Tom

In 1996 Tom was elected to the Florida Senate and quickly earned the respect of his colleagues through his determined leadership and straight-talking style. In 2004 Tom was selected as President of the Florida Senate. Tom served as Senate President for two years. And in those years, the Legislature came together to pass strong conservative reforms... in a united, no-nonsense fashion. Tom had built a reputation as a guy who couldn't be pushed around by the Tallahassee political class. In 2005, he took on the crisis of bad behavior between lobbyists and legislators head on by passing a total ban on gifts to state lawmakers. And he went further, enacting the strictest ethics disclosure law ever placed on lobbyists in Florida history, requiring any lobbyists to report who their clients were and how much they were paid to lobby the Legislature. In 2018, Tom was selected to represent the people of Florida on the Constitutional Revision Commission. This group meets every 20 years to examine our state's most important document. Tom has fought for issues important to all Floridians including the end of government spending on private sporting arenas and a ban on dog racing. Finally, Tom has always fought for lower taxes for hard-working Floridians. He supported increased tax holidays for hurricane preparation and back-to-school shopping. And, Tom has helped pass over $6 billion in tax cuts throughout the state.Read More