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House Speaker-designate Danny Perez announces House Leadership and House Committee Structure for 2024-2026 Legislative term

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MIAMI - Republican House Speaker-designate Daniel "Danny" Perez, R-Miami, announced Thursday his proposed House Committee Structure and House Leadership Team for the upcoming 2024-2026 legislative term.

Below is the list of House Leadership choices:

  • Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III, R-Macclanny - Judiciary Committee
  • James Buchanan, R-Sarasota - Commerce Committee
  • Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland - Education & Employment Committee
  • Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville - Ways & Means Committee
  • Lawrence McClure, R-Dover - Budget Committee
  • Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island - Rules & Ethics Committee
  • Will Robinson, R-Bradenton - State Affairs Committee
  • Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island - Security & Threat Assessment Committee
  • Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City - Health & Human Services Committee

Below is the proposed House Committee Structure:

Budget

  • Agricultural & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
  • Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  • Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
  • Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
  • Justice Budget Subcommittee
  • PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
  • State Administration Subcommittee
  • Transportation & Economic Development Subcommittee

Commerce

  • Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  • Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  • Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  • Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Education & Employment 

  • Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  • Education Administration Subcommittee
  • Student Academic Success Subcommittee

Health & Human Services 

  • Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee
  • Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  • Human Services Subcommittee

Judiciary 

  • Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  • Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Rules & Ethics

Security & Threat Assessment 

State Affairs 

  • Government Operations Subcommittee
  • Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
  • Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  • Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Ways & Means

Perez was designated as speaker of the Florida House in September 2023. He will replace House Speaker Paul Renner, who served from 2022 to 2024.

Currently, Perez represents the 116th House District in Miami-Dade County. The area covers part of Miami-Dade County, including Sweetwater.

Perez has served HD 116 since 2017. On Tuesday, he retained his seat by defeating Democratic candidate Nicolas Ramos with 69% of the vote.

He also defeated Democratic opponents by wide margins in three other elections. Notably, the 2022 HD 116 general election was cancelled.

As House Speaker-designate, Perez issued a statement on Tuesday after a successful election night for the chamber.

"Tonight, Floridians have returned a historic Republican supermajority to the Florida House of Representatives. Our members, our candidates, and our team at House Campaigns pulled together to bring our conservative message to the voters," Perez said.

He also congratulated former President Donald Trump on being elected 47th president of the United States. Trump also won Miami-Dade County by 11 points, a first for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988.

Congratulations, @realDonaldTrump – the first full-time Florida resident to be elected President. He will restore our country to greatness and will shut down the Federal bureaucrats who micromanage the States and who care more about virtue signaling than creating jobs," Perez said.

Michael Costeines

Michael Costeines is a political and former sports writer based in South Florida. Originally from Connecticut, Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University.

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