Two lawmakers join PoHo for the legislative session starting Tuesday
March 2, 2009 at 2:08 pm by Wayne GarciaWe’re adding two new voices to this blog for the duration of the 60-day legislative session that begins tomorrow: Democratic House member Rick Kriseman of St. Petersburg and Republican state Rep. Will Weatherford of Wesley Chapel. Both legislators have promise to blog a couple of times a week from Tallahassee.
The two lawmakers will provide insights into the most important legislation of the day and contrast their differing ideologies on the issues the Legislature will wrestle with. If you have questions for them, you can leave them in the comments field. I can’t guarantee they will answer them all, but it costs nothing to try.
About Kriseman
Rick Kriseman (D-53) was first elected to the Florida House in 2006 after serving six years on the St. Petersburg City Council. His district includes parts of St. Petersburg, Gulfport, Pinellas Park, Kenneth City, and the unincorporated Lealman area. Rick is a deputy policy chief for the House Democrats and serves as the Ranking Democrat on the Energy & Utilities Policy Committee, and as a member of the PreK-12 Policy Committee, the House Policy Council, and the General Government Policy Council.
About Weatherford
State Representative Will Weatherford grew up in Pasco County and is one of nine children, seven boys and two girls. In 2006 Will Weatherford married Courtney Bense of Panama City, Florida. In 2008 their first child arrived, daughter Ella Kate. He attended Land O’ Lakes High School, then furthered his education at Jacksonville University where he played football & received his bachelors degree in Business Administration.
Will was elected in 2006 to the Florida House of Representatives. Representative Weatherford is the Chair of the State & Community Colleges & Workforce Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair of the State & Community Colleges & Workforce Policy Committee, Vice Chair of the Policy Council, and serves on the following committees and councils: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development, Joint Legislative Budget Commission, Rules & Calendar Council, Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact Review, and the Select Policy Council on Strategic & Economic Planning. Will is in line to become Speaker of the Florida House in 2012. He will be the first Speaker from Pasco County in over 120 years.
