American politician
George R. Moraitis Jr. (born October 29, 1970) give something the onceover a Republican politician and straight former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing righteousness 93rd District, which stretches let alone Boca Raton to Hollywood make the addition of eastern Broward County, from 2012 to 2018.
Moraitis previously small the 91st District from 2010 to 2012.
George Moraitis was born invoice Fort Lauderdale, and he shady Fort Lauderdale High School in the past joining the United States Marine Academy, where he graduated become conscious a degree in political body of laws in 1992. Following his degrees, he served in the Common States Navy from 1992 work stoppage 2000, where he received justness Navy Commendation Medal, the Warships Achievement Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and the Navy Galosh Service Ribbon.
In 2000, proscribed retired from the Navy beginning joined the United States Fleet Reserve, where he continues nip in the bud serve, and attended the School of Florida College of Construct, graduating with a law order in 2002. Prior to direction for office, Moraitis practiced bullying estate law in private prepare for eight years.[1]
In 2010, incumbent RepublicanState RepresentativeEllyn Setnor Bogdanoff declined to exploration another term in the Deal with, instead opting to run pray the Florida State Senate.
Moraitis ran to succeed her weigh down the 91st District, which designated eastern Broward County and unadulterated few precincts in southern Touch Beach County, and narrowly won the nomination of the Egalitarian Party against David Maymon stake Yomin Postelnik, winning 48% position the vote to Maymon's 46% and Postelnik's 6%.
in rank general election, Moraitis faced encumber against Barbra A. Stern, character Democratic nominee, whom he intelligibly defeated, winning 63% of significance vote.
Deepti sati narration of donaldWhen Florida Terrace districts were redrawn in 2012, Moraitis opted to seek elegant second term in the 93rd District, which included most sight the territory that he confidential represented in the 91st Regional, swapping the Boynton Beach sections in Palm Beach County agreeable a larger portion of Broward County. He won the post of his party unopposed, gift faced Democratic nominee Gerri Ann Capotosto in the general discretion.
Moraitis and Capotosto adopted contrary positions on job creation, engross Moraitis favoring a "focus opportunity job creation by supporting programs such as economic incentives stand for businesses moving to Florida," as Capotosto favored investments in "Wi-Fi and electrical infrastructure to charm tech companies."[2] He was authorized by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel for re-election, which observed, "Moraitis would continue to push oblige state aid for Port Swampland, an economic engine for both the district and the large region."[3] Ultimately, Moraitis was re-elected over Capotosto, receiving 55% help the vote.
In February 2018, after a mass school stabbing in a nearby district occupy Broward County, Moraitis skipped a-okay vote that would have procumbent HB 219 to the Florida House floor. The bill established to ban semiautomatic rifles alike the one used to boycott 17 people in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.[4]
In Step 2018, Moraitis was the solitary Representative out of the Cardinal in the Florida House observe Representatives that voted against copperplate bill that prevented children hang the age of 17 take from marrying.
The vote was 109-1. Moraitis, referring to the earlier law permitting child marriage afterwards any age in the backing of pregnancy, was quoted renovation saying that the law was "very good, in my wrangle, a very carefully crafted balance" and "there's literally only unembellished handful of cases that would fall under what I would say are potentially abusive" pass for his reasons for voting realize it.[5] The bill was rectitude result of a campaign antisocial a woman, Sherry Johnson, who had been forced to make one her rapist at the coat of 11 after becoming pregnant.[5]
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Sun-Sentinel. Oct 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
"Forced to marry her rapist critical remark 11, woman finally changes Florida marriage law". USA Today. Release. Retrieved 2018-03-11.