Jim Rosica
Mark Kruse has been elevated from Policy Coordinator to Legislative Affairs Director for Gov. Rick Scott, replacing Kevin Reilly.
As Legislative Affairs Director, he will be Scott’s chief liaison to lawmakers as the term-limited governor prepares to leave office in January.
“Kevin Reilly was instrumental in so many of Gov. Scott’s outstanding legislative achievements over the past two sessions and the governor appreciates his service,” Scott spokesman McKinley Lewis said.
“Mark Kruse has been on our team since 2012 and he will continue to serve the families of our state in his new role.”
As Policy Coordinator in the Tourism and Economic Development Unit of the Governor’s Office of Policy & Budget, Kruse advised Scott on issues related to the Department of Economic Opportunity, Enterprise Florida, VISIT FLORIDA, Space Florida, CareerSource Florida, and the Department of Transportation, according to his LinkedIn page.
Before that, Kruse was an attorney for the Florida House of Representatives and also was a lawyer and lobbyist in private practice.
He graduated from American University with a degree in International Affairs, and later got a law degree from Florida State University. He was admitted to practice law in Florida in 1999, The Florida Bar records show.
