Lauren Book

She fought to protect Floridians’ right to vote on Amendment 4, called out the intimidation of petition signers by state officials and law enforcement, and stood shoulder to shoulder with advocates defending reproductive freedom — even being arrested while protesting for women’s rights.

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She wrote and passed laws to end the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse, enact the nation’s toughest mandatory-reporting requirements, and establish Child Safety Zones to keep predators away from schools and parks.

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In the Legislature, she passed more than two dozen laws focused on child protection and survivor advocacy — including ending the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse, enacting one of the nation’s toughest mandatory-reporting laws, and creating Child Safety Zones to help keep predators away from schools, parks, and places where children gather.

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Child Protection and Judicial Scrutiny: Over her career, Book has helped pass more than two dozen state and national laws expanding statutes of limitations for child sexual crimes, establishing child safety zones, and cracking down on human trafficking and non-consensual deepfakes. Recently, she publicly criticized state agencies for failing to adequately protect a child victim's privacy when releasing documents related to the child abuse case surrounding former Palm Beach County Clerk Mike Caruso.

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She has fought to fully fund Florida’s public schools, raise teacher pay, and give classrooms the tools students need to succeed. Lauren has pushed back against the culture wars waged in our classrooms, standing against book bans and partisan political interference in curriculum. She believes decisions about our schools should be guided by educators, parents, and students, not Tallahassee politicians chasing headlines.

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She expanded Medicaid for new moms and babies, funded mental health services in our schools and for our first responders, and led the Learning with Dignity effort to make sure no girl misses class because she can’t afford period products. As Democratic Leader, she made affordability the top priority of her caucus — putting Florida’s broken property insurance market, soaring housing costs, and the prescription drug prices crushing fixed-income seniors at the center of the conversation.

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Voting Rights and Peaceful Dissent: Book is an ardent opponent of voting restrictions, stating she would have voted against 2026's HB 991 because it places unnecessary document hurdles on women with name changes and seniors. Having previously been arrested in 2023 during a peaceful sit-in protesting Florida's six-week abortion ban, she strongly opposes measures like HB 1471, arguing that political appointees should not have vague powers to label peaceful protest groups as domestic terrorists.

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She fought to protect Floridians’ right to vote on Amendment 4, called out the intimidation of petition signers by state officials and law enforcement, and stood shoulder to shoulder with advocates defending reproductive freedom — even being arrested while protesting for women’s rights.

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Child Protection and Judicial Scrutiny: Over her career, Book has helped pass more than two dozen state and national laws expanding statutes of limitations for child sexual crimes, establishing child safety zones, and cracking down on human trafficking and non-consensual deepfakes. Recently, she publicly criticized state agencies for failing to adequately protect a child victim's privacy when releasing documents related to the child abuse case surrounding former Palm Beach County Clerk Mike Caruso.

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After the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, she led the effort to pass Florida’s historic gun safety law — improving school safety, raising the rifle purchase age to 21, banning bump stocks, and creating red-flag protections that have kept guns out of dangerous hands.

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After the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Lauren helped lead the fight for Florida’s historic bipartisan gun safety law — the most significant gun violence prevention legislation in state history. She helped raise the minimum age to purchase a rifle to 21, ban bump stocks, and create Florida’s red-flag law to help keep guns out of dangerous hands. Lauren believes protecting children and keeping communities safe should never be political, and she remains committed to advancing common sense gun safety reforms that save lives.

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She fought to lower prescription drug prices, reduce homeowners insurance costs for low-income seniors, and expand access to affordable health care for Florida’s most vulnerable residents.

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She expanded Medicaid for new moms and babies, funded mental health services in our schools and for our first responders, and led the Learning with Dignity effort to make sure no girl misses class because she can’t afford period products. As Democratic Leader, she made affordability the top priority of her caucus — putting Florida’s broken property insurance market, soaring housing costs, and the prescription drug prices crushing fixed-income seniors at the center of the conversation.

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Lauren took on Florida’s insurance crisis head-on by filing legislation to provide rebates for homeowners struggling with rising premiums and pushing for greater transparency and accountability from the insurance industry. She fought to force Florida’s top insurance executives to answer directly to families paying the price for a broken system, because homeowners deserve relief — not excuses.

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She fought for policies focused on lowering housing costs and easing the financial burden on working families facing rising rents, mortgage payments, insurance premiums, and everyday expenses.

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She expanded Medicaid for new moms and babies, funded mental health services in our schools and for our first responders, and led the Learning with Dignity effort to make sure no girl misses class because she can’t afford period products. As Democratic Leader, she made affordability the top priority of her caucus — putting Florida’s broken property insurance market, soaring housing costs, and the prescription drug prices crushing fixed-income seniors at the center of the conversation.

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She fought to lower prescription drug prices, reduce homeowners insurance costs for low-income seniors, and expand access to affordable health care for Florida’s most vulnerable residents.

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Tax Relief and Inflation Cost Control: Book heavily champions her past legislative wins to combat the rising cost of living, which include successfully authoring the permanent elimination of Florida's sales tax on baby diapers and adult incontinence products.

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Opposition to Amendment 3 (Property Tax): In responses provided to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel 2026 Voters Guide, Book stated her strict opposition to Amendment 3 on the 2026 ballot. She argues that while Floridians desperately need economic relief, the amendment creates major un-backfilled holes in municipal budgets that will force local governments to either cut essential public safety services (like police and fire) or raise local consumer fees.

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