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Florida House Speaker Names 2026-28 Leaders, Panhandle Strikes Out

House Speaker-designate Sam Garrison sent House members a list of House leadership for the 2026-2028 term. Northwest Florida struck out, with the closest lawmaker being Rep. Jason Shoaf from Port St. Joe.

Member Leadership post House District Area
Adam Botana Rules & Calendar HD 80 Lee/Collier (Bonita Springs)
Demi Busatta Speaker pro tempore; Health & Human Services HD 113 Miami-Dade (Coral Gables)
Jennifer Canady Policy & Strategy HD 50 Polk (Lakeland)
Traci Koster Appropriations HD 66 Pinellas (Safety Harbor/Oldsmar)
Randy Maggard Majority Leader HD 54 Pasco
Fiona McFarland Education & Employment HD 73 Sarasota
Mike Redondo Health Care Appropriations HD 118 Miami-Dade
Jason Shoaf Commerce HD 7 Big Bend/eastern Panhandle (Port St. Joe)
John Snyder State Affairs HD 86 Martin/Palm Beach (Stuart)
Kaylee Tuck Judiciary HD 83 Highlands/Okeechobee and nearby counties

No one expects freshman District 2 representative, Jon Fay, to get a chairmanship, but State Rep. Michelle Salzman is entering her last term in the Florida House.

Here is the subcommittee list from 2024-26:

Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
Health Care Budget Subcommittee
Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
Justice Budget Subcommittee
PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
State Administration Budget Subcommittee
Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Education & Employment Committee
Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
Education Administration Subcommittee
Student Academic Success Subcommittee
Health & Human Services Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Human Services Subcommittee
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Government Operations Subcommittee
Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

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