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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Florida House and Senate
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from FL legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- ACLU (2)
- Annette Taddeo (3) Florida Democratic Challenger
- Byron Donalds (1) Republican U.S. Rep Florida-19
- Carlos Lopez-Cantera (9) Republican Senate Challenger Florida
- Darren Soto (3) Democrat U.S. Rep Florida- 9
- Greg Steube (9) Republican U.S. Rep Florida- 17
- Jeb Bush (9) Florida Former FL Governor; Republican Presidential candidate
- Marco Rubio (4) FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate
- Matt Gaetz (3) Republican U.S. Rep Florida- 1
- Mike Haridopolos (4) Republican 2012 Senate primary challenger Florida
- Rick Scott (8) Florida Republican Governor
- Ron DeSantis (2) Florida Republican candidate for governor
- Ross Spano (2) Republican U.S. Rep Florida- 15
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Florida state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- FL-D Annette Taddeo, 2022 candidate for governor
Member of the Florida Senate, 40th district, since 2017
- FL-R Byron Donalds - Elected 2020 to U.S.House (R-FL-19)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 80th district (2016-2020)
- FL-R Greg Steube - Elected 2018 to U.S.House (R-FL-17)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives (2010-2016)
Member of the Florida Senate from the 23rd district (2016-2018)
- FL-R Ross Spano - Elected 2018 to U.S.House (R-FL-15)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 59th district (Nov.2012-2018)
- FL-D Al Lawson - Elected 2016 to U.S. House
Member of the Florida State Senate, District 6, 2002-2010
Member of the Florida House of Representatives, 1982-2000
- FL-R Matt Gaetz - Elected 2016 to U.S. House
Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 4, 2010 - 2016
- FL-D Darren Soto - Elected 2016 to U.S. House
Member of the Florida State Senate, District 14, 2012 - 2016
- FL-R Carlos Lopez-Cantera - Lieutenant Governor of Florida & Senate Challenger
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 113th district 2004–2012
- FL-R Marco Rubio - FL Senator & 2016 Republican Presidential candidate
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, 2006 – 2008
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 111th district 2000 – 2008
- FL-R Mike Haridopolos - 2016 candidate for Governor
Member of the Florida Senate from the 26th district 2003–2012
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 30th district 2000-2003
- FL-D Charlie Crist U.S. Rep since 2017
Governor 2007-2010
State Attorney General, 2003–2007
State Senate 1992-1998
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Marco Rubio: Voted against funding stem cell research.
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Civil Rights
Greg Steube: Don't force agencies to adopt to gay couples.
Ross Spano: Don't force agencies to adopt to gay couples.
Jeb Bush: Provide licensure exams in Spanish, for free.
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Corporations
Jeb Bush: Repeal the mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists.
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Crime
Marco Rubio: Toughen laws against prostitution & sex trafficking.
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Drugs
ACLU: Oppose mandatory drug testing of state employees.
Rick Scott: Require random, mandatory drug testing of state employees.
Rick Scott: Random drug testing of state employees.
Darren Soto: Oppose mandatory drug testing of state employees.
Mike Haridopolos: Require random, mandatory drug testing of state employees.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Require random, mandatory drug testing of state employees.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Random drug testing of state employees.
Greg Steube: Require random, mandatory drug testing of state employees.
Greg Steube: Random drug testing of state employees.
Matt Gaetz: Require random, mandatory drug testing of state employees.
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Education
Ron DeSantis: Restrict teaching sexual orientation/gender identity.
Annette Taddeo: Don't restrict teaching sexual orientation/gender identity.
Rick Scott: Allow students to deliver inspirational messages.
Rick Scott: $10M for vouchers for private schools for poor kids.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: $10M for vouchers for private schools for poor kids.
Greg Steube: $10M for vouchers for private schools for poor kids.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Allow students to deliver inspirational messages.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Allow non-compulsory student-led prayer in school.
Greg Steube: Allow students to deliver inspirational messages.
Matt Gaetz: Allow students to deliver inspirational messages.
ACLU: Against school prayer even if called "inspirational message".
Darren Soto: Against school prayer even if called "inspirational message".
Mike Haridopolos: Allow students to deliver inspirational messages.
Marco Rubio: Voted for more scholarships for private schools.
Jeb Bush: Restrict grade inflation by imposing minimum standards.
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Energy & Oil
Rick Scott: Repeal Florida's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Repeal Florida's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.
Greg Steube: Repeal Florida's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.
Jeb Bush: Eliminate automobile emissions testing.
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Environment
Jeb Bush: Restrict Eminent Domain; most severe of all govt powers.
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Government Reform
Ron DeSantis: Enact restrictions on vote-by-mail.
Annette Taddeo: Don't make vote-by-mail more difficult.
Mike Haridopolos: Reduce early voting; stricter third party registration.
Rick Scott: Reduce early voting; stricter third party registration.
Darren Soto: Keep early voting and easy third party registration.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Reduce early voting; stricter third party registration.
Greg Steube: Reduce early voting; stricter third party registration.
Matt Gaetz: Reduce early voting; stricter third party registration.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: More disclosure of campaign contributions & fundraising.
Marco Rubio: Allow transferring surplus campaign funds to other campaigns.
Jeb Bush: Keep legislation small and focused: no mammoth “train” bills.
Jeb Bush: Privatize & outsource govt; fee holidays for contractors.
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Gun Control
Annette Taddeo: Voted NO on new gun control after high school shooting.
Rick Scott: Raise the legal age to buy all guns to 21 years old.
Rick Scott: Enacted new gun control after high school shooting.
Byron Donalds: Voted NO on new gun control after high school shooting.
Ross Spano: Voted NO on new gun control after high school shooting.
Greg Steube: Voted NO on new gun control after high school shooting.
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Health Care
Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Amend state constitution to block ObamaCare in Florida.
Greg Steube: Amend state constitution to block ObamaCare in Florida.
Mike Haridopolos: Amend state constitution to block ObamaCare in Florida.
Jeb Bush: Leave research funding to feds, not state.
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Tax Reform
Jeb Bush: Don’t broaden county & city taxing authority.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Florida House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- Brennan Center, "Florida Enacts Sweeping Voter Suppression Law," by Eliza Sweren-Becker, April 30, 2021
- NPR, "Florida's governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'," by Jaclyn Diaz, March 28, 2022
- SB7026: NRA-ILA, "Florida Urgent Now! Senate to take up Gun Control Bill," February 28, 2018
- WJCT News Service on Florida HB 7111, on adopting by gay couples, (Steube & Spano), 4/9/2015
- SB98 & HB 1205: ACLU Florida, "2012 Florida Legislative Session Wrap-Up," December 2012
- Florida HB 859, on vouchers for private schools, 3/7/2012
- Florida HB 1205, on random drug testing, 3/2/2012
- Florida HB 4001, on cap-and-trade program, 3/1/2012
- Lexology.com, "Florida governmental countdown - a wrap-up on issues from the 2011 Legislative Session," by Greenberg Traurig, May 10 2011
- Florida SJR 2, on constitution vs. ObamaCare, 5/4/2011
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