The Senate will meet on Wednesday to vote on, SB 2500, the General
Appropriations Act (the budget). The
current Senate proposal provides only $2 million for Florida Forever, and the
House is not much better at $10 million
But an important amendment that would provide $300 million for land
acquisition under Florida Forever has been filed by Sen. Thad Altman (R -
Brevard and Indian River counties). The amendment would also provide $15
million for state parks and $20 million for Kissimmee River land
acquisition.
The Altman amendment is a chance for the Senate to
fulfill the intent of the 4.2 million Floridians who voted for Amendment 1 by
an overwhelming 75% because they know conservation lands are important for
Florida’s future. Please call these
Senators today and urge them to Vote YES on the Altman amendment. It is amendment number 24, barcode 995031,
and it can be seen here: http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/2500/Amendment/995031/HTML
I’ve listed the Senators to contact in district
order below. The lowest numbered
districts are in the Western Panhandle and the highest are in South East
Florida. Please make sure you contact
the Senator who represents your area first. Just look for the County you live in in the
middle column. The emails are also
aggregated at the bottom of the contact list.
Thanks for all you do!
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Senator
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Committee
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County(ies)
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Capitol Phone
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Email
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Sen. Don Gaetz
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington counties
and part of Okaloosa county
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850-487-5001
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gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Aaron Bean
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Consists of Nassau county and part of Duval county
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850-487-5004
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bean.aaron.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Charles Dean
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Consists of Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist,
Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county
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850-487-5005
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dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Rob Bradley
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Consists of Alachua, Bradford, Clay counties
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850-487-5007
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bradley.rob.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Dorothy Hukill
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Consists of parts of Lake, Marion, Volusia counties
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850-487-5008
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hukill.dorothy.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. David Simmons
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of Seminole county and part of Volusia county
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850-487-5010
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simmons.david.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. John Legg
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Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pasco counties
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850-487-5017
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legg.john.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Arthenia Joyner
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Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas counties
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850-487-5019
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joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jack Latvala
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of part of Pinellas county
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850-487-5020
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latvala.jack.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Denise Grimsley
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of Okeechobee county and parts of Highlands, Martin,
Osceola, Polk, St. Lucie counties
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850-487-5021
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grimsley.denise.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jeff Brandes
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Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties
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850-487-5022
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brandes.jeff.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Garrett Richter
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of parts of Collier, Lee counties
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850-487-5023
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richter.garrett.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Bill Galvano
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee counties and parts of
Charlotte, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee counties
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850-487-5026
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galvano.bill.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Jeff Clemens
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Consists of part of Palm Beach county
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850-487-5027
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clemens.jeff.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Nancy Detert
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Consists of Sarasota county and part of Charlotte county
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850-487-5028
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detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of parts of Charlotte, Lee counties
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850-487-5030
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benacquisto.lizbeth.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Christopher Smith
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Consists of part of Broward county
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850-487-5031
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smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Joe Negron
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Senate Appropriations
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Consists of parts of Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie
counties
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850-487-5032
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negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Maria Sachs
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Consists of parts of Broward, Palm Beach counties
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850-487-5034
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sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Anitere Flores
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5037
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flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Rene Garcia
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5038
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garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov
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Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
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Consists of part of Miami-Dade county
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850-487-5040
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portilla.miguel.web@flsenate.gov
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negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov, benacquisto.lizbeth.web@flsenate.gov,
gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov, galvano.bill.web@flsenate.gov, grimsley.denise.web@flsenate.gov,
richter.garrett.web@flsenate.gov, latvala.jack.web@flsenate.gov, simmons.david.web@flsenate.gov,
bean.aaron.web@flsenate.gov, bradley.rob.web@flsenate.gov, brandes.jeff.web@flsenate.gov,
dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov, detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov, portilla.miguel.web@flsenate.gov,
flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov, garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov, hukill.dorothy.web@flsenate.gov,
legg.john.web@flsenate.gov, joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov, smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov,
clemens.jeff.web@flsenate.gov, sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov,
