Sarah Alexanderson
From: [email protected] on behalf of Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: CFHLA - The Insider: The Hospitality Industry's Political Advocate Newsletter - October 2018
Volume 1 This Newsletter is Proudly Sponsored By: Edition 10
October 25, 2018
IN THIS EDITION:
ENDORSEMENTS ENDORSEMENTS GA With the 2018 General Election approaching (November 6), CFHLA proudly RUMPH endorses the following “Tourism Champions” - including two new candidates: PAC/PC BOARD ELECTIONS
SAVE THE DATE
RELATED LINKS
1 LINKS OF INTEREST
Florida Governor Rick Scott
State of Florida Senate
State of Florida House of Representatives Melissa Byrd Orange County School Board, District 7 Orange County
Osceola County
Seminole County
City of Orlando
City of Kissimmee
City of Sanford
State Representative Bob Cortes Florida House, District 30
Pete Crotty Orange County Commission, District 3
Manny Diaz Jr.
2 State Senate, District 36
Commissioner Cheryl Grieb Osceola County Commission, District 4
David Grimm Orange County School Board, District 2 (NEW PAC-ENDORSEMENT)
Commissioner Viviana Janer Osceola County Commission, District 2
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State Representative Mike La Rosa State House, District 42
Susan Makowski Orange County Commission, District 4
State Representative Amy Mercado Florida House, District 48
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Chief John Mina Orange County Sheriff
State Representative Bobby Olszewski Florida House, District 44
State Senator Keith Perry Florida Senate, District 8
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State Representative Rene Plasencia Florida House, District 50
Stockton Reeves State House, District 47
Patricia Rumph Orange County Commission, District 2 (NEW PAC-ENDORSEMENT)
6 David Smith Florida House, District 28
State Senator Kelli Stargel Florida Senate, District 22
Dana Young State Senate, District 18
Jay Zembower Seminole County Commission, District 2
VOTE YES Amendment 2 Permanent Cap on Non-homestead Parcel Assessment Increases
7 VOTE YES Amendment 3 Voter Approval of Casino Gambling Initiative
VOTE YES Amendment 9 Ban Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling and Ban Vaping in Enclosed Indoor Workplaces
If you are interested in early voting locations and additional information, please click on your county of residence below:
Orange County
Osceola County
Seminole County
GA
On Wednesday, October 10 the CFHLA Governmental Affairs (GA) Committee met with representatives from the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and regional theme park partners to draft the CFHLA’s Legislative Priorities for 2019.
This meeting, held at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn (Thank You, Adrianna Sekula), allowed for CFHLA Members to discuss the Association’s position on key Hospitality issues such as the Tourist Development Tax, VISIT FLORIDA funding, human trafficking, and affordable housing development through the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Next month, the Governmental Affairs Committee will meet with Ajit Lalchandani, Orange County Administrator, to discuss Hospitality developments in Orange County and to celebrate Ajit’s successful career in local government.
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From left to right: Richard Turner, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association; Adrianna Sekula and Jose Gonzalez of Walt Disney World; CFHLA Board Member Charles Fisher, Resort Manager of the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort; CFHLA Board Member Brad Boland, General Manager of CLC World Resorts & Hotels; CFHLA Ex-Officio Board Member Steven Jamieson, General Manager of The Mall at Millenia; and Barb Bowden of Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando and Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando
RUMPH
On Thursday, October 18, CFHLA-PAC Chairman, Jay Leonard, and CFHLA Public Policy Director, Rico Pasamba, attended Patricia Rumph’s campaign fundraiser. Prior to the event, the CFHLA-PAC/PC Boards of Directors voted unanimously to endorse Patricia’s campaign for Orange County Commissioner, District 2.
CFHLA is proud to endorse Patricia Rumph and believes she will be a tremendous advocate for Tourism on the Orange County Commission. Ms. Rumph has an extensive career in state & local government serving for 30 years with the Florida Department of Corrections and on various boards within Orange County.
Ms. Rumph will join CFHLA for the next Coffee Club Meeting on Friday, November 2 at 8:00 AM to discuss the importance of the Tourism Development Tax and other Hospitality Industry priorities within Orange County.
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Patricia Rumph, Candidate for Orange County Commission, District 2 with CFHLA-PAC Chairman Jay Leonard, General Manager of the Wyndham and Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista Disney Springs Resort Area
PAC/PC BOARD ELECTIONS
The CFHLA Political Action Committee will be conducting Board of Director Elections throughout the upcoming weeks. Board Ballots will be distributed to PAC-dues paying CFHLA members on Monday, October 29 and voting will conclude on Wednesday, November 7.
New PAC/PC Boards of Directors will be announced on Friday, November 9 at the Wrap-up Luncheon for the 2018 PAC/PC Boards of Directors. Also, at this meeting, the 2019-2020 PAC/PC Boards of Directors will elect new Officers.
SAVE THE DATE
The annual Florida "Tallahassee Tourism Day" date has been established for 2019: Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
LINKS
Below please find news articles relating to the political interests of the Hospitality Industry:
New City of Orlando Police Chief Announced: Orlando
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Orlando Ballet Breaks Ground on Brand New Facility
Jerry Demings endorses Patricia Rumph in Orange County Commission Race
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