FL GOV. DESANTIS SIGNS SERIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS
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“FLORIDA OFFICIALS SPEAK ON NEWLY-SIGNED PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS”
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Keisha Lance Bottoms was Biden's Senior Advisor before this race!
Before entering the GA governor's race, Bottoms served as White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement under Biden, after two terms as Atlanta's mayor. Learn more at Wikipedia
This storyIf Bottoms wins, she'd be GA's first Black female gov. Who was GA's last woman governor?
- There has never been one
- Sonny Perdue's wife
- Zell Miller's wife
- Martha Layne Collins
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There has never been one
This storyFL was 1st to pass 'Stand Your Ground' in 2005. How many states followed?
- 12 states
- 28 states
- 38 states
- All 50 states
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28 states
This storyFL was 1st state to pass an anti-riot/law enforcement bill in what year?
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
- 2017
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2021
FL's HB 1 (2021) made it a felony to riot causing property damage.
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A Lt. Governor can cast tie-breaking votes in the state senate!
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