Session | Name | Number | Impact | Sponsor | Vote Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Session 2008 | Abortion | HB 257 | Restricts access to reproductive health care and puts the health and safety of Florida women at risk. | Representative Anthony "Trey" Traviesa | Bill Details | Anti-Choice |
| Regular Session 2008 | Fetal Personhood | HB 513 | This bill would elevate the legal status of the fetus at any stage of development to that of an adult human being. | Representative Ralph Poppell | Bill Details | Anti-Choice |
| Regular Session 2007 | Fetal Homicide | HB 71 | Undermines the right of a woman to choose an abortion and elevates the legal status of the fetus that that of an adult human being | Representative Ralph Poppell | Bill Details | No Vote |
| Regular Session 2007 | Parental Notice | HB 1497 | Restricts access to abortion | Representative Anthony "Trey" Traviesa | Bill Details | No Vote |
| Regular Session 2005 | TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) | HB 1041 | Restricts access to abortion | Representative Aaron Bean | Bill Details | Anti-Choice |
| Regular Session 2004 | Parental Notification for ballot | HJR 1 | Restricts access to abortion for young women | Bill Details | Not In Office | |
| Regular Session 2003 | Fetal Homicide | HB 707 | Undermines the right of a woman to choose an abortion and elevates the legal status of the fetus to that of an adult human being | Representative Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas | Bill Details | Not In Office |
| Regular Session 2002 | TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) | HB 1223 | Restricts access to abortion | Representative Aaron Bean | Bill Details | Not In Office |
| Regular Session 2001 | Fetal Homicide | HB 497 | Undermines the right of a woman to choose an abortion and elevates the legal status of the fetus to that of an adult human being | Bill Details | Not In Office |
Contact Information:
District Office:
410 Taylor Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950-4832
Phone: (941) 575-5820
Legislative Assistant: None
District Secretary: Cynthia Beckett
Capitol Office:
327 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (850) 488-9175
Biographical Information:
City of Residence: Punta Gorda
Occupation: Medical Doctor
Spouse: Erika Kim McCarthy, of New Jersey
Child(ren): Olivia, Savannah, Christian
Education: New York Medical College, M.D., 1982; IMPAC University, M.B.A.; Interned at the University of Tennessee Baptist Memorial in Memphis; Emergency Department physician at St. Joseph's Hospital in Port Charlotte
Born: August 20, 1958, Miami, FL
Religious Affiliation: Catholic
Legislative Service:
Elected to the House in 2004, reelected subsequently