Saying that this week alone an individual has called more 35 times making threats to the Florida Commission on Ethics, the chairman of that state agency is requesting that lawmakers provide a public records exemption for the personal information and addresses of the staff and commissioners during the 2026 legislative session.

Jon Philipson , appointed by Gov. DeSantis to chair the commission in July, made that request while addressing the members of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections Wednesday afternoon.

“In this time where we’re having more political violence, more strife, the Commission on Ethics, an independent agency that serves to ensure that our Constitution is followed when it comes to ethics, is constantly under attack,” Philipson said.

He added that those attacks inc

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