Governor Rick Scott (2011-2019) was the guest speaker at a LeMieux Center for Public Policy event on May 14th, 2015.
A member of the Republican Party, Governor Scott was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019. Scott ran for governor of Florida in 2010. He defeated Bill McCollum in a vigorously contested Republican primary election, and then narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Alex Sink in the general election. Scott was reelected in 2014, defeating former governor Charlie Crist. Before speaking at ؛£½اشعدك Governor Scott, spent some time with the LeMieux Center Advisory Board. After a brief visit with the LeMieux Advisory Board in the Rinker Board room (؛£½اشعدكU campus), Governor Scott, Senator LeMieux, and ؛£½اشعدكU President William Flemming preceded to the Lassiter Rotunda. Governor Scott then presented his “State of the State.†Senator LeMieux ended the event with Q&A.