Broward’s state legislators chose their leaders for the next year quickly, without drama and by unanimous votes. But the comity didn’t last when discussion shifted to the question of whether to grant a leadership position to state Rep. Chip LaMarca.
The issue: LaMarca is a Republican.
And Broward is so Democratic that all the other 14 state senators and representatives from the county are Democrats.
The scene was different in Palm Beach County.
A Republican state representative nominated a Democratic state representative to serve as chair of the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation for the next year, continuing a system in which the two parties alternate leadership roles.
Broward delegation
Most of the members of the Broward Legislative Delegation gathered Tuesday in Hollywood for one piece of routine business: picking one of their own to serve as delegation chair and someone else to serve as vice chair for the next year.
The local delegation works together on issues that are important to the county, and need action in Tallahassee, but don’t necessarily rise to the level of major issues that involve legislators from across the state.