A Republican lawmaker who sparred with Gov. Ron DeSantis over Hope Florida will return to leading his influential subcommittee this upcoming Session.
Alex Andrade was named as the chair of the Health Care Budget Subcommittee in the new assignments released Monday. House Speaker Daniel Perez revealed the incoming Chairs, Vice Chairs, and member assignments for the chamber’s subcommittees and committees.
Returning to the Health Care Budget Subcommittee will also be the same Vice Chair, Karen Gonzalez Pittman . Pittman is a Tampa Republican.
Andrade, a Pensacola Republican, and his subcommittee became the must-watch for political fireworks earlier this year.
Through his subcommittee, Andrade led an investigation into the Hope Florida scandal that had ties to some of Fl