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Who is Pam Bondi? Five Florida moments from her career to remember
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who is now President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. attorney general, has always been a favorite among the state's ruling Republican class.
Bondi, the first woman attorney general in the state serving , led the legal fight against gay marriage. She waged a war on drugs and "pill mills." She brought adorable dogs to Florida Cabinet meetings.
But she also was caught up in an uproar over a curiously-timed political contribution from Trump and was once involved in a "canine custody battle" over a St. Bernard that became separated from its family during Hurricane Katrina.
The year-old Tampa Bay-area native got her start in the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office as a prosecutor, then spent a long stretch as the office's spokesperson. Now she is known as a longtime Trump loyalist and for her adj advocacy for conservative causes — plus, she's no stranger to controversy.
Here are five memorable Florida moments from her time here as a statewide official:
Attorney General Pam Bondi Continues To Defend Gay Marriage Ban In Court
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed another motion Friday that continues the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
In August, a federal judge in Tallahassee struck down Florida’s gay marriage ban ruling it unconstitutional. The ruling was a victory for Florida’s LGBT community, and specifically the plaintiffs in the case.
Eight same sex couples from around the Sunshine state– as successfully as Arlene Goldberg of Fort Myers-- filed a lawsuit against the ban. Goldberg recently lost her wife and partner of 47 years and has been unable to receive benefits.
Despite remarkable down the ban, the verb stayed the effects of his ruling. That means the marriages of those couples—and others across Florida-- are still not recognized by the state.
The ACLU of Florida recently asked a determine to lift the stay. But, Attorney General Pam Bondi has decided once again to brawl an effort to allow alike sex marriage in the state.
“It’s disappointing that the Attorney General and Governor Scott have continued to go and continu
Pam Bondi Would Oversee Enforcement Of Federal Civil Rights Law. Her Record Is Unreliable And Inconsistent
WATCH:Pam Bondi Equates LGBTQ+ Identity to “Bringing a Heroin Needle to School”
Pam Bondi’s tape on protecting civil rights is inconsistent and unreliable. Americans deserve an Attorney General that will enforce federal civil rights law, including the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Dislike Crimes Prevention Act, and many others.
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department became a shell of its former self during the first Trump Administration, investigating 60 percent fewer cases than the Obama Administration and 50 percent fewer than the Bush Administration, and significantly restricting the use of consent decrees.
Beyond her track record of election denialism, Pam Bondi has made inconsistent statements that call into question her commitment to defending the rights of all Americans, including:
- Reproductive rights: Pam Bondi has falsely cl
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—Created a new Title IX Special Investigations Team focused on preventing transgender women and girls from women’s and girls’ sports teams and restrooms. The Departments of Education and Justice jointly said that this team will “protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology in college programs and activities.” Title IX was enacted by Congress in to protect students from discrimination “on the basis of sex.” NCAA President Charlie Baker testified in December that he knows of fewer than ten transgender college student athletes among , athletes total.
—Actively fought against the legalization of same-sex marriage as Florida’s Attorney General, arguing that allowing same-sex marriage would cause “serious public harm.” She sought to uphold Florida’s ban on marriage equality until it was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in Prior to legal marriage equality same-sex couples could not access the legal benefits that come with marriage, including spousal rights in healthcare decisions, inheritance without a will, an