Kathleen Passidomo
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| Kathleen Passidomo | ||
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| Florida House Of Representatives District 76 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| November 16, 2010 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 16, 2012 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $29,697/year | |
| Per diem | $133/per day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Trinity University (1975) | |
| J.D. | Stetson University College of Law (1978) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | May 19, 1953 | |
| Place of birth | Jersey City, New Jersey | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Passidomo is an attorney at the firm of Kelly, Passidomo & Alba, LLP, where she focuses on corporate, banking and real estate law. She earned a B.A. from Trinity College and a J.D. from Stetson University. Passidomo and her husband, John, have three children.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Passidomo has been appointed to these committees:
- Judiciary
- Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight
- Subcommittee on Civil Justice
- Subcommittee on Energy and Utilities
- Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations
- Subcommittee on K-20 Innovation
Elections
2010
Passidomo did not face any opposition in the August 24 primary. No one opposed her in the November 2 general election.[2]
Controversies
Prostitute comment
Passidomo received a flurry of negative media coverage in March 2011 after, in the opinion of some observers, she blamed the gang rape of an 11 year old Texas girl on the fact she was "dressed like a 21 year old prostitute."[3] During debate in the Florida House's K-20 Education Innovation Subcommittee over a bill that would legislate a dress code for Florida public school students, Passidomo said "[The girl's] parents let her attend school like that. And I think it's incumbent upon us to create some areas where students can be safe in school and show up in proper attire so what happened in Texas doesn't happen to our students."[4] Her comments were harshly criticized by a number of national news outlets, including the Huffington Post, New York Magazine, and Salon.com, who argued that Passidomo blamed the rape on the irresponsibility of the child's parents, implicitly excusing the actual perpetrators.
In response, Passidomo stated she was "really hurt" by the media response to her comments and that "the blame is solely on the boys for what occurred." She insisted her intention was merely to note that "one of the ways to [protect kids from predators] is to teach them how to dress appropriately."[5] She said he had received e-mail responses about her comments and "lost some sleep over the issue," but declared she was ready to move on.
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Passidomo raised $79,733 in contributions. [6]
She contributed the most to her campaign, $6,357.
Personal
Passidomo and her husband John have three children.
External links
- House website
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Kathleen Passidomo on Facebook
References
- ↑ Lawyers.com, "Profile of Kathleen C. Passidomo," accessed June 9, 2011.
- ↑ Florida Election Watch - 2010 Election results
- ↑ Huffington Post, "In Wake Of Texas Gang Rape, Florida Lawmaker Proposes School Dress Code Legislation," March 16, 2011.
- ↑ The Raw Story, "Republican lawmaker blames 11-year-old victim of alleged gang rape," March 16, 2011.
- ↑ Naplesnews.com, "Frosh lawmaker Passidomo getting national attention over 'gang rape victim' remark," March 17, 2011.
- ↑ 2010 contributions
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