Florida Cultural Alliance 2019-20 Advocacy Resource Guide
DOS = Florida Department of State DCA = Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Florida Cultural Alliance 2019-20 Advocacy Resource Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS A. 2019-20 FCA Statewide Florida Legislative Goals for Arts & Culture
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B. Links to Materials to Use in Your 2019-20 State Advocacy Efforts:
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2020 Florida Legislative PLATFORM for Arts & Culture Updated County Arts & Culture INFOGRAPHICS PROFILES of Your County's Policymakers in FL Legislature & Congress Suggested 2019-20 Advocacy ACTIONS to Reference and Do 2019-20 Advocacy CALENDAR to Reference and Use
C. Who determines 2020-21 DOS DCA matching-grant appropriations?
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D. Who serves in 2019-20 Florida SENATE and HOUSE LEADERSHIP?
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E. Members of Florida SENATE Appropriations Committee
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F. Members of Florida HOUSE Appropriations Committee
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G. Members of the SENATE TED and HOUSE TAT Appropriations Subcommittees
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H. Take Actions on U.S. Congressional Arts & Culture Issues
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I. Questions and Other Resources
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What are FCA's goals in the 2020 Florida Legislative Session?
â–ş Collaborate with Florida local arts & culture advocates, legislators and their staff to RESTORE Florida's appropriation investments to fund the ranked, well-vetted, accountable, and recommended 2020-21 Florida Department of State (DOS) Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) matching grants.
â–ş Monitor and take the appropriate advocacy actions on legislation that might negatively or positively impact Florida's arts, arts education, and culture industry.
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What are 2020 Florida Legislative advocacy materials we can use and/or share with our State legislators? ► 2020 Florida Legislative Arts & Culture Platform Requests (includes 2020-21 appropriation asks and links to ranked DCA matching-grants' lists
► County Arts & Culture INFOGRAPHICS (includes 6-year DCA funding histories, specific-county facts, and recommended 2020-21 DCA matching-grant recommendations
► Quick Look at PROFILES of Your County Florida Legislative and U.S. Congressional Policymakers (includes an Excel file of both district and Capitol contact information and staff emails for each by the county/counties they represent) NOTE: Share and use the first two documents above in your communications with your Florida Legislative policymakers. Make your communications personal and local to your DOS DCA 2020-21 matching-grant asks that impact your county and the entire State.
► Suggested Advocacy Actions — follow through on actions you can do, but do communicate with and stay engaged with your policymakers.
► 2019-20 Advocacy Calendar -2-
Who determines the final 2020-21 Legislative Stateappropriation investments in DCA grants?
► Florida Senate & House Leadership pages 5-6 ► Florida Senate & House Appropriations pages 7-12 ► Florida Senate and House TED & TAT Appropriations Subcommittees pages 13-14 ► Your Florida Senator and Representative and those state legislators who represent the interests of your county — they need to hear from ► You and other local arts & culture advocates that these goals matter to you and your community and have positive impacts page 4
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Who serves in Florida Legislative leadership, appropriations, TED/TAT? turn pages to see
You can also Download one Excel file, too.
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2019-20 Florida SENATE & Florida HOUSE LEADERSHIP
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Florida SENATE & HOUSE LEADERSHIP
Listed below are the 2019-20 Florida Legislators who serve in LEADERSHIP positions in the Florida Legislature (Senate and House). They have tremendous power to direct and set legislative priorities in appropriations and other state policies.
Senate President
Senate Galvano
Bill
R 21
Hillsborough, Manatee
Senate President Pro Tempore & Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Majority Leader (Republican) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate Simmons
David
R 9
Seminole, Volusia
Senate Passidomo
Kathleen R 28
Collier, Hendry, Lee
Senate Minority Leader (Democrat) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Minority Leader Pro Tempore (Democrat) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate Gibson
Audrey
D 6
Duval
Senate Montford
Bill
D 3
Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla
Senate Minority Whip (Democrat) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Minority Whip (Democrat) Senate Minority Policy Chair (Democrat) Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Powell
Bobby
D 30
Palm Beach
Senate Berman Senate Farmer, Jr. Senate Bradley
Lori Gary Rob
D 31 D 34 R 5
Palm Beach Broward Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Suwannee, Union
Speaker of Florida House of Representatives
House Oliva
Jose
House Speaker Pro Tempore & Member House Appropriations Committee House Majority Leader (Republican) & Vice Chair, House Appropriations Committee House Majority Whip (Republican) House Minority Leader (Democrat) & House Appropriations Minority Ranking Member Minority House Leader Pro Tempore (Democrat) Chair, House Appropriations Committee
House Magar
MaryLynn R 82
Martin, Palm Beach
House Eagle
Dane
R 77
Lee
House Grant House McGhee
Michael Kionne L.
R 75 Charlotte D 117 Miami-Dade
House Davis Tracie House Cummings W. Travis
R 110 Miami-Dade
D 13 R 18
Duval Clay
Excel file of ALL their contact information and staff
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2019-20 Florida SENATE
Appropriations Committee Members
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Listed below and on the next page are the 21 2019-20 Florida Senators who serve on the SENATE Appropriations Committee:
Florida SENATE Appropriations Members
Chair, Senate Appropriations
Senate
Bradley
Rob
R
Vice Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Simpson
Wilton R
10
Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Suwannee, Union Citrus, Hernando, Pasco
& Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development (TED) Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member & Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development (TED) Member
Senate Senate Senate Senate
Bean Benacquisto Book Brandes
Aaron Lizbeth Lauren Jeff
R R D R
4 27 32 24
Duval, Nassau Lee Broward Pinellas
Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate Senate Senate
Braynon II Flores Gainer
Oscar D Anitere R George R
35 39 2
Broward, Miami-Dade Miami-Dade,Monroe Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Walton, Washington
Senate Minority Leader (Democrat) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development (TED) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate
Gibson
Audrey D
6
Duval
Senate
Hutson
Travis
7
Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia
R
5
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Continued from previous page are the 2019-20 Florida Senators who serve on the SENATE Appropriations Committee
Florida SENATE Appropriations Members
Senate Appropriations Committee Member & Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development (TED) Member
Senate
Lee
Tom
R
20 Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk
Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Minority Leader Pro Tempore (Democrat) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate Senate
Mayfield Montford
Debbie Bill
R D
Senate Majority Leader (Republican) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate
Passidomo
Kathleen R
17 Brevard, Indian River 3 Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla 28 Collier, Hendry, Lee
Senate Minority Whip (Democrat) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate
Powell
Bobby
D
30 Palm Beach
Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate
Rouson
Darryl
D
19 Hillsborough, Pinellas
Senate President Pro Tempore & Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member Senate Appropriations Committee Member Vice Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development (TED) & Senate Appropriations Committee Member
Senate
Simmons
David
R
9
Senate Senate Senate
Stargel Kelli Stewart Linda Thurston, Jr. Perry E.
R D D
22 Lake, Polk 13 Orange 33 Broward
SENATE Appropriations Committee Link
Seminole, Volusia
Excel file of ALL their contact information and staff
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2019-20 Florida HOUSE
Appropriations Committee Members
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Listed below and on the next page are the 29 2019-20 Florida Representatives who serve on the HOUSE Appropriations Committee:
Florida HOUSE Appropriations Members
Chair, House Appropriations Committee
House Cummings
W. Travis
R 18 Clay
House Majority (Republican) Leader & Vice Chair, House Appropriations House Minority (Democrat) Leader & House Appropriations Minority Ranking Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (TAT) Member & House Appropriations Committee Member
House Eagle
Dane
R 77 Lee
House McGhee
Kionne L.
D 117 Miami-Dade
House House House House House
Bryan Cord Ben Byron Bobby
R R D R D
House Appropriations Committee Member House Duran House Appropriations Committee Member House Fine House Transportation & Tourism Appropriations House Geller Subcommittee (TAT) Member & Member of House Appropriations Committee
Nicholas X. Randy Joe
D 112 Miami-Dade R 53 Brevard D 100 Broward, Miami-Dade
House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (TAT) Member & Member of House Appropriations Committee
House House House House House
Kristin Evan Mike Chris Thomas J. ''Tom''
D D R R R
House Speaker Pro Tempore & Member House Appropriations Committee
House Magar
MaryLynn
R 82 Martin, Palm Beach
House Appropriations Committee Member
House Massullo, Jr. Ralph
Avila Byrd Diamond Donalds DuBose
Jacobs Jenne La Rosa Latvala Leek
111 11 68 80 94
96 99 42 67 25
Miami-Dade Duval, Nassau Pinellas Collier, Hendry Broward
Broward Broward Osceola, Polk Pinellas Volusia
R 34 Citrus, Hernando
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Continued from previous page listed below are the 2019-20 Florida Representatives who serve on the HOUSE Appropriations Committee:
Florida HOUSE Appropriations Members
House Appropriations Committee Member
House Pigman
Cary
R 55 Glades, Highlands, Okeechobee,
House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member
House Plasencia House Raschein
Rene Holly Merrill
R 50 Brevard, Orange R 120 Miami-Dade, Monroe
House Appropriations Committee Member
House Renner
Paul
R 24 Flagler, St. Johns,
House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member House Appropriations Committee Member Chair, House Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (TAT) & Member House Appropriations Committee
House House House House House
Ray Wesley Carlos Guillermo Chris Richard Jay
R D R D R
Minority Ranking Member, Transportation House Watson & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee & Member of House Appropriations Committee
Barbara
D 107 Miami-Dade
House Appropriations Committee Member
House Williamson
Jayer
R 3
House Appropriations Committee Member
House Yarborough
Clay
R 12 Duval
HOUSE Appropriations Committee Link
Rodrigues Smith Sprowls Stark Trumbull
76 49 65 104 6
Lee Orange Pinellas Broward Bay
Okaloosa, Santa
Excel file of ALL their contact information and staff
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2019-20 Florida SENATE TED & HOUSE TAT Appropriations Subcommittee Members -13-
Florida SENATE & HOUSE TED / TAT Members
Listed below are the 2019-20 Florida Legislators who serve on the SENATE TED Appropriations Subcommittee or the HOUSE TAT Appropriations Subcommittee Responsible for DOS DCA appropriation recommendations to fund 2020-21 DCA grants:
SENATE Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, & Economic Development (TED)
TED Chair
Senate Hutson
Travis
R 7
Senate Thurston, Jr.
Perry E.
D 33
Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia Broward
Senate Senate Senate Senate
Jeff Tom Keith Wilton
R R R R
Pinellas Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk Alachua, Marion, Putnam Citrus, Hernando, Pasco
Annette Victor M.
D 40 D 15
Miami-Dade Orange, Osceola
Bay
& member of Senate Appropriations
TED Vice Chair & member of Senate Appropriations TED & member of Senate Appropriations TED & member of Senate Appropriations TED TED & Senate Appropriations Vice Chair TED TED
Brandes Lee Perry Simpson
Senate Taddeo Senate Torres, Jr.
24 20 8 10
HOUSE Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (TAT) House Trumbull
Jay
R 6
TAT Vice Chair
House Drake
Brad
R 5
TAT Minority Ranking Member & member of House Appropriations
House Watson
Barbara
Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington D 107 Miami-Dade
TAT TAT & member of House Appropriations TAT TAT & member of House Appropriations
House Daley House DuBose
Dan Bobby
D 97 D 94
House Fetterhoff House Geller
Elizabeth Joe
R 26 Volusia D 100 Broward, Miami-Dade
TAT TAT & member of House Appropriations
House Ingoglia House Leek
Blaise Thomas J. ''Tom''
R 35 R 25
TAT TAT TAT
House Rodriguez House Smith House Stevenson
Anthony David Cyndi
R 118 Miami-Dade R 28 Seminole R 17 St. Johns
TAT Chair & member of House Appropriations
SENATE TED Appropriations Subcommittee Link HOUSE TAT Appropriations Subcommittee Link
Broward Broward
Hernando Volusia
Excel file of all their contact information
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Take actions now on Americans for the Arts' U.S. Congressional Issues
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Thank you for all your advocacy efforts to advance arts, arts education, and culture at the local, state, and national levels.
This advocacy resource guide was developed by the Florida Cultural Alliance. Please email your questions, revisions, and recommendations to strengthen our advocacy efforts to info@FLCA.net. Additional information at www.FLCA.net. -16-
2019-20 resources for Florida arts and culture advocates who want to advocate for Florida Legislative support to restore full appropriations...
Published on Oct 2, 2019
2019-20 resources for Florida arts and culture advocates who want to advocate for Florida Legislative support to restore full appropriations...