Mike Haridopolos Names Three More Members of Leadership Team

A day after naming Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, as president pro tempore and Sen. Andy Gardner, R-Orlando, as majority leader, incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, named three more members of his leadership team.

Haridopolos is keeping Sen. J. D. Alexander, R-Winter Haven, with financial issues, naming him chair of the Budget Committee. Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, will handle redistricting while Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, will lead the Rules Committee.