Florida Senate Majority Office

The Florida Senate Majority Office is the political extension of the Florida Senate president. The Senate Majority Office consists of the majority leader, who represents the members of the majority party in the Senate, as well as a team of professional staff. The majority leader is assisted in this role by a deputy majority leader and majority whips, whose job is to enforce party discipline on votes deemed to be crucial.

Florida Senate Majority Office
2016-18 Florida Legislature
Type
Type
Term limits
2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started
January 9, 2018
Leadership
Joe Negron (R)
since November 22, 2016[1]
Senate President Pro Tempore
Anitere Flores (R)
since November 22, 2016[2]
Senate Majority Leader
Wilton Simpson (R)
since November 29, 2016[3]
Senate Deputy Majority Leader
Kelli Stargel (R)
since November 29, 2016[4]
Structure
Length of term
4 years
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Senate Chamber
Florida Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida
Website
Florida Senate Majority Office

The Florida Senate majority leader is elected by Florida State senators in the political party holding the largest number of seats in the Senate. Since 1996, Republicans have held the majority in the Florida Senate.[5] While the responsibilities vary depending upon the political climate, the Florida Senate majority leader is responsible for political activities, enabling the caucus to fully participate in the governmental process.[6]

The 2016-2018 Florida Senate Majority Office leadership team consists of:

See also

References
  1. "Treasure Coast's Joe Negron becomes Florida Senate president". TC Palm.
  2. "Anitere Flores named to Florida Senate leadership post". Miami Herald.
  3. "Joe Negron announces Senate committee leadership, membership". Saint Petersblog.
  4. "Joe Negron announces Senate committee leadership, membership". Saint Petersblog.
  5. "Florida state profile 2018". Ballotpedia.
  6. "Majority Office". Florida Senate.
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