Lawmakers get A through F grades -- from a progressive point of view -- and many GOP members flunked

No surprise: Republican Florida House Speaker José Oliva, who has pushed a conservative to libertarian agenda through the state House, got one of the lowest grades of all in an analysis by the Progress Florida organization.

Oliva got a 37 percent — an F.

The more moderate Republican Senate President — Bill Galvano — got a grade of 64 percent, which is D.

The only grade lower than Oliva’s grade went to Pasco Republican Amber Mariano, who earned a 33 percent. That’s the lowest F among lawmakers graded in the annual People First Report Card by Progress Florida. The Florida Phoenix contacted Mariano and is waiting for a response.

The organization describes itself as promoting progressive values and its grading system for lawmakers sways toward Democrats getting higher grades in the A-F analysis.

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