Join the Downtown Orlando Partnership for the 2024 Florida Legislative Update, presented by Greenberg Traurig and Withum, at the Citrus Club on August 14, 2024 from 11:30am-1pm. Learn how new legislature will impact the future of Central Florida during a panel discussion followed by Q&A. Lunch will be provided.
Event Information
DATE: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
TIME: 11:30am - 1:00pm
LOCATION: Citrus Club, 255 S Orange Ave STE 1800, Orlando, FL 32801
Presenting Sponsors
Panelists
Representative Kristen Arrington
Representative Kristen Arrington is currently serving as the Florida House of Representatives member for District 46. She is a champion for the people of Osceola County, as a determined problem solver and tireless advocate for hard-working families. Representative Arrington is focused on fighting for the needs of Kissimmee residents, by increasing funding for education, improving our transportation network, providing more affordable housing opportunities, and securing higher wages for workers.
Representative Lavon Bracy Davis
LaVon Bracy Davis currently serves as the State Representative for Florida’s 40th House District, comprising a part of the City of Ocoee and Pine Hills, Rosemont, College Park, and unincorporated Orange County communities. Prior to her work in the legislature, Rep. Bracy Davis served as an arts executive in the City of Orlando and Central Florida. Additionally, LaVon is a committed board member of Pace Center for Girls – Orange County and a volunteer for Valencia College’s Take Stock in Children/Horizons mentorship program. She is a licensed and barred attorney and previously worked as a Senior Attorney for the Department of Children and Families. Most recently, in aspirations to further her commitment to the community, LaVon redeclared her candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives, District 40. She is married to Rev. Adrian R. Davis, pastor of the Bethel Church in Mount Dora, Florida.
Senator Jason Brodeur
Jason Brodeur was raised and still lives in Seminole County. Jason was previously elected to the Florida Senate in 2020 where he served as the chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and vice chair of the Health Policy Committee. He is now serving as the Senate chairman of the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, and vice chair of the Health Policy Committee. Jason is also serving at the pleasure of the Executive Branch as an appointed member of the Governor’s Committee on Government Efficiency and the Citizen’s Safety Task Force.
Jason is working full-time as a healthcare consultant. He and his wife Christy, attend St. Andrews Chapel in Sanford. He is a tireless advocate for the citizens of Senate District 10 and he views it as a great honor to serve his neighbors.
Representative David Smith
David Smith, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel, has been serving Seminole County in the Florida House of Representatives since 2018, with subsequent re-elections in 2020 and 2022. His military career as a UH-1N helicopter pilot is highlighted by over 4,500 accident-free flight hours and six overseas deployments, including a combat tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Transitioning from active duty, Representative Smith remains actively engaged in his community through local non-profits, veterans' groups, and as a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Winter Springs. Representative Smith is a life-long Republican.
Moderators
Hayden Dempsey
Shareholder and Chair of the Florida Government Law & Policy Practice,
Greenberg Traurig
Jonathan Weinberg
JD, LLM, Principal, State and Local Tax Services,
Withum
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