Florida
What Florida & Conservatives and Libertarians Are Saying
– Brian T. Empric, Former Vice Chairman, Florida Federation of Young Republicans
and Former President Orange County Young Republicans
– Mark Cross, Former Executive Board Member, Republican Party of Florida
and Former Chairman of Florida Campaign for Liberty
– Katharine Orr, Former State Chair, Florida Young Americans for Liberty
– James Purdy, Former Volusia County GOP Chairman and Former Assistant Attorney General
Source: “The conservative case against the death penalty,” The Daytona Beach News Journal, January 31, 2016.
– Mohammed Shaker, Chairman, Republican Liberty Caucus of Tampa Bay
Source: “The death penalty is incompatible with American liberty,” Rare, July 13, 2015.
Marshall Frank, conservative and retired Miami-Dade police detective
Source: “Ending death penalty is right in every way,” Florida Today, January 16, 2017.
Information and resources
- Facts about the death penalty in Florida
- Death-penalty ruling opens door to reform
- Melendez: The death penalty risks innocent lives – I know
- Viewpoint: Conservatives should not support death penalty
- Group Claims Capital Punishment Is Anti-Conservative and Bad in Florida
- Death Penalty: Negatives Outweigh Positives
- CCATDP’s Marc Hyden speaking at the Florida Panhandle Patriots