George Moraitis
George Moraitis | |
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Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
In office November 2, 2010 – November 6, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff |
Succeeded by | Chip LaMarca |
Constituency | 91st district (2010–2012) 93rd district (2012–2018) |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Florida (JD ) | October 29, 1970
Profession | Real estate attorney |
George R. Moraitis Jr. (born October 29, 1970) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 93rd District, which stretches from Boca Raton to Hollywood in eastern Broward County, from 2012 to 2018. Moraitis previously represented the 91st District from 2010 to 2012.
Education and early career
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George Moraitis was born in
Florida House of Representatives
In 2010, incumbent
When Florida House districts were redrawn in 2012, Moraitis opted to seek a second term in the 93rd District, which included most of the territory that he had represented in the 91st District, swapping the
In February 2018, after a mass school shooting in a nearby district in Broward County, Moraitis skipped a vote that would have brought HB 219 to the Florida House floor. The bill aimed to ban semiautomatic rifles like the one used to kill 17 people in the
In March 2018, Moraitis was the only Representative out of the 110 in the Florida House of Representatives that voted against a bill that prevented children under the age of 17 from marrying. The vote was 109-1. Moraitis, referring to the previous law permitting child marriage at any age in the event of pregnancy, was quoted as saying that the law was "very good, in my opinion, a very carefully crafted balance" and "there's literally only a handful of cases that would fall under what I would say are potentially abusive" as his reasons for voting against it.[5] The bill was the result of a campaign by a woman, Sherry Johnson, who had been forced to marry her rapist at the age of 11 after becoming pregnant.[5]
References
- ^ "George Moraitis-Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- Sun-Sentinel. October 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Torres, Andrea (2018-02-20). "Here is the list of the 71 who voted against bringing HB 219 to Florida House floor". WPLG. Miami, FL. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ a b Farrington, Brendan (2018-03-10). "Forced to marry her rapist at 11, woman finally changes Florida marriage law". USA Today. AP. Retrieved 2018-03-11.