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[…]
Corrine Brown Former congresswoman Corrine Brown, who represented Florida’s 5th congressional district from 1993-2017, was released from prison on April 22nd. Her attorney successfully argued she was vulnerable to coronavirus. She has served less than half of her five-year sentence for her conviction on federal corruption, conspiracy, tax evasion and fraud. Florida Bar Selected president-elect Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
President Donald Trump Appointees President Trump has appointed Julia Nesheiwat, Florida’s chief resilience officer, as his new homeland security adviser. Nesheiwat spent four years as the U.S. presidential deputy envoy for hostage affairs, later becoming acting envoy. Trump also appointed former State Representative Carlos Trujillo to be an assistant secretary of State dealing with Western Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]