system’s Board of Governors has confirmed the reappointments of the president of three schools: Florida Atlantic President John Kelly, Florida Polytechnic President Randy Avent and New College President Donal O’Shea. They will each extend their terms by a year. Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Tom Lee Senator Tom Lee (R-Brandon) has announced he will resign his senate seat, effective November 3rd. Lee was elected to the Florida Senate in 1996, serving as President from 2004 to 2006. He ran unsuccessfully for Florida’s chief financial officer in 2006. Lee was elected again to the Florida Senate in 2012 and served as Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Danny Burgess Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs executive director Danny Burgess submitted his resignation as secretary, effective June 18th. Burgess is now running to fill Senator Tom Lee’s senate seat. Burgess, a former Zephyrhills mayor, served as a Republican in the Florida House from 2014 until his appointment to lead the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Appointments made by Governor DeSantis: Florida Supreme Court On May 26th, Governor DeSantis appointed Judge Renatha Francis and John D. Couriel to the Florida Supreme Court. Judge Francis, West Palm Beach, is the first Jamaican American to serve on the Court. A judge for the 15th circuit court, she previously served as judge for the Miami-Dade Read more about Governor DeSantis Appointments[…]