Florida Senate Majority Office

Florida Senate Majority Office
2016-18 Florida Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house of the Florida Legislature
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 9, 2018
Leadership
President	Joe Negron (R) since November 22, 2016[1]
Senate President Pro Tempore	Anitere Flores (R) since November 22, 2016[2]
Senate Majority Leader	Wilton Simpson (R) since November 29, 2016[3]
Senate Deputy Majority Leader	Kelli Stargel (R) since November 29, 2016[4]
Structure
Length of term	4 years
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Senate Chamber Florida Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
Website
Florida Senate Majority Office

The Florida Senate Majority Office is the political extension of the Florida Senate president. The Senate Majority Office consists of the majority leader, who represents the members of the majority party in the Senate, as well as a team of professional staff. The majority leader is assisted in this role by a deputy majority leader and majority whips, whose job is to enforce party discipline on votes deemed to be crucial.

The Florida Senate majority leader is elected by Florida State senators in the political party holding the largest number of seats in the Senate. Since 1996, Republicans have held the majority in the Florida Senate.^[5] While the responsibilities vary depending upon the political climate, the Florida Senate majority leader is responsible for political activities, enabling the caucus to fully participate in the governmental process.^[6]

The 2016-2018 Florida Senate Majority Office leadership team consists of:

• Senate Majority Leader Wilton Simpson
• Senate Deputy Majority Leader Kelli Stargel

See also[]

• Florida Democratic Party
• Florida Legislature
• Florida Senate
• Florida State Capitol
• Government of Florida
• Republican Party of Florida

References[]

External links[]

• Florida Senate Majority Office

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