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November 3, 2010

It’s a Republican Triple Crown Win Republicans C ash-In on W ashington W oes in Super-Sized Sw eep

Left to Right: Speaker Designee Dean Cannon (R) and Senate President Designee M ike Haridopolos (R); G overnor-Elect (R); Attorney- G eneral-Elect Pam Bondi (R); CFO -Elect Jeff Atwater (R); and Agriculture Com m issioner-Elect (R)

by Rheb Harbison Senate and H ouse of Carlton Fields Senior G overnm ent Consultant Representatives.

The very unhappy mood of the The Republican tidal wave across Florida electorate came home yesterday delivering also gave a decisive win to M arco Rubio for Republicans a clean political sweep in a U S Senate and four key flip wins in the U S M id-Term Election that can only be H ouse: Steve Southerland in C D 2 against described as a report card on W ashington. incumbent A llen Boyd; Daniel W ebster in C D8 against incumbent A lan G rayson; A llen The right shift of registered Florida W est in C D 22 against ; and independents gave the state’s G O P the Sandy A dams in C D 24 against Suzanne governorship, 100 percent of Florida’s Kosmas. C abinet, and a Super-M ajority within the

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G overnor and C abinet The Former hospital executive Rick Scott, who came out of political nowhere last spring, M ike H aridopolos Governor and Cabinet P % President-Designee Governor: R 48.94 Florida Senate Rick Scott

Attorney General: R 54.9 Pam Bondi Party: Republican City: M elbourne, Florida Chief Financial Officer: R 57.41 Jeff A tw ater Occupation: C ollege Professor, A uthor Education: U niversity of A rkansas, M .A ., Agriculture Com m issioner: R 56.04 1993 A dam Putnam Stetson U niversity, B.A ., 1992 Born: M arch 15, 1970 in H untington,

New York poured more than $73 million of personal Legislative: Elected to the Senate M arch 25, money into his campaign. H e will now 2003, reelected subsequently; serve at the top of Florida’s government; M ajority (Republican) W hip, but his race to the top was bloody in the 2006-2008; closest among all state races. H ouse of Representatives, 2000- 2003 Republicans convincingly captured all three remaining C abinet seats: A ttorney G eneral, C FO , and A griculture C ommissioner. Republicans have controlled Florida’s Senate for many of the last years. The big news after yesterday is that the election Constitutional % produced a far more conservative Am endm ents* Republican Senate with a “Super M ajority”. #1: Repeal of Public N o 52.51 Super M ajority rule essentially means one Cam paign Financing party completely controls the chamber’s #2: Property Tax Credit, Yes 77.81 political agenda by controlling the Deployed M ilitary procedural rules of the chamber. It often yields hard-line partisan policy. #4: “Hom etown N o 32.91 Dem ocracy” M ike H aridopolos (R- M elbourne) is expected to be formally elected to President #5: Legislative Yes 62.51 Redistricting of the Florida Senate at the Legislature’s O rganizational Session on November 16. #6: Congressional Yes 62.84 Redistricting The Republican Senate wins makes this the #8: Resize Class Size N o 54.56 largest majority of any party in more than 25 years, said incoming Senate President M ike H aridopolos. * A mendments require 60 percent to pass.

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The New Florida Senate M em bers % N an Rich Dem ocrat 12 30 % M inority Leader Designee Republican 28 70 % Florida Senate Super-M ajority

40 100% Party: Democrat City: Sunrise, Florida 28 Senate Republicans: 70 % Occupation: Legislator SD 2 G reg Evers (M ilton) SD 3 C harles Dean (Inverness) Education: A ttended U niversity of Florida,

SD 4 Don G aetz (Ft. W alton Bch) 1959-1961 Born: February 9, 1942, New York SD 5 Steven W ise (Jacksonville) Legislative: Elected to the Senate in 2004, SD 7 Evelyn Lynn (O rmond Beach) reelected subsequently; SD 8 John Thrasher (Jacksonville) M inority (Democratic) Leader SD 9 A ndy G ardiner (O rlando) Designate, 2010-2012; SD 10 Rhonda Storms (Brandon) M inority (Democratic) Policy SD 11 M ike Fasano (New Port Richey) C hair, 2006-2008; SD 12 Jim Norman (Tampa) H ouse of Reps, 2000-2004 SD 13 Dennis Jones (Seminole) SD 14 Steve O elrich (G ainesville) SD 15 (Lakeland) 12 Senate Dem ocrats: 30 % SD 16 (C learwater) Nan Rich (D- Sunrise) is expected to be SD 17 J. D. A lexander (Lake W ales) elected Senate M inority Party leader at the SD 20 A lan H ays (U matilla) Legislature’s upcoming O rganizational SD 21 M ike Bennett (Bradenton) Session, presiding over the 2011 and SD 22 David Simmons (A ltamonte Springs) 2012 Legislatures. SD 23 (Venice) SD 24 Thad A ltman (M elbourne) SD 1 A nthony H ill (Jacksonville) SD 25 Ellyn Bogdanoff (Fort Lauderdale) SD 6 Bill M ontford (Tallahassee) SD 26 M ike H aridopolos (M elbourne) SD 18 A rthenia Joyner (Tampa) SD 27 Lizbeth Benacquisto (W ellington) SD 19 G ary Siplin (O rlando) SD 28 Joe Negron (Stuart) SD 29 C hris Smith (Ft. Lauderdale) SD 36 M iguel Diaz de la Portilla (C oral SD 30 M aria Lorts Sachs (Delray Beach) G ables) SD 31 (H ollywood) SD 37 G arrett Richter (Naples) SD 32 Jeremy Ring (M argate) SD 38 A nitere Flores (M iami) SD 33 Vacant SD 40 Rene G arcia (H ialeah) SD 34 Nan Rich (Sunrise) SD 35 G wen M argolis (North M iami Beach SD 39 Larcenia Bullard (M iami)

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The Florida H ouse of Representatives 81 H ouse Republicans: 67 % H D 1 (M ilton) H D 2 C lay Ingram (Pensacola) Dean C annon H D 3 C lay Ford (Pensacola) Speaker Designee H D 4 M att G aetz (Fort W alton Beach) Florida H ouse of H D 5 (DeFuniak Sprgs) Representatives H D 6 (Panama C ity) H D 7 M arti C oley (M arianna) H D 11 Elizabeth Porter (Lake C ity) Party: Republican H D 12 Janet A dkins (Fernandina) Residence: W inter Park, Florida H D 13 Daniel Davis (Jacksonville) Occupation: A ttorney H D 16 C harles M cBurney (Jacksonville) H D 17 (Jacksonville) Education: U niversity of Florida, C ollege of H D 1 8 Ronald Renuart Journalism, B.S.; Ponte Vedra Beach) U niversity of Florida, C ollege of Law, J.D. H D 19 M ike W einstein (Jacksonville) Born: A ugust 2, 1968, Bitburg U S A ir H D 20 Bill Proctor (St. A ugustine) Force Base, G ermany H D 21 C harles Van Zant (Keystone Legislative: Elected to the H ouse in 2004 H eights) G eneral C ounsel; O range H D 22 (G ainesville) C ounty 2000 C harter Review H D 24 (O cala) C ommission H D 25 Larry M etz (Eustis) H D 26 Fred C ostello (O rmond Beach) H D 28 Dorothy H ukill (Port O range) Dean C annon (R-W inter Park) is expected H D 29 Tom G oodson (C ocoa) to be formally elected to Speaker of the H D 30 Ritch W orkman (M elbourne) H ouse at the Legislature’s O rganizational H D 31 John Tobia (Satellite Beach) Session on November 16. H e will preside H D 32 Steve C risafulli (M erritt Island) over a H ouse “Super M ajority”. H D 33 (Sanford) H D 34 C hris Dorworth (Lake M ary) Ron Saunders (D-Key W est) is expected to H D 35 Dean C annon (W inter Park) be elected as the M inority Party leader at H D 37 Scott Plankon (Longwood) that time. C annon and Saunders will serve H D 38 Bryan Nelson (A popka) a two-year term, presiding over the 2011 H D 40 Eric Eisnaugle (O rlando) and 2012 Legislatures. H D 41 (O rlando) H D 42 M arlene O ’Toole (Lady Lake) The New H D 43 Jimmie Smith (Inverness) Florida House M em bers % H D 44 Robert Schenck (Spring H ill) H D 45 Richard C orcoran (Trinity) Dem ocrat 39 33 % H D 46 (Port Richey) Republican 81 67 % H D 47 James G rant (Tampa) Super M ajority H D 48 (Tarpon Springs) H D 50 Ed H ooper (C learwater) 120 100% H D 51 Larry A hern (St. Petersburg) H D 52 (St. Petersburg)

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H D 54 Jim Frishe (St. Petersburg) H D 56 Rachel Burgin (Brandon) H D 57 (Tampa) Ron Saunders H D 60 Shawn H arrison (Temple Terrace) M inority Leader- Designee H D 61 W ill W eatherford (W esley C hapel) Florida H ouse of H D 62 Rich G lorioso (Plant C ity) Representatives H D 63 Seth M cKeel (Lakeland) H D 64 (Bartow) H D 65 John W ood (W inter H aven) Party: Democrat H D 66 Ben A lbritton (Bartow) City: Key W est, Florida H D 67 G reg Steube (Bradenton) Occupation: A ttorney H D 68 (Bradenton)

H D 69 Ray Pilon (Sarasota) Education: U niversity of Florida, B.S., H D 70 Doug H older (Sarasota) magna cum laude, 1976, J.D., 1979 H D 71 (Port C harlotte) Born: O ctober 30, 1954, Key W est, H D 72 (Punta G orda) FL H D 73 M att C aldwell (Fort M yers) Legislative: H ouse of Representatives 1986- H D 74 G ary A ubuchon (C ape C oral) 1994; H D 75 Trudi W illiams (Fort M yers) Elected to the H ouse in 2006, H D 76 (Naples) reelected subsequently; H D 77 Denise G rimsley (Lake Placid) A ppropriations C ommittee C hair H D 79 M ike H orner (Kissimmee) 1990-1992; H D 80 Deborah M ayfield (Vero Beach) C ommunity A ffairs C ommittee H D 81 G ayle H arrell (Stuart) C hair 1992-1994

H D 82 W illiam Snyder (Stuart)

H D 83 Pat Rooney (W est Palm Beach) H D 87 Bill H ager (Boca Raton) 39 H ouse Dem ocrats: 33 % H D 91 G eorge M oraitis (Ft. Lauderdale) H D 8 A lan W illiams (Tallahassee) H D 101 M att H udson (Naples) H D 9 M ichelle Rehwinkel-Vasilinda (Tlh) H D 102 Eduardo G onzalez (H ialeah) H D 10 Leonard Bembry (G reenville) H D 110 Esteban Bovo (H ialeah) H D 14 M ia Jones (Jacksonville) H D 111 (M iami) H D 15 Reggie Fullwood (Jacksonville) H D 112 Jeanette Nunez (M iami) H D 23 C harles C hestnut IV (G ainesville) H D 113 C arlos Lopez-C antera (M iami) H D 27 Dwayne Taylor (Daytona Beach) H D 114 A na Rivas Logan (M iami) H D 36 Scott Randolph (O rlando) H D 115 Jose Felix Diaz (M iami) H D 39 G eraldine Thompson (O rlando) H D 116 C arlos Trujillo (M iami) H D 49 (O rlando) H D 117 M ichael Bileca (South M iami) H D 53 (St. Petersburg) H D 119 Frank A rtiles (H omestead) H D 55 (St. Petersburg) H D 58 Janet C ruz (Tampa) H D 59 Betty Reed (Tampa) H D 78 Steve Perman (Boca Raton) H D 84 M ack Bernard (W est Palm Beach) H D 85 Joseph A bruzzo (W ellington) H D 86 (Boca Raton)

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H D 88 M ark Pafford (W est Palm Beach) Dist. 6 C liff Stearns R H D 89 Jeff C lemens (Lake W orth) Dist. 7 John M ica R H D 90 (Boca Raton) Dist. 8 Daniel W ebster R H D 92 G wyn C larke-Reed (Deerfield Bch) Dist. 9 G us Bilirakis R H D 93 Perry Thurston (Fort Lauderdale) Dist. 10 R H D 94 H azelle Rogers (Lauderdale Lks) Dist. 12 R H D 95 James W aldman (Ft Lauderdale) Dist. 13 R H D 96 A ri Porth (C oral Springs) Dist. 14 C onnie M ack R H D 97 M artin Kiar (Davie) Dist. 15 R H D 98 (W eston) Dist. 16 Tom Rooney R H D 99 Elaine Schwartz (H ollywood) Dist. 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R H D 100 (Dania Beach) Dist. 21 M ario Diaz-Balart R H D 103 O scar Branyon (M iami G ardens) Dist. 22 A llen W est R H D 104 John Patrick Julien (North M iami Dist. 24 Sandra A dams R Beach) Dist. 25 R H D 105 Joe G ibbons (H allandale Beach) H D 106 Richard Steinberg (M iami Beach) 6 Dem ocrats: 20 % of Delegation H D 107 Luis G arcia (M iami) Dist. 3 C orrine Brown D H D 108 Daphne C ampbell (North M iami) Dist. 11 Kathy C astor D H D 109 C ynthia Stafford (M iami) Dist. 17 Frederica W ilson D H D 118 Dwight Bullard (M iami) Dist. 19 D H D 120 Ron Saunders (Key W est) Dist. 20 Debbie W asserman-Schultz D Dist. 23 A lcee H astings D

Florida C ongressional – 1 U S Senate

Seat and 25 Seats U S H ouse of Representatives FLO RIDA PO LITIC A L A N D LEG ISLA TIV E DA TES The Republican tidal wave across Florida ° Tuesday, November 16, 2010: also gave a decisive win to M arco Rubio 2011-12 O rganizational Session for U S Senate and four key pick up wins for ° December 2010 (TBA ): Republicans in the U S H ouse: Steve Legislative Com m ittee M eetings Southerland in C D 2 against incumbent A llen Boyd; Daniel W ebster in C D8 against ° December-February 2011 (TBA ): incumbent A lan G rayson; A llen W est in C D Legislative Com m ittee M eetings 22 against Ron Klein; and Sandy A dams in ° M arch 8, 2011: C D 24 against . First Day of 2011 Legislative Session The following were elected to the U .S. ° M ay 6, 2011: H ouse of Representatives: Last day of 2011 Legislative 19 Republicans: 80 % of Delegation Session.

Dist. 1 Jeff M iller R

Dist. 2 Steve Southerland R

Dist. 4 A nder C renshaw R

Dist. 5 Richard Nugent R

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Florida’s Redistricting Process LO O K IN G FO RW A RD TO TH E 2011 LEG ISLA TIV E SESSIO N Spring Florida census data delivered. C arlton Fields’ Legislative Team was actively 2011: engaged in the political activities leading up Sum m er, The H ouse of Representatives and to the 2010 G eneral Election. During this Fall 2011: Senate Redistricting C ommittees period, we interviewed new legislative hold meetings like any other candidates in six two-day sessions throughout standing legislative committee. Florida, so we will have first-hand knowledge 2012: A likely January start to the of the legislators that comprise the 160- , rather than member 2011-12 Legislature. W e also know the usual M arch, to begin and understand the specific agenda priorities drawing new boundaries. and goals of the incoming Speaker of the Passed as a Joint Resolution, the H ouse Dean C annon, and incoming Senate final measure is not subject to a President M ike H aridopolis. gubernatorial veto.

Florida’s A ttorney G eneral submits the Legislature’s plan to Rheb Harbison is a Senior the Florida Supreme C ourt within G overnm ent Consultant in the 15 days of passage. Carlton Fields Tallahassee Florida’s Supreme C ourt rules on O ffice. He is principally the validity of the Legislature’s responsible for advocating on plan within 30 days. A valid behalf of the Firm ’s clients judgment binds the plan. A n before the legislative and invalid judgment requires the executive branches, asserting G overnor to immediately positions on a variety of state business issues. reconvene the Legislature in a 15- Rheb has 30 years of progressive senior level day Special Session to pass a experience in lobbying, public affairs, plan conforming to the judgment com m unications, m edia relations, and of the Supreme C ourt. m arketing in both the public and private sectors. The Florida A ttorney G eneral Rheb counsels clients on political action strategy shall again submit the and is also responsible for fund-raising and the Legislature’s plan to the Florida activities of the Firm ’s political action com m ittee, Supreme C ourt within 15 days of which supports the election of local and state passage. candidates for public office. A failure of the Legislature to Since M ay he has participated in m ore than adopt a plan in the Special 160 interviews with legislative candidates. Session, or a second invalid Rheb can be reached at judgment by the Florida Supreme rharbison@ carltonfields.com or 850.224.1585 C ourt requires the Supreme C ourt itself to create and file a redistricting plan with the Secretary of State within 60 days of receiving the A ttorney Tallahassee O ffice G eneral’s petition. 215 South M onroe Street, Suite 500 Tallahassee, Florida 32301

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