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WE ARE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS

As the voice of business, we advocate for public policymaking at local, state, and federal levels on issues that align with our mission of promoting business growth and success. We work together with our members to send the message that our businesses are active, engaged, and strive for a thriving, vibrant, and prosperous community. We are with our businesses every step of the way to ensure that the business voice is heard.

Elected Officials

United States Senate

Senator Rick Scott

Senator Marco Rubio


United State House of Representatives

Congressman Vern Buchanan

Congressman Greg Steube

State of Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis

Wilton Simpson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

Jimmy Patronis, Chief Financial Officer

Ashley Moody, Florida Attorney General


Florida Senate

Senator Joe Gruters, Senate District 22 – Representing Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County


Florida House of Representatives

Representative Fiona McFarland, House District 72 – Representing Part of Sarasota County

Representative James Buchanan, House District 74 – Representing Part of Sarasota County

Representative Danny Nix, House District 75 – Representing Part of Sarasota County and Charlotte County

Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners

District 1        Teresa Mast

District 2        Mark Smith

District 3        Tom Knight

District 4        Joe Neunder

District 5        Ron Cutsinger


Sarasota County School Board

District 1       Bridget Ziegler

District 2       Liz Barker, Chair  

District 3       Thomas Edwards 

District 4       Robyn Marinelli 

District 5       Timothy Enos, Vice Chair

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Sarasota County Clerk of Courts

Karen E Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller


Sarasota County Property Appraiser

Bill Furst 


Sarasota County Sheriff

Kurt A Hoffman 


Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections

Ron Turner 


Sarasota County Tax Collector

Michael A Moran 

Venice City Council

Nick Pachota, Mayor, Seat 7

Jim Boldt, Vice Mayor, Seat 4

Joan Farrell, Council Member, Seat 1

Ron Smith, Council Member, Seat 2

Kevin R Engelke, Council Member, Seat 3

Rick Howard, Council Member, Seat 5

Rachel Frank, Council Member, Seat 6

Our partners at the Florida Chamber Foundation have developed The Florida Scorecard™ to provide state and local stakeholders with the metrics to measure progress toward meeting the goals outlined in the  Florida 2030 Blueprint, a two-year research program that engaged business and community leaders in each of Florida’s 67 counties and identified key trends and the factors that drive their regional economies.

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