Since I was elected in March, we have had two Special Sessions; the first Special Session was for the redrawing of the Congressional maps and the second Special Session to address the rising costs of property insurance. Unfortunately both fell short of expectations.
The Florida Governor vetoed the Congressional map passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Governor proceeded to draw his own map completely eliminating minority representation to secure GOP control of Tallahassee for the next decade. Additionally, the bill included an expenditure of $1 million, to confront the the legal challenges known by the Governor and the Legislators pushing his map. My first vote as your State Senator was against this bill.
Let's not forget that the Governor also decided that Disney needed to be shown what happens to companies when they cross the Governor publicly. SB 4C, Independent Special Districts was aimed to hurt Disney financially. I voted against that bill as well.
The Special Session on property insurance was also disappointing. While the Legislature had an opportunity to resolve residents property insurance concerns, instead failed the residents by working around the matter without tackling the real issues. passed will actually make a difference in your bottom line!
Instead of workig together to meet the needs of Floridians many elected officials are working hard to maintain the "power" of their office without looking at the needs of the people they are elected to represent.
Something to keep in mind with elections just around the corner.
