I was proud to present Sunrise Communities with critical state funding to assist in hardening part of their facility in case of severe weather events. I am thankful for Representative Stan McClain's partnership in securing this important funding.

I am proud to have been able to help SMA Healthcare expand critical mental health and substance abuse resources to West Volusia.

It was an honor to join my friend and artist Scott Jacobs for Rusty Wallace's ride to benefit the NASCAR FOUNDATION. Many NASCAR drivers and leaders joined us for this incredible event in Deadwood South Dakota.

So many people came to Deadwood to support the incredible NASCAR Foundation. Cindy and I had the pleasure of spending time with great people like President of the UFC Dana White and Country Signer Travis Tritt.

Friday evening my friends gathered at a table sponsored by me at the Rescuing Veterans Lost in America Gala in Brevard County. A big Thank You to Megan Wright for organizing a great group of Veteran Supporters.

I was honored to be invited to speak alongside other elected officials to this year's Leadership Daytona Class.

I was extremely proud to secure funding for the critical UCF RESTORES program this past Legislative Session and thank you to Representative David Smith, who has been an incredible partner for this funding for multiple years now.

I had a wonderful time attending Stetson's Convocation and groundbreaking for a brand new dormitory yesterday. I look forward to seeing the continued success and growth of the incredible Stetson University.

Cindy & I had a great time with Representative Stan McClain and Mrs. McClain at the SMA 2024 Annual Dinner Celebration. The gala was a tremendous success. With Michael Waltrip serving as MC, with his great sense of humor.

In the 2023-2024 budget our office brought $19,938.00 from the State Budget for Seabreeze High School, to assist Dr. Balgobin and her team in starting a welding training class program. Welders are one of the top requested skills by employers in District 8.

I am so proud of the work being done at Brevard Adult Education to ensure our residents have the resources necessary to find a career they love. I'm honored to assist them with critical state funding that will help them in growing their CDL Licensing program among others.

I was honored to present the City of New Smyrna Beach with critical state funding to assist with a major drainage project on North Atlantic.

I attended the City of New Smyrna Beach's retirement ceremony for city manager Khalid Resheidat. It was held Thursday evening at the Brannon Center in New Smyrna Beach and it was standing room only. It was a great celebration of Mr. Resheidat's 35 years of service to the city.

As a Patriot Guard Rider, It was an honor to ride in the escort to transport Veteran David "Popa D" Datrolli to his final resting place. Please honor the memory of this Great Veteran for all he has given to us. He will be missed.

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I had a great time joining many local leaders for a press conference with Governor DeSantis, where he detailed some of the great initiatives we have taken to address the need for qualified nurses across our state.

It was a privilege to join the City of Edgewater's ceremony for the 23rd anniversary of 9/11. We must Never Forget and continue to honor the dedication, heroism and sacrifices of so many great Americans that day.

Nemours Children's Hospital recently brought me on an a wonderful tour that displayed some of the incredible work going on within this world class facility.

I had a great time today getting an up close look at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum and the Sands Space History Center.