Eliminating Wasteful Spending

Darrin McGillis Commitment:

I will eliminate the Legislature’s conflicts of interest by strengthening ethics laws to require State Legislators to either recuse themselves from legislative actions that affect their private sector interests, or publicly disclose these conflicts when they occur.

I will increase honesty and openness in government by requiring fully searchable and transparent websites for all state and local governments and school districts, providing links to property records and taxes, government payrolls, expenditures, school performance report cards, and other information.

I will increase the transparency required of candidates seeking office by making the State’s currently inadequate Personal Financial Disclosure Statements match the same heightened level of transparency as their federal counterpart, which will provide voters with a more detailed, comprehensive look at those on the ballot.

I will restore fairness and common-sense to our state’s legal liability policies by making it more difficult for out-of-state plaintiffs to sue in Florida courts.

I will end the abuse and manipulation of Florida’s civil justice system by preventing the admission of flimsy and dubious testimony offered by expert witnesses.

I will make our state more affordable for consumers and businesses by making it more difficult to file class action lawsuits for frivolous reasons.

Demand transparency in state spending and strengthen and enforce our competitive bid laws.

Special interest lobbyists should not be allowed to give money or gifts of any value to legislators.

I will seek a mandatory Statewide annual salary cap of ($95,000) on all publicly elected office positions. No more will seeking public office equals a ($185,000) job, and the career public servant takes home under ($45,000) annually. Seeking to serve the public by running for public office is a privilege and honor, not a way to get an instant salary boost.