House Democracy Partnership U.S. Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and David Price (D-NC) have been named co-chairs of the bipartisan House Democracy Partnership. Launched in 2005, the HDP is made up of 20 members of the House and works closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the International Republican Institute, and the National Democratic Institute. Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Department of Corrections Appointed secretary was Mark Inch, a retired United States Army Major General who served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Department of Environmental Protection Reappointed Secretary was Noah Valenstein. He was confirmed by the Cabinet on February 26th. Department of Juvenile Justice Appointed secretary was Simone Marstiller, previously an Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor DeSantis appointments: Supreme Court: Robert J. Luck, Miami-Dade, earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida. He was appointed to the 3rd District Court of Appeals by former Governor Rick Scott in 2017. Before his appointment he served on the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, presiding in the criminal, civil, Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
Office of Financial Regulation Appointed by the Florida Cabinet as Commissioner was Ronald Rubin, a former special counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Office of the State Courts Administrator Appointed Interim State Courts Administrator was Lisa Goodner Kiel. She has over 35 years of experience in the state Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Approved by the Florida Cabinet was former Representative Danny Burgess as Executive Director. Enterprise Florida Former House Speaker Richard Corcoran has been named to the board of Enterprise Florida. The new Commissioner of Education was critical of the group during his tenure in the House. Florida Department of Agriculture Agricultural Commissioner Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]