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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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-