Legislators We Need to Contact
Senate President
Senator Mike Haridopolos (r) – Represents parts of Brevard, Indian River, Osceola,
& St. Lucie counties – haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov / District (321) 752-3131 /
Tallahassee (850) 487-5056
Senate Appropriations Chair
Senator JD Alexander (r) – Represents Hardee, Highlands, & parts of DeSoto,
Glades, Okeechobee, Polk, & St. Lucie counties – Alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov / District
(863) 679-4847 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5044
Senate Appropriations Vice- Chair
Senator Joe Negron (r) – Represents Martin & parts of Indian River, Okeechobee,
Palm Beach, & St. Lucie counties - Negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov / District 1-888-759-0791
/ Tallahassee (850) 487-5088
Senate TED Conferees
Senator Don Gaetz (r) - Chairman – Represents parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa,
Santa Rosa &Walton counties / gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov / District (850) 897-5747 /
Tallahassee (850) 487-5009
Senator Gwen Margolis (d) – Represents parts of Broward & Miami-Dade counties–
Margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov / District (305) 571-5777 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5121
Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto (r) – Represents parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry,
Lee, & Palm Beach counties – benacquisto.lizbeth.web@flsenate.gov / District (561) 753-
2440 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5356
Senator Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff (r) – Represents parts of Broward & Palm Beach
counties – bogdanoff.ellyn.web@flsenate.gov / District (954) 467-4205 / Tallahassee (850)
487-5100
Senator Tony Hill (d) - Represents parts of Duval, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, &
Volusia counties – hill.tony.web@flsenate.gov - District (904) 924-1646 / Tallahassee (850)
487-5025 Senator Jack Latvalla (r) – Represents parts of Hillsborough & Pinellas counties -
latvalla.jack.web@flsenate.gov – District (727) 556-6500 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5075
Senator Chris Smith (d) – Represents parts of Broward & Palm Beach counties –
smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov / District (954)267-2114 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5112
Senate At Large Conferees
Senator Andy Gardiner (r) – Represents parts of Orange, Osceola, & Seminole
counties - gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov - District (407) 428-5800 / Tallahassee (850)
487-5047
Senator Nan Rich (d) – Represents parts of Broward & Miami-Dade counties -
rich.nan.web@flsenate.gov – District (954) 747-7933 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5103
Senator Gary Siplin (d) – Represents parts of Orange & Osceola counties -
siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov – District (407) 297-2071 / Tallahassee (850) 487-5190
Senator John Thrasher (r) – Represents parts of Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns,
and Volusia counties - thrasher.john.web@flsenate.gov – District (904) 727-3600 /
Tallahassee (850) 487-5030
House Speaker
Rep. Dean Cannon (r) - Represents part of Orange County –
dean.cannon@myfloridahouse.gov / District (407) 623-5740 / Tallahassee (850) 488-2742
House Budget Conference Chair
Rep. Denise Grimsley (r) – Represents Glades, Hendry & parts of Collier &
Highlands counties denise.grimsley@myfloridahouse.gov - District (863) 385-5251 /
Tallahassee (850) 488-3457
House TED Conferees
Rep. Mike Horner (r) - Chair – Represents parts of Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, &
Polk counties / mike.horner@myfloridahouse.gov / District (407) 943-3077 / Tallahassee
(850) 488-8992
Rep. Lori Berman (d) – Represents part of Palm Beach County –
lori.berman@myfloridahouse.gov / District (561) 266-6645 / Tallahassee (850) 488-1662
Rep. Mack Bernard (d) – Represents parts of Palm Beach County –
mack.bernard@myfloridahouse.gov / District (561) 650-6880 / Tallahassee (850) 488-8632
Rep. Jeffry Brandes (r) – Represents part of Pinellas County /
jeffry.brandes@myfloridahouse.gov. District (727) 552-2573 / Tallahassee (850) 488-5719
Rep. Douglas Broxson (r) – Represents parts of Escambia, Okaloosa, & Santa Rosa
counties – douglas.broxson@myfloridahouse.gov / District (850) 916-5436 / Tallahassee
(850) 488-8188
Rep. Matthew Caldwell (r) – Represents part of Lee County -
matthew.caldwell@myfloridahouse.gov / District (239) 533-2411 / Tallahassee (850) 488-
1541 Rep. Brad Drake (r) – Represents Holmes, Washington and parts of Jackson,
Okaloosa, & Walton counties – brad.drake@myfloridahouse.gov / District (850) 892-8431 /
Tallahassee (850) 488-4726
Rep. Lake Ray (r) – Represents parts of Duval County –
lake.ray@myfloridahouse.gov / District (904) 723-5300 / Tallahassee (850) 488-4388
Rep. Hazelle Rogers (d) – Represents part of Broward County –
hazelle.rogers@myfloridahouse.gov / District (954) 497-3367 / Tallahassee (850)488-8234
Rep. Rich Workman (r) - Represents part of Brevard County /
rich.workman@myfloridahouse.gov /District (321) 757-7019 / Tallahassee (850) 488- 9720
House At Large Conferees
Rep.Gary Aubuchon (r) - Represents parts of Charlotte & Lee counties -
gary.aubuchon@myfloridahouse.gov -District (239) 344-4900 / Tallahassee (850) 488-7433
Rep. Charles Chestnut (d) - Represents parts of Alachua & Marion counties –
Charles.chestnut@myfloridahouse.gov – District (352) 955-3083 / Tallahassee (850) 488-
5794
Rep. Dorothy Hukill (r) - Represents part of Volusia County –
dorothy.hukill@myfloridahouse.gov - District (386) 322-5111 / Tallahassee (850) 488-6653
Rep. Paige Kreegel (r) - Represents DeSoto & parts of Charlotte & Lee countiespaige.kreegel@myfloridahouse.gov - District (941) 575-5820 / Tallahassee (850) 488-9175
Rep. Legg (r) - Represents part of Pasco County – john.legg@myfloridahouse.gov -
District (727) 869-8600 / Tallahassee (850) 488-5522
Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (r) - Represents part of Miami-Dade County –
carlos.lopez-cantera@myfloridahouse.gov - District (305) 442-6877 / Tallahassee (850) 488-
4202
Rep. Seth McKeel (r) - Represents parts of Hillsborough & Polk counties –
seth.mckeel@myfloridahouse.gov – District (863) 647-4896 / Tallahassee (850) 488-9890
Rep. Bill Proctor (r) - Represents parts of Clay, Flagler & St. Johns counties –
bill.proctor@myfloridahouse.gov - District (904) 823-2550 / Tallahassee (850) 488-2977
Rep. Darryl Rouson (d) - Represents parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas &
Sarasota counties – darryl.rouson@myfloridahouse.gov - District (727) 906-3200 /
Tallahassee (850) 488-0925
Rep. Franklin Sands (d) - Represents part of Broward County -
franklin.sands@myfloridahouse.gov - District (954) 424-6800 / Tallahassee (850) 488-0590
Rep. Ron Saunders (d) - Represents Monroe & part of Miami-Dade counties –
ron.saunders@myfloridahouse.gov - District (305) 853-1947 / Tallahassee (850) 488-9965
Rep. Riob Schenck (r) - Represents parts of Hernando, Pasco & Sumter counties -
rob.schenck@myfloridahouse.gov - District (352) 688-5005 / Tallahassee (850) 488-6641 Rep. William Snyder (r) - Represents parts of Martin, Palm Beach & St. Lucie
counties – William.snyder@myfloridahouse.gov - District (772) 221-4904 / Tallahassee
(850) 488-8832
Rep. Will Weatherford (r) - Represents parts of Hillsborough & Pasco counties –
will.weatherford@myfloridahouse.gov - District (813) 558-5115 / Tallahassee (850) 488-
5744
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
FLA Advocacy Request
4-27-2011
Florida Library Funding Advocacy - The Time to Act is Now!!!
We have just learned who the Transportation and Economic Development (TED) Budget
Conferees are and their time line for completing their work. These are the folks who we need to
persuade to fund State Aid to Public Libraries at $21.2 million and Library Cooperatives at $1.2
million. The Conferees will start work Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. and meet periodically until
noon Friday at which time unresolved issues will be bumped to the budget chairs for resolution.
This is it! It’s time to put every bit of effort into this that we can – don’t hold back!
We need to make as many contacts as possible with every legislator between now and Friday
morning. If any of the legislators identified below as members of the leadership or the
Transportation and Economic Development (TED) Conference Committees serve your
community it is critically important for you to arrange to have contacts made!
We also need to contact those legislators identified below as being “At Large Conferees.” Those
legislators can participate in any Budget Conference Committee proceeding they choose so they
have the potential to support us in the TED meetings too.
If your legislators are not identified below, ask them to urge their colleagues who are TED
Conferees to fund State Aid at $21.2 million and Library Cooperatives at $1.2 million. Last year
at this point in the process several legislators stood up and went directly to the legislative
leadership on our behalf and we need legislators to stand up for Florida libraries again this year!
And it’s time to reach out to every group that you can to join in the effort. Friends, family
members, clubs, church groups – whatever group you are a part of, get its members involved.
FLA’s CapWiz service works particularly well for friends of libraries who are more comfortable
using the message we provide and the ease of sending messages
http://capwiz.com/ala/fl/issues/alert/?alertid=36971501 .
Be on the lookout for additional communications as the budget process moves forward. They
need to complete the budget no later than Tuesday, May 3
rd
if they are to going to be able to
finish the 60 day regular session on Friday as scheduled.
Message: Please, during the TED budget conference process, fund State Aid to Public
Libraries at $21.2 million and Library Cooperatives at $1.2 million. The House budget has
State Aid to Public Libraries at $17.7 million and Library Cooperative funding at $1 million
and the Senate has both at zero.
$21.2 million for State Aid is the current year funding amount and the maintenance of effort
level necessary to avoid reductions in federal library funding. Funding for both programs has
been significantly reduced in recent years.
Thank you for your consideration!And please, please, please keep it positive. These folks want to help us and it’s our obligation to
show them there is overwhelming positive support for library funding among Floridians!
Many, many thanks!
Charlie Parker –
Chair, Legislative Committee
Florida Library Association
Florida Library Funding Advocacy - The Time to Act is Now!!!
We have just learned who the Transportation and Economic Development (TED) Budget
Conferees are and their time line for completing their work. These are the folks who we need to
persuade to fund State Aid to Public Libraries at $21.2 million and Library Cooperatives at $1.2
million. The Conferees will start work Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. and meet periodically until
noon Friday at which time unresolved issues will be bumped to the budget chairs for resolution.
This is it! It’s time to put every bit of effort into this that we can – don’t hold back!
We need to make as many contacts as possible with every legislator between now and Friday
morning. If any of the legislators identified below as members of the leadership or the
Transportation and Economic Development (TED) Conference Committees serve your
community it is critically important for you to arrange to have contacts made!
We also need to contact those legislators identified below as being “At Large Conferees.” Those
legislators can participate in any Budget Conference Committee proceeding they choose so they
have the potential to support us in the TED meetings too.
If your legislators are not identified below, ask them to urge their colleagues who are TED
Conferees to fund State Aid at $21.2 million and Library Cooperatives at $1.2 million. Last year
at this point in the process several legislators stood up and went directly to the legislative
leadership on our behalf and we need legislators to stand up for Florida libraries again this year!
And it’s time to reach out to every group that you can to join in the effort. Friends, family
members, clubs, church groups – whatever group you are a part of, get its members involved.
FLA’s CapWiz service works particularly well for friends of libraries who are more comfortable
using the message we provide and the ease of sending messages
http://capwiz.com/ala/fl/issues/alert/?alertid=36971501 .
Be on the lookout for additional communications as the budget process moves forward. They
need to complete the budget no later than Tuesday, May 3
rd
if they are to going to be able to
finish the 60 day regular session on Friday as scheduled.
Message: Please, during the TED budget conference process, fund State Aid to Public
Libraries at $21.2 million and Library Cooperatives at $1.2 million. The House budget has
State Aid to Public Libraries at $17.7 million and Library Cooperative funding at $1 million
and the Senate has both at zero.
$21.2 million for State Aid is the current year funding amount and the maintenance of effort
level necessary to avoid reductions in federal library funding. Funding for both programs has
been significantly reduced in recent years.
Thank you for your consideration!And please, please, please keep it positive. These folks want to help us and it’s our obligation to
show them there is overwhelming positive support for library funding among Floridians!
Many, many thanks!
Charlie Parker –
Chair, Legislative Committee
Florida Library Association
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