Rick Scott Paper Notes

Full name is Richard Lynn Scott. Rick for short.

Served in the U.S. Navy.

Helped found the Columbia Hospital Corporation in 1987.

Merged with Hospital Corporation of America.

Became the largest private for-profit health care company in the U.S.

Resigned in 1997 due to a scandal.

Founded the Conservatives for Patient Rights. (CPR)

Republican.

Assumed office as the 45th Governor of Florida on January 4th, 2011.

Rejected the federal funding of a high-speed rail system in Florida.

Created a drug screening process for applicants of the welfare system.

Moved to have the port of Miami dredged, in order for larger freights the capability to unload there more easy.

his priorities are:

To reduce state spending.
To lower state taxes.
Hold government accountable.
Make Florida the number one state for job creation.
Create a world calss education system.