President Pro Tempore — Sen . Baxley ( R-Ocala )
Rules Chair — Sen . Mayfield ( R-Vero Beach )
Appropriations Chair — Sen . Broxson ( R-Gulf Breeze )
Dean of the Senate & Fiscal Policy Chair — Sen . Hutson ( R-Palm Coast )
Majority Leader — Sen . Albritton ( R-Wauchula )
Leadership Team member — Sen . Perry ( R-Gainesville )
On the House side , Speaker Paul Renner ( R-Palm Coast ) similarly outlined his priorities for the upcoming Session stating his focus would be on students and education , ongoing hurricane recovery efforts , infrastructure investment , and combating inflation , as well as fighting “ woke ” agendas . He also announced the formation of a Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency and Recovery to accelerate rebuilding and gather lessons learned to be better prepared for future storms . Speaker Renner takes charge with an 85 -member Republican majority in the 120-member House . Speaker Renner revealed his leadership team as follows :
Sen . Perry , center , is part of the Senate Leadership team
Speaker Pro Tempore — Rep . Clemons ( R-Newberry )
Majority Leader — Rep . M . Grant ( R-Port Charlotte )
Rep . McClain , far left , will serve as Ways & Means Chair
Rules — Rep . Perez ( R-Miami )
Appropriations — Rep . Leek ( R-Ormond Beach )
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