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Florida Chamber of Commerce Lay Of The Land Conference

Is the Florida We’ve Known Over?

“Florida is changing. Our economics, our demographics and our politics are all changing and these changes are both opportunities and challenges.” – Mark Wilson www.FloridaChamber.com/LayOfTheLand

Unifying Florida’s Business Community

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2018 Legislative Recap • The Florida Legislature (Jan. 9 – March 11) – 160 Legislators • House- R: 76, D: 41 (3 Vacant) • Senate- R: 23, D: 15 (2 Vacant) • Bills Filed/Passed: –2018: 3,192/200 –Record Budget of $89 Billion –The Florida Chamber testified 85 times • 1,600+ lobbyists, Florida Chamber = 30+

2018 Session • “Jobs and Visitors will come anyway” • Republicans Fighting Republicans • Billionaires with Agendas • Personal Injury Trial Lawyers On Offense • Scandals • Election Year • Reaction to Parkland Tragedy (Week 7)

“Does Florida’s Legislature Exist To Enrich Plaintiff Attorneys Or To Serve The Sunshine State’s Voters?”

Registered Voters Statewide

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New Voters By County Since Last Election • NPA 44% • Republican 29% • Democrat 26% Democratic NPA/Other Republican

The Trump Map By County (9 Clinton – 58 Trump) 76% 22%

Changing Voter Attitudes JOBS HC ED OTHER Statewide Statewide 56:27 Statewide 56:27 14 13 17 Global Warming 5% Jacksonville 69:20 Immigration 5% Men 61:23 Property Insurance 3% Gainesville 41:29 Jacksonville 6 12 14 Crime and Drugs 6% Women 50:31 Tallahassee 48:33 Gainesville 6 18 24 Global Warming 6% Panama City 64:21 Tallahassee 5 29 19 Senior Issues 10% Republicans 76:11 Pensacola 68:12 Panama City 21 25 21 Global Warming 7% Democrats 33:45 Orlando/Daytona 59:25 Pensacola 24 15 6 Immigration 6% Others 56:26 Tampa/St. Pete 59:23 Orlando/Daytona 12 12 15 Global Warming 8% Ft. Myers/Naples 56:28 Tampa/St. Pete 21 9 21 Global Warming 6% White 60:25 Ft. Myers/Naples 22 9 16 Water Issues 6% Broward/Miami 36:45 Black 34:38 Property Insurance Palm Beach 52:32 Broward/Miami 15 13 16 7% Hispanics 50:36 Property Insurance 2 14 24 Palm Beach 8%

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New Voters Statewide 4,055,643 Men 1,840,493 (45%) Map Shaded by Women 1,987,565 (49%) New Voters/Total Voters Republicans 1,136,191 (28%) Democrats 1,339,335 (33%) NPA/Others 1,580,117 (38%) 1 in 2 new voters 1 in 3 new voters White 2,301,161 (57%) Black 512,875 (13%) 1 in 4 new voters Hispanics 844,338 (21%) 1 in 5+ new voters

Gubernatorial and C Cabinet C Candidates Governor Chief Attorney Agriculture Financial Officer General Commissioner Ron DeSantis (R) Jimmy Patronis (R) Jay Fant (R) Matt Caldwell (R) Adam Putnam (R) Jeremy Ring (D) Ashley Moody (R) Denise Grimsley (R) Andrew Gillum (D) Mike McCalister (R) Gwen Graham (D) Ross Spano (R) Baxter Troutman (R) Chris King (D) Frank White (R) Jeffrey Porter (D) Philip Levine (D) Sean Shaw (D) David Walker (D) Ryan Torrens (D) Thomas White (D) Tom Lee (R) Joe Negron (R) Richard Corcoran (R) Bob Buckhorn (D) Richard Corcoran (R)

Democrat Primary Vote Share By DMA 8.3% 6.7% 3.0% 2.8% 2.5% 18.6% Likely Primary Voters 22.5% 1,018,866 10.9% 4.3% 20.5%

Republican Primary Vote Share By DMA 12.9% 6.4% 6.2% 1.7% 3.5% 21.2% Likely Primary Voters 25.5% 1,327,420 8.8% 9.7% 11.3%

Upcoming Florida Chamber Events – 2018 Florida Business Leaders’ Summit on Prosperity and Economic Opportunity • May 2-3, 2018 l Orlando, FL – 2018 Learners to Earners Workforce Summit • June 12-13, 2018 l Tampa, FL – 2018 Future of Florida Forum • September 26-28, 2018 l Orlando, FL To Lear arn M More A About Our U Upcoming Even ents - Vis isit it www.Fl FloridaC aCham amber.com/events

This custom presentation can be downloaded at: www.FloridaChamber.com/LayOfTheLand mwilson@flchamber.com