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Brecht Heuchan
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| Location: | Florida |
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Brecht Heuchan is a Florida political consultant.[1] As of May 2017, Heuchan was registered as a lobbyist in the state of Florida.[2]
In March 2017, Heuchan was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Committee, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[3]
Career
Education
Brecht Heuchan earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Florida State University in 1993.[4]
Political career
In 1997, Brecht Heuchan worked for then Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Dan Webster. In this capacity, Heuchan coordinated Webster's appointments to the 1997-1998 Florida Constitution Revision Committee.[5]
According to the bio on his business website, Heuchan was named director of Senate campaigns for the Republican Party of Florida in 1999.[6]
In 2001, Heuchan founded the Labrador Company, a government affairs firm that represents clients before the state legislature and state agencies. The Labrador Company specializes in the following issue areas: affordable housing, education, healthcare, industry regulation, and professional sports.[4]
Heuchan also founded Contribution Link, a political data analytics firm, in 2009. As of May 2017, Heuchan was the president for both the Labrador Company and Contribution Link. [4]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In March 2017, Heuchan was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida Governor Rick Scott.[3]
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[7] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[8] The commission convenes every 20 years.[7] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[9]
The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.[10]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Trend, "Data driven: Brecht Heuchan makes data-crunching software for lobbyists," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ Florida Lobbyist Registration and Compensation, "Lobbyist Search," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orlando Sentinel, "GOAA's Kruppenbacher, Villages' Lester among Scott's picks for constitution panel," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LinkedIn, "Brecht Heuchan," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "Scott picks political allies, education experts for constitutional commission," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ Contribution Link, "Brecht Heuchan," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Florida Legislature, "The Florida Constitution," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Holland & Knight, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez Appointed to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2017-2018, "Commissioners," accessed May 2, 2017
