Tom Gallagher
Tom Gallagher
C. Thomas "Tom" Gallagher IIIis an American politician from the state of Florida and a member of the Republican Party. Gallagher holds the distinction of having served more years as an elected state official than any other individual in Florida history. He began his career in the Florida House of Representatives, where he served from 1979 to 1987. He was then the Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal of Florida from 1989 to 1995, the Education Commissioner of Florida from...
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Meaningful reforms, more aggressive investigation of workers' compensation fraud and compliance efforts have led to dramatic savings for Florida's businesses. We will continue to aggressively investigate cases of suspected fraud to continue to improve the system for our small businesses and our workers.
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We need to continue to see to it that we have a world class education. If we do that, that takes care of so many problems.
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If we need a constitutional amendment, I'll go out and lead it to change it so that we can continue this program. It means so much to those parents and it's an opportunity for those kids.
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What these numbers have done this morning is raise a question: Does the Fed have the nerve to raise by 50 basis points (a half percentage point) next week?
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There are things that I thought would be a difference between us and all of a sudden I see my opponent has jumped over to the same place I am. This campaign is about ideas and vision and the experience to carry that out.
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We're a state of opportunity that is attracting about 1,100 people a day into our state.
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We have zero tolerance for insurance agents who deceive our seniors and cheat them out of their hard-earned retirement funds.
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Our priority now is to get any outstanding hurricane claims paid as quickly as possible.
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Local government spending has grown out of control. Left unchecked, this will damage our economic potential.
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Over the past 14 months I have personally called out companies and demanded they come to Tallahassee and answer for their conduct, ... I have pushed for rate freezes. My office has helped 60,000 citizens with their problems with insurance companies.
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Whether dealing with hurricanes, the recent spread of methamphetamine production, or the kidnapping and murder of innocent children, our first responders and law enforcement personnel are on the front lines and deserve the resources required to protect our citizens. By making public safety our first priority, we will make sure that we are prepared for any emergency and that justice is never denied.
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I wanted to offer to the people an opportunity to vote to spend a penny on prisons. Didn't say it had to be a new penny - could have been an old penny.
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Education is probably the most important thing we can do for our citizens.
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It's a natural part of the transition. Once his successor was named, it made sense that he kind of take a step back.