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Florida Chamber of Commerce Releases 2021 Legislative Report Card

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 18, 2021)— The Florida Chamber of Commerce today released its official 2021 Florida Chamber Legislative Report Card, showcasing grades earned by all 160 legislators in the Florida House and Senate based on their votes during the 2021 Legislative Session.

“Florida’s economy won with the Florida Chamber-backed, pro-jobs policy passed during the 2021 Legislative Session,” said Florida Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Mark Wilson. “The actions taken by Governor DeSantis and Florida’s lawmakers will go a long way in continuing to build momentum towards creating the more than 2 million jobs necessary to take Florida from the 17th largest economy in the world to the 10th largest by 2030 and securing Florida’s future.”

Bills passed during the 2021 Legislative Session have poised Florida’s job-creators to continue growing Florida’s economy and investing in Florida’s future. Florida’s legislators rightfully focused on private sector job creation and made significant investments in Florida’s long-term future in the form of targeted funding for Florida’s infrastructure, resilience and budget reserves.

The Florida Chamber’s 2021 Legislative Report Card is an annual opportunity to recognize members of the Florida Legislature who placed making Florida more competitive through private-sector job creation above special interests and attempts to protect the status quo.  The Report Card also lets Florida families, small businesses, taxpayers and voters know who voted in favor of private sector job creation and a stronger economy.

After tabulating more than 4,931 votes cast during the 2021 Legislative Session, the Florida Chamber’s Legislative Report Card shows:

Many lawmakers earned high grades this legislative session because of their focus on important competitiveness issues that:

TRANSPARENT GRADING PROCESS:

The Florida Chamber awarded 23 Legislators the 2021 Distinguished Advocate Award following another successful legislative session where 22 of our priorities were passed. The Florida Chamber’s Distinguished Advocate Award recognizes lawmakers who ensured consideration of the business community’s legislative priorities and fought tirelessly for the passage of a Chamber-backed policy or a priority piece of pro-jobs legislation.

To see the grades received by each of Florida’s 160 Legislators following the 2021 Legislative Session, visit www.reportcard.flchamber.com.

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