Steve Crisafulli (born July 26, 1971) is an American politician who served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016.

Crisafulli was born in Rockledge in 1971, into a political family, as his cousin, Doyle E. Carlton, served as Governor of Florida from 1929 to 1933, and his grandfather, Vassar B. Carlton, served as a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1974.

[1] Crisafulli ran unopposed in 2010 and 2012 and defeated Democrat Joe Murray with 67% of the vote to earn his final term in 2014.

Following the 2012 elections, the House Republican Conference selected Crisafulli to serve as Speaker-Designate.

As Speaker, he passed legislation to modernize Florida's water laws[4] and he spearheaded opposition to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.