This Chamber originated in 1912, and included its first continuing group in 1916, the Florida Tick Eradication Committee.
[1] According to the Florida Chamber of Commerce, they have played a major role in the areas of taxation, transportation, right-to-work laws, tort reform, growth management, economic development, and international trade.
[2][3] In May 2020, The Chamber urged the governor to re-open the state from coronavirus lockdowns, advice which was incongruent with CDC Guidelines in safely reopening businesses that had been forced to close to protect Floridians' lives.
"[5] This all happened at the same time Data Scientist, and Whistleblower Rebekah Jones was fired[6] from her job for an email she sent on May 15th.
She was tasked with managing the state's "Covid dashboard" which was recognized for being an excellent platform by national media.