Representative Fentrice Driskell
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Fentrice Driskell is a Florida native, attorney, people's advocate, and proud Representative of FL.
19/12/2025
The Legislative Internship for the Fall 2025 semester has come to a close, and we’d like to take a moment to recognize our amazing interns. Throughout the semester, they’ve been incredibly hardworking and have left a lasting impact on our office.
Please join us in thanking Emma and Godlove for their hard work and contributions. We are grateful to have had them on our team and wish them continued success in all their future endeavors!
Florida students are still being punished and singled out for wearing their natural hair in school. This is unacceptable. Braids, locs, afros, and protective styles are not violations of discipline or professionalism. That is why I filed the CROWN Act, which would protect our students from this type of discrimination.
To help move this bill forward, Black Girls Govern is collecting stories from students who have experienced natural hair discrimination in Florida schools and universities. Stories like yours can make the difference between this bill passing or not.
Share your story here: https://tinyurl.com/yks7hx7r
18/12/2025
Team Fentrice is wishing all who celebrate a Happy Chanukah!
15/12/2025
📸 That’s a wrap on committee weeks! Last week, House and Senate Democrats unveiled our affordability agenda and met with the Consul General of Canada. I was also honored and pleasantly surprised to receive the Legislative Excellence Award from the Florida Association of Counties for my advocacy during the 2025 legislative session. Now I’m back in the district with another busy week ahead before the holidays!
06/12/2025
Last week, I visited the St. Pete Free Clinic and saw firsthand the incredible work they do, providing healthcare, food, and education to those in need. Thank you for having me and for all you do!
If you are in need of assistance or if you’re able to lend a hand, visit spfc.org for more information.
05/12/2025
Happy National AFL-CIO Day!
The AFL-CIO is advocating for more than just contracts. They're fighting to ensure that hard-working Floridians have access to common-sense opportunities: a living wage, affordable healthcare, and the security to raise their children in safe communities.
I am proud to continue to uphold and protect our unions and workers here in Florida, and celebrate the dedicated leaders of labor organizing today.
04/12/2025
That’s a wrap on Committee Week 5! My caucus and I were in Tallahassee attending hearings and fine-tuning the legislation we’ll carry this session. Along with productive meetings with Tampa Bay leaders, I joined my Senate colleagues at a press conference to announce my new bill, which would add a critical check on the Governor’s misuse of state emergency powers. Now, I’m headed back to the district for local events and will return to the Capitol next week!
04/12/2025
Tampa Bay deserves transit that works for everyone. I’m proud to have helped secure $32M for HART through the Low or No Emission and Bus & Bus Facilities Program, the largest award in Florida and in the top 10% nationally.
This funding will:
🚍 Replace 33 old diesel buses with cleaner, low-emission CNG vehicles
👩🏾🔧 Expand workforce development and apprenticeship programs for local fleet technicians
Investing in modern, reliable transit is essential for Tampa Bay’s growth. Thank you to Congresswoman Kathy Castor for spearheading the effort to create stronger jobs and a Tampa Bay that moves forward with opportunity for all!
The Florida House is once again pushing a bill to lower the firearm purchase age, gutting the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act and dishonoring the legacy of those we lost in Parkland. I am disgusted that lawmakers would continue to ignore the loud, urgent pleas of families and students who are simply asking to be kept safe. It is past time to put public safety over politics.
If this bill reaches the House floor, I will vote resoundingly no, and I urge my colleagues to stand with our communities and do the same.
02/12/2025
The proposal to redraw Florida’s congressional maps is disgraceful. It’s nothing more than an attempt by Republicans to tilt next year’s vote and shield the Trump administration from accountability.
01/12/2025
It’s that time of year!
Join us for our Team Fentrice Holiday Party on Dec 16th at 6:00PM at our office! It’ll be a great evening filled with joy, laughter, and holiday cheer.
RSVP here: https://buff.ly/Ul7Fk26
25/11/2025
Yesterday, Black Girls Govern hosted an incredible Community Celebration Mixer, bringing together Tampa Bay leaders who know that no one should be denied opportunities at work, in school, or anywhere else because of their hair.
That’s why I filed the CROWN Act: to ensure every person can show up as their full, authentic self without fear of discrimination.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support! Your voices and stories are truly the heart of this bill!