SLIDE 1
Florida Chamber of Commerce Lay Of The Land Conference Is the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Florida Chamber of Commerce Lay Of The Land Conference Is the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Florida Chamber of Commerce Lay Of The Land Conference Is the Florida Weve Known Over? Florida is changing. Our economics, our demographics and our politics are all changing and these changes are both opportunities and challenges.
SLIDE 2
SLIDE 3
“Florida is changing. Our economics, our demographics and our politics are all changing and these changes are both
- pportunities and challenges.” – Mark Wilson
www.FloridaChamber.com/LayOfTheLand
SLIDE 4
Unifying Florida’s Business Community
SLIDE 5
www.TheFloridaScorecard.org
SLIDE 6
2018 Legislative Recap
- The Florida Legislature (Jan. 9 – March 11)
– 160 Legislators
- House- R: 76, D: 41 (3 Vacant)
- Senate- R: 23, D: 15 (2 Vacant)
- Bills Filed/Passed:
–2018: 3,192/200 –Record Budget of $89 Billion –The Florida Chamber testified 85 times
- 1,600+ lobbyists, Florida Chamber = 30+
SLIDE 7
2018 Session
- “Jobs and Visitors will come anyway”
- Republicans Fighting Republicans
- Billionaires with Agendas
- Personal Injury Trial Lawyers On Offense
- Scandals
- Election Year
- Reaction to Parkland Tragedy (Week 7)
SLIDE 8
“Does Florida’s Legislature Exist To Enrich Plaintiff Attorneys Or To Serve The Sunshine State’s Voters?”
SLIDE 9
Registered Voters Statewide
SLIDE 10
SLIDE 11
11
SLIDE 12
New Voters By County
Since Last Election
- NPA 44%
- Republican 29%
- Democrat 26%
Democratic NPA/Other Republican
SLIDE 13
The Trump Map
By County (9 Clinton – 58 Trump)
76% 22%
SLIDE 14
Statewide
JOBS HC ED OTHER
14 13 17 Global Warming 5% Immigration 5% Property Insurance 3%
Jacksonville 6 12 14 Crime and Drugs 6% Gainesville 6 18 24 Global Warming 6% Tallahassee 5 29 19 Senior Issues 10% Panama City 21 25 21 Global Warming 7% Pensacola 24 15 6 Immigration 6% Orlando/Daytona 12 12 15 Global Warming 8% Tampa/St. Pete 21 9 21 Global Warming 6%
- Ft. Myers/Naples
22 9 16 Water Issues 6% Broward/Miami 15 13 16 Property Insurance 7% Palm Beach 2 14 24 Property Insurance 8%
Changing Voter Attitudes
Statewide 56:27
Jacksonville 69:20 Gainesville 41:29 Tallahassee 48:33 Panama City 64:21 Pensacola 68:12 Orlando/Daytona 59:25 Tampa/St. Pete 59:23
- Ft. Myers/Naples
56:28 Broward/Miami 36:45 Palm Beach 52:32
Statewide 56:27
Men 61:23 Women 50:31 Republicans 76:11 Democrats 33:45 Others 56:26 White 60:25 Black 34:38 Hispanics 50:36
SLIDE 15
15
SLIDE 16
Map Shaded by New Voters/Total Voters Statewide 4,055,643 Men 1,840,493 (45%) Women 1,987,565 (49%) Republicans 1,136,191 (28%) Democrats 1,339,335 (33%) NPA/Others 1,580,117 (38%) White 2,301,161 (57%) Black 512,875 (13%) Hispanics 844,338 (21%) 1 in 2 new voters 1 in 3 new voters 1 in 4 new voters 1 in 5+ new voters
New Voters
SLIDE 17
Gubernatorial and C Cabinet C Candidates
Governor Chief Financial Officer Attorney General Agriculture Commissioner
Ron DeSantis (R) Jimmy Patronis (R) Jay Fant (R) Matt Caldwell (R) Adam Putnam (R) Jeremy Ring (D) Ashley Moody (R) Denise Grimsley (R) Andrew Gillum (D) Mike McCalister (R) Gwen Graham (D) Ross Spano (R) Baxter Troutman (R) Chris King (D) Frank White (R) Jeffrey Porter (D) Philip Levine (D) Sean Shaw (D) David Walker (D) Ryan Torrens (D) Thomas White (D) Tom Lee (R) Joe Negron (R) Richard Corcoran (R) Bob Buckhorn (D) Richard Corcoran (R)
SLIDE 18
2.8% 8.3% 6.7% 2.5% 3.0% 18.6% 22.5% 4.3% 10.9% 20.5%
Democrat Primary Vote Share
By DMA
Likely Primary Voters 1,018,866
SLIDE 19
1.7% 12.9% 6.4% 3.5% 6.2% 21.2% 25.5% 9.7% 8.8% 11.3%
Republican Primary Vote Share
By DMA
Likely Primary Voters 1,327,420
SLIDE 20
– 2018 Florida Business Leaders’ Summit on Prosperity and Economic Opportunity
- May 2-3, 2018 l Orlando, FL
– 2018 Learners to Earners Workforce Summit
- June 12-13, 2018 l Tampa, FL
– 2018 Future of Florida Forum
- September 26-28, 2018 l Orlando, FL
Upcoming Florida Chamber Events
To Lear arn M More A About Our U Upcoming Even ents - Vis isit it www.Fl FloridaC aCham amber.com/events
SLIDE 21