Rick Scott
Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and won re-election in 2024.
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“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
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“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.”
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“Joe Biden flew hundreds of thousands of illegals into Florida last year.”
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Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.
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President Joe Biden “cheated on his taxes and got away with it.”
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Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."
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“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”
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Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”
The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State…
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"The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.”
Latest Promises Of Rick Scott
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spend $25 billion on roads over five years to ease congestion | Promise Kept | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Double funding for programs to expand Florida businesses | Promise Broken | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Create a $2 million state park improvement grant to win a fourth national gold medal | Promise Broken | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Issue an executive order for springs improvement | Promise Broken | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| More funding for springs restoration and alternative water supply programs | Compromise | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Enact tougher penalties for violating environmental regulations | Promise Broken | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Phase out the state sales tax on commercial leases | Promise Broken | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Reduce the state’s communications services sales tax | Promise Kept | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Eliminate the state’s manufacturing tax | Promise Kept | December 30, 2014 | View Details |
| Propose an amendment to curb property tax increases | Promise Broken | December 30, 2014 | View Details |