Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.11.22

By Peter Schorsch    

Good Monday morning.

Rubin Turnbull & Associates on Monday added insurance expert Kevin Comerer to its lobbying team.

Comerer most recently worked as the legislative director for American Integrity Insurance. During his nearly five years at the company, Comerer developed relationships with legislative leaders as well as top regulators at the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Department of Financial Services.

Before entering the private sector, Comerer spent years as a legislative and campaign staffer, including as senior legislative aide to now-Senate President-designate Kathleen Passidomo.

“Since leaving my Legislative office, Kevin has quickly become a recognized leader in the insurance industry and has made me very proud. I have no doubt he will be successful in his new role,” Passidomo said.

Comerer holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and sociology from Florida State University. He joins a team that includes named partners Bill Rubin and Heather Turnbull and lobbyists Melissa Akeson, Jacqui Carmona, Erica Chanti, Christopher Finkbeiner, Zach Hubbard and Matthew Sacco.

“I am thrilled to join Rubin Turnbull & Associates and for the opportunity to build on the legacy of accomplishments Bill, Heather, and team have created. I’ve been extremely fortunate to learn the intricacies of Florida’s insurance market over the last 4 years with American Integrity and am excited to continue to fight on behalf of Florida consumers,” Comerer said.

“Lastly, I have to thank President-Designate Passidomo for her friendship and guidance over the years. I’ve gained a great deal of knowledge about policy, politics, and perseverance from her firsthand and I look forward to pairing that knowledge with my passion across many other industries soon.”

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The next edition of INFLUENCE Magazine will be published around Memorial Day, focusing on the 2022 Election Cycle. (We’ve also begun to work on our biannual list of the INFLUENCE 100!)

The deadline to reserve space in this important edition is April 15. If you are interested in advertising, please email me at Peter@FloridaPolitics.com.

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Save the date — The Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida holds its annual post-Session panel review featuring Matt Dixon of POLITICO and me, 11:30 a.m., Citrus Club, 255 S. Orange Ave., Suite 1800, Orlando. Advanced purchase of tickets is required — no on-the-day sales. Sales end April 18 at noon.

— SITUATIONAL AWARENESS —

—@AngryBrklyMom: We have been living through a two-year societal experiment where actions and behaviors that we have engaged in for millennia, centuries, and/or decades are now seen as immoral, or possibly illegal. What kind of backlash will we experience from this?

—@AdamWren: .@SecretaryPete, appearing on @TheView, with a message for GOPers that seems honed for the Midterms: “They can keep trying to go out there and ban books; we’re going out there figuring out how to build bridges, literally, in every part of the country.”

—@TheEliKlein: An interesting fact about the Washington DC’s Gridiron Dinner that was a COVID superspreader event, is that not only was — everyone presumably “up to date” on their vaccinations, but they also tested negative prior to dinner. Vaccine passports & testing requirements don’t work.

—@Fineout: At an event in Apalachicola, some folks listening to @GovRonDeSantis started saying “run for President” and “2024” when he asked what else he could do for them. DeSantis kind of waved it off and said “OK” and moved on to another topic

—@Fineout: At a @valdemings campaign event in Tallahassee on Friday night City Commissioner Curtis Richardson talks about the GOP voter advantage in Florida. “We’re a red state ya’ll. We’ve got some work to do.”

Tweet, tweet:

—@ChrisSpencerFL: Oh no, whatever will we do without Karen the Government Auditor III from the Los Angeles City Clerk’s office, throwing down some bucks at the HoJo. We are screwed.

—@WilliRicci: The whole LGBT movement went from “stay out of our bedroom” to “hey there, kindergartner, you should know what happens in our bedroom” real fast.

—@ElonMusk: Convert Twitter SF HQ to homeless shelter since no one shows up anyway