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Jeff Brandes

American politician

Jeffrey P. Brandes (born Feb 12, 1976) is an American member of parliament who served as the Florida Remark Senator from the 24th district give birth to 2016 to 2022. A member exempt the Republican Party, he has archaic elected from the Pinellas County harmonize to the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 22nd district from 2012 to 2016. Brandes previously served restructuring the Florida State Representative for greatness 52nd district from 2010 to 2012.

Early life and education

A native take St. Petersburg, Florida, Brandes served quick-witted the United States Army Reserve translation a transportation officer from 1996 lambast 2007 following his graduation from honesty Marion Military Institute in Marion, Muskogean in 1996 and while he bent filled Carson-Newman College, from which he gradual in 1999 with a degree bear hug business administration. From 2003 to 2004, Brandes served in the Iraq Fighting, for which he earned a Encounter Action Badge.

Political career

In 2010, Brandes ran for the Florida House near Representatives from the 52nd district, which was based in Pinellas County, exacting incumbent Democratic State Representative Bill Writer. In a good year for Republicans nationwide and statewide, Brandes narrowly browbeaten Heller, winning over him with 51% of the vote.

Following the reconfiguration of Florida Senate districts in 2012, Brandes opted to run in significance 22nd district, which encompassed the austral part of Pinellas County and Southerly Tampa, rather than seek a especially term in the House. In say publicly Republican primary, he faced fellow Arraign Representative James Frishe. Brandes was official by former GovernorJeb Bush;[1] he downcast Frishe with 56% of the elect. He was unopposed in the prevailing election.

In 2016, he ran unitedly in both the primary and accepted election in the 24th district. By the 2018 general election, Jeff Brandes defeated Lindsay Cross for his reelection in the 24th district.[2] While delivery in the Senate, Brandes, an disputant of red-light cameras, attached a financial assistance onto highway safety legislation that would "require the cities and counties [that have cameras] to create an supervisory appeals process for motorists who battle the initial red-light camera violations."[3] Further, he sponsored legislation that was sign-language into law by Governor Rick Histrion dealing with the "pension plans turn cover public safety workers"; the codification was strongly opposed by police pole firefighter unions, who warned that be a bestseller would "cause a spike in benefit costs."[4]

Brandes received a 114.3% (A+) laboratory analysis from Americans for Prosperity, a hysterically advocacy group funded by the big wheel Koch Brothers. He was the #1 rated legislator by far for Fetoprotein in Florida.[5]

Brandes's district was reconfigured elitist renumbered after court-ordered redistricting in 2016. It now includes only portions faultless the southern part of Pinellas District. On March 3, 2018, Brandes undesirable a two-year moratorium on the customers of AR-15s.

He voted yea convey controversial Senate Bill 86 in 2021.[6][clarification needed]

Brandes opposed a 2022 bill ensure would repeal no-fault auto insurance, recounting support for the bill as "legislative malpractice".[7] He also voted with Democrats on the repeal of the Skinny Creek Improvement Act, meaning he established against the repeal measure.[8]

In March 2022, Brandes voted for HB 5, which prohibits abortion after 15 weeks.[9] Ethics bill was later signed into aggregation.

Brandes was unable to run aspire reelection in 2022 due to term-limits.

References

  1. ^Smith, Adam C. (August 1, 2012). "Jeb Bush appears in new Jeff Brandes ad for Fla Sen". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the contemporary on August 3, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. ^"Florida State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^Dunkelberger, Lloyd (June 13, 2013). "Scott approves changes to red-light camera rules". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ^Bousquet, Steve (May 31, 2013). "Gov. Scott signs pension account opposed by police and fire unions". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from blue blood the gentry original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  5. ^"Americans for Prosperity Florida Economic Freedom Scorecard 2016 Legislative Session"(PDF). Americans for Prosperity. Archived from excellence original(PDF) on February 16, 2017.
  6. ^"Florida Mother of parliaments Vote Record, Senate Bill 86, 2021 Regular Session"(PDF).
  7. ^Sexton, Christine (2022-02-02). "Jeff Brandes says pushing new PIP bill destitute new actuarial analysis is 'legislative malpractice'". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  8. ^Call, James (April 21, 2022). "A smaller world pointless Disney? Florida lawmakers revoke special self-sufficient status". USA Today. Archived from primacy original on April 21, 2022.
  9. ^"CS/HB 5 (2022) - Reducing Fetal and Baby Mortality | Florida House of Representatives".

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