TALLAHASSEE ? Policyholders of Florida, an insurance consumer advocacy group, has graded the state?s lawmakers based on how often they supported property owners during the past year.
In the Florida Senate, seven lawmakers ? Mike Fasano, R- New Port Richey, (who is now in the House), Rene Garcia, R_Miami, Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, Nan Rich, D-Weston (who is now running for governor) and Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, all received an ?A.?
Eleven members of the Senate received an?F,? including former Senate President Mike Haridopolos.
In the House, 35 members received an ?A.? Sixty-three members were failed under the report card standards.
?Consumers don?t find out who their friends are during campaigns, they find out during legislative session,? said Sean Shaw, founder of Policyholders of Florida. ?We track important insurance votes throughout the year so Floridians can see whether or not their lawmakers went to Tallahassee to fight for them or not ? clearly many lawmakers are failing. We need lawmakers to focus on stabilizing the market for consumers and encouraging a responsible expansion of the private market in Florida.?
Read the full report card here.
Source: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2013/01/lawmakers-get-insurance-grades.html
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