{"id":11786,"date":"2015-03-10T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=11786"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:06:25","slug":"knights-in-office-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/knights-in-office-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights in Office \u2014 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Eight\u00a0UCF alumni take their seats for the 2015\u00a0Florida legislative session<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11788\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/UCFKnightsInOffice.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11788\" class=\"wp-image-11788 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/UCFKnightsInOffice-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"UCF College of Sciences Knights in Office\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/UCFKnightsInOffice-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/UCFKnightsInOffice-299x133.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/UCFKnightsInOffice.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Mike La Rosa, Rep. David Richardson, and Rep. Rene &#8220;Coach P&#8221; Plascencia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Angie Lewis, \u201903<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, March 3, a new legislative session began in the Florida House of Representatives, where eight Knights are in position to help promote their alma mater. Three of these Knights are College of Sciences alumni, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4546&amp;SessionId=73\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Mike La Rosa<\/a>, \u201904; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4556&amp;SessionId=73\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. David Richardson<\/a>, \u201979; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4607&amp;LegislativeTermId=86\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Rene \u201cCoach P\u201d Plascencia<\/a>, \u201996.<\/p>\n<p>Other UCF alumni include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4269&amp;SessionId=73\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Bruce Antone, D-Orlando (District 46)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4548&amp;SessionId=73\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Randolph Bracy, \u201907, D-Ocoee (District 45)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4448&amp;SessionId=73\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Steve Crisafulli, \u201996, R-Merritt Island (District 51)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4610&amp;LegislativeTermId=86\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Chris Latvala, \u201904, R-Clearwater (District 67)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/details.aspx?MemberId=4445&amp;SessionId=73\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Dwayne Taylor, \u201992, D-Daytona Beach (District 26)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click on their links above to view each representative\u2019s\u00a0photos, committee memberships, and member and contact information.<\/p>\n<p>During opening day remarks, newly elected House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, \u201996, presented his \u201cWork Plan 2015\u2033 agenda, developed in partnership with Senate President Andy Gardiner and colleagues, saying,\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s put aside the politics and work together to pass our agenda \u2014 an agenda that will put the average Floridian on firmer ground and pave a stronger path for Florida,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The specific legislative priorities for the University of Central Florida are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Secure the necessary funding for the downtown presence, a joint-use campus between UCF and Valencia College, projected to open in fall of 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Secure the necessary investments for UCF\u2019s Partnership IV\u00a0building in order to protect and sustain the Department of Defense Modeling, Simulation and Training cluster in Central Florida.<\/li>\n<li>Support the statewide economic development project funding requests for the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center in Osceola County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Knights Advocates are looking forward to a productive 2015 legislative session. Stay tuned for alerts on important issues!<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of our alumni representatives!\u00a0Go Knights! Charge On!<\/p>\n<h4>More Info<\/h4>\n<p>Help our legislators understand that UCF and its graduates play a key role in economic development through science, research, business and the development of a highly educated workforce by becoming one of our <a title=\"UCF Knights Advocates\" href=\"http:\/\/ucfalumni.com\/supportucf\/knightsadvocates#knights-in-office\" target=\"_blank\">Knights Advocates<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ucfalumnitoday.com\/knights-in-office-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">View original story.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight\u00a0UCF alumni take their seats for the 2015\u00a0Florida legislative session By Angie Lewis, \u201903 On Tuesday, March 3, a new legislative session began in the Florida House of Representatives, where eight Knights are in position to help promote their alma mater. 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