Minority (Democratic) Deputy Whip
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Kissimmee City Hall
101 North Church Street
Suite 305
Kissimmee, FL 34741
(407) 846-5187
Senate VOIP: 41400
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Legislative Assistant:
Christine Aleknavich
Secretary:
Tracy Brooks and Cecilia Figueroa
Tallahassee Office:
220 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5014
Senate VOIP: 5014
Senator Darren Soto
Party: Democrat
Committee Assignments
- Judiciary, Vice Chair
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
- Community Affairs
- Environmental Preservation and Conservation
- Ethics and Elections
- Select Committee on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
Media
No Media for this SenatorCommittee Assignments
- Judiciary, Vice Chair
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
- Community Affairs
- Environmental Preservation and Conservation
- Ethics and Elections
- Select Committee on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
Introducer
S 0170 Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0178 Relief/Donald Brown/District School Board of Sumter County
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0184 Relief of J.D.S. by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0344 Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S 0346 Electrical Contracting
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 0348 Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Community Affairs
S 0382 Daylight Saving Time
Last Action: 02/06/2013 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 31
S 0388 Elections
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Ethics and Elections
S 0450 Economic Development
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 0632 Florida Wildflower and Florida Salutes Veterans Specialty License Plates
Last Action: 05/02/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 265 -SJ 1049
S 0636 Students with Limited English Proficiency
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0638 Removing the Governor's Authority to fill a Vacancy in a County Office
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 0708 Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Operating a Motor Vehicle
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Transportation
S 0734 Daylight Saving Time
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0820 Small Business Development Fund
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 0868 English Language Instruction
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0978 Springs Revival Act
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S 0986 Requirements for Driver Licenses
Last Action: 04/26/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 235 -SJ 689
S 0996 Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Osceola County
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Rules
S 0998 Juvenile Offenders
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 1002 Procurement of Professional Architectural, Engineering, Landscape Architectural, or Surveying and Mapping Services
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1180 State Employee Salaries
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S 1202 Credit Card Solicitations on College Campuses
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1210 Family Law
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Died in Messages
S 1212 State Ombudsman Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 1218 Residential Foreclosure Proceedings
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 1226 Homestead Foreclosure Relief
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 1228 Short Sale Debt Relief
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 1236 Mortgage Principal Reduction Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 1244 County Contributions to the Medicaid Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 1266 United States 65th Infantry Regiment, the Borinqueneers
Last Action: 05/21/2013 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
S 1318 Public Records/Complaint of Misconduct Against Agency Employee
Last Action: 04/29/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1075 -SJ 735
S 1320 Community Cats
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Agriculture
S 1324 School Attendance
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 1580 State Board of Education
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 1596 Commercial Breeding of Animals
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Regulated Industries
S 1598 Corporate Income Tax
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 1866 Puerto Rico Day
Last Action: 04/16/2013 S Adopted -SJ 443
S 1872 Juan Ponce de Leon
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died, not introduced
Co-Introducer
S 0002 Ethics
Last Action: 05/02/2013 Chapter No. 2013-36
S 0052 Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving
Last Action: 05/29/2013 Chapter No. 2013-58
S 0054 Equal Rights for Men and Women
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0066 Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Transportation
S 0098 New Markets Development Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 0124 Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S 0144 Payment for Services Provided by Licensed Psychologists
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S 0148 Sentencing In Capital Felonies
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 0196 Domestic Partners
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0334 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Last Action: 03/19/2013 S Adopted -SJ 222
S 0358 Professional Sports Franchises
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 0420 Sentencing for Controlled Substance Violations
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0422 Cancer Treatment
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Died in returning Messages
S 0430 Harriet Ross Tubman
Last Action: 03/05/2013 S Adopted -SJ 5
S 0516 Residential Tenancies
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0560 Natural Gas Motor Fuel
Last Action: 04/29/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 579 -SJ 769
S 0564 Neighborhood Improvement Districts
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Appropriations
S 0624 Postsecondary Student Tuition
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Education
S 0656 Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 0704 Florida Kidcare Program
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Health Policy
S 0716 Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
Last Action: 04/25/2013 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1223 -SJ 603
S 0718 Family Law
Last Action: 05/01/2013 Vetoed by Governor
S 0774 Discrimination
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0846 Search and Seizure of a Portable Electronic Device
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Judiciary
S 0882 Administering County and Municipal Delinquency Programs and Facilities
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Community Affairs
S 0900 Purple Heart State
Last Action: 03/05/2013 S Adopted -SJ 6
S 0944 Concrete Masonry Products
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Died in Community Affairs
S 1036 Independent Living
Last Action: 06/17/2013 Chapter No. 2013-178
S 1108 Exceptional Student Education
Last Action: 06/14/2013 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 1788 Springs Protection Awareness Month
Last Action: 04/04/2013 S Adopted -SJ 295
S 1836 The Year of Italian Culture
Last Action: 04/25/2013 S Adopted -SJ 594
S 1926 Tuskegee Airman Cornelius Davis
Last Action: 05/03/2013 S Adopted -SJ 1053
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2012
- House of Representatives, 2007-2012
Other Public Service
- Orlando Civil Service Commission, 2006
Affiliations
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando
- Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Education: |
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| Born: | February 25, 1978 in Ringwood, New Jersey. Moved to Florida in |
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
| Recreation: | Music, pastels, creative writing, hiking, and canoeing |
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