Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch
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Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch is a Florida real estate agent and politician. In February 2017, Thurlow-Lippisch was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[1] According to an article in the Miami Herald, she is a Republican.[2]
Career
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and communications from the University of Florida in 1986. She returned to the University of Florida to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in German in 1994. Thurlow-Lippisch received a Master of Arts degree in curriculum and development from the University of West Florida College of Education in 1999.[3]
From 1990 to 1993, Thurlow-Lippisch taught English in Germany. She returned to Florida in 1994. From 1994-2002, she taught English and German in a number of schools in Pensacola and Stuart.[3]
Thurlow-Lippisch became a real estate and referral agent in 2002. She has worked with Florida real estate offices including the Patrick Stracuzzi Real Estate Team and Water Pointe Realty Group. As of June 2017, Thurlow-Lippisch was a licensed real estate agent with Lifestyle Realty Group.[3][4]
From 2008-2016, Thurlow-Lippisch served as a Sewall's Point town commissioner. She also served as the town's mayor from July 2011 to November 2012.[3]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In February 2017, Thurlow-Lippisch was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida State Senate President Joe Negron, a Republican.[1]
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.[5] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[6] The commission convenes every 20 years.[5] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[7]
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.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Senate, "President Negron Announces Appointments to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Negron names 6 Republicans and Chris Smith to the Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 JacquiThurlowLippisch.com, "Jacqui's Life & Resume," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
