Florida GOP to Fight Amendment 2 Which Would Boost Minimum Wage

Two state Republican leaders added their voices Monday in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would gradually boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Florida.

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters, a state senator from Sarasota, and incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls of Palm Harbor, described the ballot initiative as “a Trojan horse,” “a trapdoor,” and “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” that will bring to Florida “failed policies

” From liberal cities where streets are “covered in poverty, riots, crime.” HERE

Florida GOP touts Trump as the ‘economic heavyweight champion of the world’

Their leader Joe Gruters endorsed Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention, touting him with the title “Economic Heavyweight Champion
 of the world.” HERE

Florida GOP Running Scared

The Republican National Committee, the Republican Party of Florida and the National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday asked a federal judge for permission to intervene in a lawsuit brought against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, and state and 

local election officials.

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The lawsuit in U.S. district court in Tallahassee seeks to throw out state ballot-return deadlines and laws limiting who is allowed to collect vote-by-mail ballots and return them to local election offices. HERE
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Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters called the lawsuit “an attempt to steal as many votes as possible in President Trump’s home state.”

Florida Is Ground Zero for Trump Campaign

“We can’t win the White House without winning Florida. Period,” said top Trump surrogate Joe Gruters, chairman of the Florida Republican Party. HERE

Florida's Racist Groundhog

Florida Republican Party chair and Sarasota State Sen. Joe Gruters, a man who looks like a racist groundhog, sure hates him some immigrants. He's currently pushing SB 168, an anti-"sanctuary" bill that forces Florida towns to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even though every town in Florida already does this. HERE

Florida GOP LGBT Controversy

Legislation that would create employment protections for LGBTQ individuals is causing controversy between some Florida Republicans.

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Florida GOP Chair and State Senator Joe Gruters is coming under fire from some Republicans for sponsoring legislation with an openly gay Democrat, Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, that would add employment protections for gender identity and sexual orientation. here

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This guy, John Stemberger, President of the Florida Family Policy Council, has called on Gruters to resign as GOP Chair, saying the bill would punish Christians.

Florida GOP Officially The Party Of Donald Trump

New Florida GOP chair 
Joe Gruters declared the state GOP “the party of 
Donald Trump” after he was overwhelming elected chairman by party officials on Saturday. HERE

Trashing Republicans In Florida Could Become A Hate Crime

If Florida GOP Trump supporter Joe Gruters from Sarasota has his way.  He filed a bill that would add discrimination against "political affiliation" to the list of infractions Florida classifies as hate crimes, and though he insists the law would apply to both Liberals and conservatives, Gruters' social media posts make it pretty clear which side he's worried about. here