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How they voted
A look at votes in the state House of Representatives by Kim Berfield and Frank Farkas.
By TIMES RESEARCH
Published May 19, 2006
HOW THEY VOTED Here are some of the issues in the 2006 legislative session where Rep. Kim Berfield, R-Clearwater, and Rep. Frank Farkas, R-St. Petersburg, voted differently on the same bill or amendment. Issue | Berfield | Farkas | | Weaken the standards in the class size amendment | No | Yes | | Elect school board chairs | No | Yes | | Tuition aid for children of illegal immigrants | Yes* | No | | Offer voter registrations to new teachers | No | Yes | | Allow high-interest loans by car-title lenders | Yes | No** | | Let unopposed candidates keep $50,000 in campaign accounts | Yes | No | | Require insurance coverage for barrier island homes | Yes | No*** | | State aid to 29 poor rural counties | Yes**** | No | | Weaken prescription drug tracking law | No | Yes | | Reenact public records exemption for economic development deals | No***** | Yes | | Allow men to stop child support if DNA shows they are not father | No | Yes |
Notes: * Four days after the vote, Berfield changed her position to "No." ** Farkas did not cast a vote on the bill. But as chairman of the House Commerce Council he refused to schedule it for a vote, effectively killing it. *** One day after the vote, Farkas changed his position to "Yes." **** On May 10, Berfield switched to "No." ***** Berfield voted "No" on April 5, but when it came up again on May 5 after being amended in the Senate, she voted "Yes." On May 9, Berfield corrected her vote to "No." Source: Times research
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