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Anitere Flores
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| Florida State Senate District 37 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2010-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 15, 2016 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $29,687/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Florida House of Representatives | ||
| 2004-2010 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | September 8, 1976 | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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She is a member of the All Children Together Board, Cuban-American Bar Association, The Empowerment Group Board, Family Counseling Services Board, Florida Bar, Florida International University Honors College Community Advisory Board, and Spectrum Programs Incorporated Board.[1]
Issues
Flores did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Campaign themes
2010
On her campaign website, Flores lists five issues she is concerned about.[3] They are:
- Education
- Excerpt: "I support comprehensive and innovative educational reform so that we can prepare our children to survive and thrive in the global marketplace."
- Economy/Taxes
- Excerpt: "We work too hard to continue to have our government reach into our pockets to fill a void it created. I will continue to work hard to safeguard your hard earned dollars from wasteful government spending."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "We must work to ensure that programs designed to help care for our elderly, our children, and the physically disabled are protected and designed to serve the needs of all better."
- Property Insurance
- Excerpt: "Let’s allow the free market to work and continue to promote and cultivate competition in the insurance market. At the same time we need to be a watchdog to make certain that private insurers are charging sound and fair rates, while at the same time following the laws recently passed by the legislature."
- Rights of the Unborn
- Excerpt: "The sanctity of life must be preserved and it is our responsibility to ensure that the rights of the unborn are taken into account."
Sponsored legislation
Flores's sponsored legislation in the House included:
- HB 465 - "Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Requires DOH to prepare & distribute publication regarding process, options, medical uses, risks, & benefits of umbilical cord blood collection."
- HB 983 - "Abortion: Requires that ultrasound be performed on any woman obtaining abortion; specifies who must perform ultrasound; requires that ultrasound be reviewed with patient prior to woman giving informed consent"
- HB 5005 - "Education Funding: Revises provisions relating to education technology, salary of school board members & superintendents, term of operation of schools, virtual instruction, class size, school breakfast programs, instructional materials, fees for CLAST, FEFP calculations, amount & use of capital improvement millage, contracts for school personnel, teacher bonuses, use of charter school capital outlay funds, & special facilities construction projects"
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Flores served on the following committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Chair | ||||
| • Ethics and Elections | ||||
| • Health Policy | ||||
| • Regulated Industries | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Flores served on these committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Judiciary, Chair | ||||
| • Budget | ||||
| • Commerce and Tourism | ||||
| • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities | ||||
| • Governmental Oversight and Accountability | ||||
| • Reapportionment | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Flores served on these House committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • PreK-12 Appropriations, Chair | ||||
| • Civil Justice & Courts Policy | ||||
| • Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy | ||||
| • PreK-12 Policy | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012
Flores won re-election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 37. Flores ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
2010
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010
Flores won election to the District 38 seat of the Florida State Senate in 2010. She defeated Les Gerson (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Florida State Senate, District 38 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Anitere Flores (R)
|
65,133 | 68.17% | ||
| Les Gerson (D) | 30,409 | 31.83% | ||
Flores defeated David Nelson in the August 24 primary by a margin of 19,582-4,605.
| Florida State Senate, District 38 - Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anitere Flores
|
19,582 | |||
| David Nelson | 4,605 | |||
2008
In 2008, Flores won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 114th District. Flores ran unopposed in the election. She raised $111,404 for her campaign.[7]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Flores raised $793,333 in campaign contributions in 2010. The largest contributors are listed below.[8]
| Florida State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Anitere Flores's campaign in 2010 | |
| Florida Chamber Of Commerce | $5,500 |
| Florida Republican Party | $5,075 |
| Florida Retail Federation | $4,500 |
| Florida Association Of Realtors | $4,500 |
| Hospital Corp Of America | $4,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $793,333 |
2008
Below are Flores's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Hospital Corporation of America | $2,000 |
| FL Retail Federation | $1,839 |
| Bright House Networks | $1,500 |
| Preferred Care Partners | $1,000 |
| Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Local 2928 | $1,000 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Anitere + Flores + Florida + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Anitere Flores News Feed
- Digital Bonanza Set for August Back-to-School Tax Holiday - Sunshine State News
- 'Infants Born Alive' bill ready for governor after unanimous Senate passage - Florida Baptist Witness
- Amendment on Florida House bill targets 'unsatisfactory' teachers - Tampabay.com (blog)
- Flores makes last-minute move to protect subsidized tutoring - Tampabay.com (blog)
- Lawmakers led charge to give millions to private tutoring firms - Bradenton Herald
- Governor says he's 'working' on Carroll replacement - Florida Courier
- Legislative briefs - Bradenton Herald
- Rick Scott Says Allen West Would Make 'Great' Lieutenant Governor - Huffington Post
- Lawmakers end subsidized tutoring program - MiamiHerald.com
- Fred Grimm: Boondoggle? Hey, it's for the kids - MiamiHerald.com
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Personal
Flores and her husband Dustin Anderson have one child.
External links
- Anitere Flores' campaign website
- Senate website
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
- Anitere Flores on Facebook
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Flores Biography
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Flores Issue Positions
- ↑ Anitere Flores campaign website, "Issues"
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections "Candidate List" Accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, Official Primary Results
- ↑ Florida Election Watch - Election results
- ↑ District 114 Florida House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Garrett Richter (R) |
Florida State Senate District 37 2010–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by Alex Villalobos |
Florida State Senate District 38 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 114 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Ana Rivas Logan |
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