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Corcoran Partners is adding another House veteran to its lobbying roster.
Amelia Angleton has joined the firm after more than a decade in state government, most recently serving as communications director for House Speaker Daniel Perez. In that role, she oversaw the chamber’s communications strategy and advised Perez on legislative priorities, major policy issues and public messaging.
Before joining Perez’s team, Angleton served as Deputy Chief of Staff for policy under former Speaker Paul Renner, helping develop legislative priorities and coordinate policy initiatives across House Committees. She also held senior positions supporting three House Majority Leaders, including serving as staff director and deputy staff director of the House Majority Office.
“Amelia is exactly the kind of person we want on our team,” said Mike Corcoran, the firm’s founder and CEO. “She has spent her career working at the highest levels of the Florida House, earning the trust and respect of members and leadership along the way.”
Speaker-designate Sam Garrison also praised the hire, saying Angleton has earned a reputation for knowing the legislative process inside and out.
“She knows her stuff, and Corcoran Partners is lucky to have her,” Garrison said.
In her new role, Angleton will provide strategic counsel to clients navigating legislative and policy issues, drawing on experience spanning communications, policy development and House leadership.
“I’m excited to join a firm with Corcoran Partners’ reputation and record of success, and I look forward to putting my experience to work advocating for clients, advancing their priorities and achieving meaningful results,” Angleton said.
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Incoming House Speaker Garrison is putting two lawmakers in charge of some of the Legislature’s most consequential spending decisions, tapping Traci Koster to oversee the House budget and Mike Redondo to lead healthcare appropriations.
Koster, a Hillsborough County Republican representing House District 66, will chair the Appropriations Committee and become the House’s chief budget negotiator. She succeeds Lawrence McClure, who navigated difficult negotiations during the previous two Legislative Sessions.
Redondo, whose House District 118 includes part of Miami-Dade County, will chair the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee. His assignment puts him at the center of decisions affecting healthcare funding and access statewide, an especially consequential portfolio as lawmakers confront competing demands for state dollars.
The appointments come as Republicans prepare to govern without their former House supermajority. Democratic gains in last week’s Midterm Elections narrowed the GOP’s legislative advantage, potentially complicating negotiations when the 2027 Legislative Session begins March 2.
Garrison also named Randy Maggard House Majority Leader and Adam Botana Rules & Calendar Committee Chair. Botana will help determine which legislation reaches the House floor, while Maggard will lead Republican vote-getting. Demi Busatta becomes Speaker Pro Tempore and Health & Human Services Committee Chair.
The leadership team formally takes over following the Nov. 17 Organization Session. Koster and Redondo will assume their assignments amid a broader transition in Tallahassee, with Gov.-elect Byron Donalds taking office in January. Their decisions will help define the House’s spending priorities under a new Governor and a changed legislative balance.
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Garrison also named Brian Logan as his Chief of Staff while he fills out senior staffing positions for the 2026-28 legislative term.
The appointments, outlined in a three-page roster distributed to House members last week and released publicly on Monday, cover the Speaker’s Office, administrative operations and legislative Committees.
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