Florida Lawmakers

Along with up-to-date political coverage, The Floridian takes the opportunity to write about the profiles of Florida lawmakers, senators, & other politicians. Read more here!
A Florida Republican wants to make public whether mass shooters, terrorists, or "unprovoked" attackers ever took antidepressants or hormones, he announced Thursday. The proposed bill, set to be filed by Sen. Jonathan Martin, would let Floridians know if "any unprovoked person" was on SSRIs (the most commonly prescribed antidepressant) or received hormone therapy at any […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R), alongside his wife Ann, announced that he will donate a portion of his Senate salary to go towards the upkeep and continuation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Sen. Scott had been donating a portion of his salary towards the museum since he took office in 2019 to “teach […]
After the Texas state legislature voted on and passed a measure to redraw congressional lines, Governor Ron DeSantis and the state Republican lawmakers are now seriously considering following the Lone Star State's redistricting lead. Gov. DeSantis recently expressed his support for a mid-census redraw of the congressional lines because he feels that Florida was cheated […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida's chief financial officer announced investigative subpoenas on Wednesday for Orange County employees accused of covering up taxpayer spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. CFO Blaise Ingoglia urged Orange County employees not to lie to his DOGE task force as questioning ramps up, threatening at an Orlando press conference to […]
When 17-year-old Clayton Emerson’s motorcycle slammed into a pickup truck illegally pulled into oncoming traffic, he was killed almost instantly. But Gainesville police never checked whether the driver was under the influence. Instead, the driver received a traffic ticket. “Clayton’s Law” would change that. Crafted by Emerson’s mother, a single mom and office manager at […]
Florida Representative Kathy Castor (D) released a statement pressing the Trump administration to release a Palestinian-born Floridian held captive on Israeli soil. “I urge the Trump Administration to do everything in its power to obtain the release of Mohammed Ibrahim - a child, an American citizen, and Floridian,” she said. I am deeply concerned about […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) praised President Donald Trump for removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while criticizing the current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. “After years of no accountability under Jerome Powell’s tenure at the [Federal Reserve], [President Trump] is doing the right thing to hold people accountable, protect American families, and restore trust in […]
When undocumented truck driver Harjinder Singh killed three Floridians in a traffic accident, highway troopers didn't immediately arrest him because they didn't have probable cause, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. Florida Highway Patrol had to conduct an investigation to determine what actually occurred because all of the witnesses were dead, DeSantis said at a Tampa […]
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) commented on the ruling ordering the South Florida Detention Facility, also referred to as Alligator Alcatraz, calling the "internment camp" as being "cruel." “This Everglades internment camp was a cruel, wasteful, destructive stunt from start to finish,” she said. “The judge made the right call to shut it down. […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the federal government Monday to ban California and Washington from issuing commercial licenses if these states have encouraged undocumented migrants to drive commercially. Uthmeier's call comes weeks after an undocumented Indian national with a California-issued CDL made an illegal U-turn, killing three Floridians. Mass public outrage led the federal […]
Florida Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a statement demanding the release of Cuban protestors arrested by the Cuban regime and urging the U.S. to take action to free the protestors. “It's up to us to sound the alarm for the 1,000+ peaceful Cuban activists unjustly imprisoned. We must demand their freedom,” she said. “Oppression […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that an ongoing multi-agency operation in the Florida Panhandle has yielded over 200 arrests of undocumented migrants, with more expected by the end of the day. 45 Florida Highway Patrol officers worked with 20 federal authorities—from agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement—to […]
Florida Congressman Greg Steube (R) unveiled a bill that will give tax incentives to independent media platforms not owned by “the big four” to boost their market share. Rep. Steube’s Independent Programmers Tax Incentive Act will “give [independent programmers] a tax incentive to give them the ability financially to do the things they need to […]
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins ripped California for failing to crack down on illegal immigration, blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom's policies for an undocumented truck driver killing three Floridians in a traffic accident. "We're done with that shit," Collins said at a press conference in Stockton, California, taking every opportunity to slam Newsom and California. "He […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't worried about Baker County residents opposing his new "Deportation Depot" center for undocumented immigrants. Why? Because he won by "Saddam Hussein margins" in the last election. "I got 90% of the vote in Baker County, so they're probably excited about ['Deportation Depot']. And I think if you look at like these […]
A coalition of Senate and House Democrats is pushing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more information regarding the uses of the controversial Everglades Detention Facility, also known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) spearheaded a letter to the heads of DHS, Immigration and Customs […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that he and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will collaborate on an effort to correct the 2020 U.S. Census potentially awarding Florida additional seats in the House of Representatives. Gov. DeSantis released a statement claiming that the previous Biden Administration was aware that Florida’s 2020 Census data was […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida's new Lieutenant Governor to California to "take possession" of the undocumented truck driver who killed three people in a traffic incident, he announced Wednesday. Jay Collins, a retired Green Beret and the newly-appointed Lieutenant Governor of Florida, is en route to California as of 3:00 p.m. Thursday to bring […]
