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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2016

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointment of Joni Poitier to the Florida Elections Commission. The 35-year-old Jacksonville lawyer, a Jacksonville Civil Service Board member, is an attorney with Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight and Jones, a legacy firm that specializes in civil litigation and business law. A former prosecutor, Poitier serves on the board of Jacksonville’s Family […]

Phil AmmannJune 13, 2015

After the Florida Senate’s inability to consider reappointments by the 2015 Regular Legislative Session sine die, Gov. Rick Scott announced 112 reappointments to various boards and commissions throughout the state, including these from the Tampa Bay region: Board of Athletic Training Brian Hudson, 51, of St. Petersburg, is vice president of sales and marketing for […]

Ryan RayDecember 13, 2014

The political committee of state Senator Tom Lee has taken in more than $214,000 since mid-November. That’s when SaintPetersBlog first forecasted that Lee would ultimately assume the reins of one of the legislature’s most powerful posts, the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Now that he has, there’s little reason to believe the contributions will slow down much. The […]

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Joni Poitier appointed to Florida Elections Commission

Rick Scott announces long list of Tampa Bay-area board appointments

Committee tied to Tom Lee raking in the bucks since he was named Approps chairman