Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.16.22

 Good Wednesday morning.

Karis Lockhart is joining The Southern Group after an extensive career in state and local campaigns. She brings with her expertise in policy and appropriations on issues ranging from economic growth and development to infrastructure, sustainability, resiliency and disaster response.

“Karis literally grew up in the political process and those early experiences have positioned her for untold success in Florida’s political arena,” Southern Group founder and Chair Paul Bradshaw said. “The depth of her contacts and the sophistication of her political strategies translate to wins, whether she’s on the campaign trail or in the halls of the Capitol. I’m confident our Southern clients are going to benefit from her addition to our advocacy team.”

Lockhart previously served as the Deputy Director of legislative and cabinet affairs for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), where she brought various agency priority issues to successful conclusions. There, she helped secure funding and establish policies supporting the state’s workforce, and successfully championed the state’s rural economic development grants programs. Other successes include the implementation of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program and the establishment of the Florida Office of Broadband.

Lockhart’s campaign experience includes work for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2018 campaign where she cultivated relationships throughout Florida’s political landscape, including with city, county and regional contacts in Central Florida, where she is from.

— SITUATIONAL AWARENESS —

—@TheRickWilson: It’s amazing to see how @RonDeSantisFL is disrespecting the man he once worshipped. Sad! Weak! Low energy! He owes (Donald) Trump so much he should be in Mar-a-Lago parking cars for the big event tonight.

—@maggieNYT: Trump says we went decades without a war during his four years in office

—@SenRickScott: The status quo is broken and big change is needed. It’s time for new leadership in the Senate that unites Republicans to advance a bold conservative agenda. That’s why I’m running to be the Senate Republican Leader.

—@Paul_Renner: The 85-member @FLGOPMajority is now complete! Floridians have elected the largest supermajority ever to lead with a conservative vision.

—@RalstonReports: I am genuinely puzzled by the notion that supposed leaders who have undermined faith in democracy by echoing Trump’s phony claims of voter fraud (and never relented) — this is a disqualifying offense in my view — should be given a pat on the back for conceding races this year.

—@CEvangelista413: Fun day on Twitter where the two main topics are Taylor Swift tickets and World War III

— DAYS UNTIL —

FITCon 2022 begins — 1; ‘The Flash’ premieres — 2; The World Cup kicks off in Qatar — 6; The U.S. World Cup Soccer Team begins play — 9; Florida TaxWatch’s Annual Meeting begins — 18; ‘Willow’ premieres on Disney+ — 18; Georgia U.S. Senate runoff — 20; 2022 Florida Chamber Annual Insurance Summit — 20; Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Stella Maris’ releases — 21; ‘Avatar 2’ premieres — 31; final Broadway performance of ‘The Music Man’ with Hugh Jackman — 47; The James Madison Institute’s Annual Dinner — 70; Bruce Springsteen launches his 2023 tour in Tampa — 77; ‘Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ premieres — 93; final performance of ‘Phantom of the Opera’ on Broadway — 94; 2023 Legislative Session convenes — 111; ‘John Wick: Chapter 4′ premieres — 128; Swift’s ‘Eras’ Tour in Tampa — 148; American Association of Political Consultants Pollies ’23 conference begins — 153; 2023 Session Sine Die — 170; ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ premieres — 170; ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ premieres — 198; Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ premieres — 247; ‘‘Captain Marvel 2′ premieres — 254; Dune: Part Two’ premieres — 352; ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Part 2 premieres — 499; ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ premieres — 555; Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games — 618; ‘Thunderbolts’ premieres — 618; ‘Blade’ reboot premieres — 660; ‘Deadpool 3’ premieres — 723; ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot premieres — 821; ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ premieres — 898. ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ premieres — 1,087.

Sunburn is authored and assembled by Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel Dean, Renzo Downey, Jacob Ogles, and Drew Wilson.

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