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Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and won re-election in 2024.

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Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview:

Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 22, 2025
Rick Scott
stated on March 9, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025
Rick Scott
stated on August 28, 2024 in a post on X:

“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 29, 2024
Rick Scott
stated on May 4, 2024 in an X post:

“Joe Biden flew hundreds of thousands of illegals into Florida last year.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 9, 2024
Rick Scott
stated on October 31, 2023 in an X post:

Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.

By Sara Swann • October 31, 2023

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 3, 2022 in a memo to Republican senate candidates and lawmakers:

“Republicans DO NOT want to throw doctors” in jail.

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2022
VoteVets.org
stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:

Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program."

By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on September 7, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet:

"Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."

By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
Gwen Graham
stated on July 18, 2018 in a tweet:

"When a sinkhole began dumping toxic water in Florida's aquifer, Rick Scott tried to cover it up."

By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2018

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