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Greg Evers Named To 5 Senate Committees
November 26, 2010
Republican Greg Evers, the Florida senator representing the North Escambia area, was named to several Florida Senate committees Tuesday by Senate President Mike Haridopolos.
Evers was named to the following committees:
- Criminal Justice, chair
- Transportation, vice chair
- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
- Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
- Reapportionment
Most of the committees named Tueday have overwhelming Republican majorities, reflective of the body as a whole, though there are a few that are close.
The Agriculture Committee, which is one of two committees chaired by a Democrat, Gary Siplin, has a slim 4-3 Republican majority, and the high profile Education Pre-K-12 Committee has just three Republicans and two Democrats. Similarly, Children, Families and Elder Affairs has a 3-2 GOP majority, as does Criminal Justice. Military Affairs has a 4-3 GOP majority. In contrast, probably the most politically charged committee, Reapportionment, is the most lopsided, with 16 Republicans and 7 Democrats.
“We are all elected representatives of the citizens of this great state so I believe we should all have the opportunity to serve on committees that interest each of us and best serve the voters,” said Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, in a memo to members. “It is clear that the selections are a reflection of what your constituents are interested in and as well as what each of you individually can bring in the way of insight, experience and in many cases real world expertise.”
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2 Responses to “Greg Evers Named To 5 Senate Committees”
Congratulations to Greg Evers! Let’s hope he looks carefully at the energy we use and could change by bringing more solar and wind power and wave power! Bring in those businesses too…we can use them! they would be a huge boost to our economy and show the rest of the states what Florida can do! Enough with the tourism already!
Well here’s Evers’ chance to shine when looking at the other article posted on William’s site today that speaks of cutting prisons and turning over the keys to private industry. Gov. elect Scott can’t effect change without a willing legislative body. So now the question is will Evers become one of Scott’s do-boys? We’ll have to wait and see.