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!
For the second time in two days, Gov. Ron DeSantis and pro-life doctors hosted a campaign event against Florida's proposed abortion amendment, arguing it will replace licensed physicians with a "clerk at Planned Parenthood" and greenlight abortion for "no reason at all" until the moment of birth. Held at Jacksonville's Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gov. […]
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) appeared on Fox News's “The Story with Martha MacCallum” to discuss the latest in foreign affairs and their party’s Senate races. The trio sat in front of a crowd for a “get out the vote” rally in Boca Raton, Florida, as Sen. Scott is […]
As Election Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Senate contender Debbie Mucarsel-Powell put Gov. Ron DeSantis on blast for hosting an anti-abortion press conference that she likened to Latin America's "authoritarian regimes." Mucarsel-Powell, who hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Scott, unleashed a two-birds-one-stone attack in a statement to The Floridian where she pointed out that if Scott were […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday hosted a "Doctors Against Amendment 4" press conference where he blasted the "deceptive" pro-abortion measure, urged Floridians to vote no, and had a Catholic archbishop deliver a closing prayer asking God to instill in people a willingness to "sustain" human life. While Gov. DeSantis' strong criticisms of the Amendment, which […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has released his weekly analysis of the national debt and inflation figures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These figures highlight the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI), which have risen significantly since President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) took office. For […]
MIAMI BEACH - Rep. Fabian Basabe, R-Miami Beach, responded on Thursday to the death of Hamas leader Yahwa Sinwar, the chief mastermind behind the Oct. 7 terror attack that killed 1200 Israelis and the taking of 240 hostages in the Jewish state. "An evil was removed from this world today. This was the hateful force […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke on the death of Hamas operations leader Yahya Sinwar, infamously known as the architect of the October 7 attack, which led to the death of over 1,000 Israeli civilians in 2023. Sinwar was perhaps the most wanted man in Gaza, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) did not even know […]
Florida's controversial abortion amendment is the subject of at least ten separate court cases or litigation threats ahead of the November election—and there are still two and half weeks for more. In the process, and at the root of many of the court battles, at least three different state agencies have used at least $9.3 […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is taking a shot at his challenger, former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), for her support of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan (D) after she compared former President Donald Trump’s (R) plan to deport all illegal immigrants to concentration camps. When asked about the majority of Americans supporting the mass deportation of illegal […]
Doral's embattled Republican Mayor, whose administration has been wrought with controversies surrounding Venezuelan ties and Palestinian sympathies, announced Wednesday that she scored the endorsement of the Miami-Dade GOP. Except—she didn't. "We did not [endorse her]," state Rep. Alex Rizo, the Chair of the Miami-Dade Republican Party, told The Floridian. "I asked that she take [her post] […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the anti-Israel group "Unity of Fields." This group, according to Sen. Rubio, should be investigated as a possible domestic terrorist organization as it has aligned and declared its allegiance toward other groups such as Hamas, Islamic […]
Amid a raging war in the Middle East, tense relations with the Jewish community, and weeks before the election, Democrat Chair Nikki Fried and Republican Chair Evan Power are rushing to spin the Jacksonville Mayor's anti-Trump "concentration camp" remarks to their own advantage. How? By accusing one another of ignoring or inciting antisemitism. "Unlike Republicans […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced a bill alongside Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and other co-sponsors to restore $20 billion in funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. This move from Sen. Rubio comes after Department of […]
Florida Republicans' only Jewish lawmaker, Rep. Randy Fine, wants to strike state funding for the Jacksonville Mayor's administration after she suggested Donald Trump would create "concentration camps" to handle illegal immigration. A staunch pro-Israel advocate and leading Trump ally, Rep. Fine blasted Mayor Donna Deegan, a Democrat, for her "disgusting" and "antisemitic" comments that he […]
The group behind Florida's proposed abortion rights amendment filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming First Amendment violations against Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration after a state agency threatened to criminally charge TV stations airing the campaign's allegedly "dangerous" pro-abortion ad. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group who got the pro-abortion Amendment 4 on the ballot, slammed the state […]
Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's campaign is asking national Democrats for a "significant" cash infusion weeks before the November election, prompted by their belief that with a little more money, Sen. Rick Scott can be dethroned. Because the "uniquely unpopular" Scott, a prominent Republican and former Florida governor, has allegedly squandered his massive wealth advantage, and […]
Former U.S. Representative and Senate hopeful Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) has released a new advertisement against her opponent, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), depicting him as a giant snake. In the ad, Sen. Scott’s head is placed on top of the giant snake as he slithers out of medical offices and toward the Capitol Building. Less than […]
Former football legend Corey Simon two years ago challenged state Senate District 3’s incumbent Democrat Loranne Ausley for her seat, debating her at Florida State University’s Tucker Center weeks before the election. In a year ripe for the taking for Sunshine State Republicans, Simon hoped for an upset. Spoiler: after the GOP spent nearly $8 […]
