Politics with Paul #49: Bipartisanship in Legislative Advocacy w/ Florida Student Policy Forum
Update: 2025-07-15
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What goes into advocating for bills in state legislatures? How do you reach out to different interests of both lawmakers and activists to build a bipartisan coalition? What are the toughest parts of the legislative process to deal with as an advocate?
Here to talk about that and more on today's episode are two members of the Florida Student Policy Forum, Graham Bernstein and Jacob Kaplan. They discuss their work on Florida bills involving expedited foreclosures on abandoned properties, phone calls for prisoners on good behavior, and school corporal punishment reform. At the end, they also give advice for other advocates, especially college students, looking to make a difference in the legislative process...and an incorrect take on whether hot dogs are sandwiches.
(0:00 ) Introduction to Bipartisanship in Legislative Advocacy and Guests
(2:03 ) The Florida Student Policy Forum and Why Graham and Jacob Joined it
(5:04 ) What Did These Bills Seek to Fix?
(12:16 ) Why Work on These Specific Bills?
(17:51 ) How Graham and Jacob Built Their Bipartisan Coalition
(32:51 ) What Were the Hardest and Easiest Parts of the Legislative Process?
(38:37 ) What Were the Outcomes for These Bills?
(45:06 ) Graham and Jacob's Takeaways for Their Future Advocacy Efforts
(47:15 ) Graham and Jacob's Advice for Other Advocates
(50:59 ) How Much Do They Think Their Advocacy Efforts Translate to Other States?
(58:53 ) Today's Random Question: Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
(1:00:36 ) Closing and All Our Media
Here to talk about that and more on today's episode are two members of the Florida Student Policy Forum, Graham Bernstein and Jacob Kaplan. They discuss their work on Florida bills involving expedited foreclosures on abandoned properties, phone calls for prisoners on good behavior, and school corporal punishment reform. At the end, they also give advice for other advocates, especially college students, looking to make a difference in the legislative process...and an incorrect take on whether hot dogs are sandwiches.
Florida Student Policy Forum website: https://floridastudentpolicyforum.org/
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(0:00 ) Introduction to Bipartisanship in Legislative Advocacy and Guests
(2:03 ) The Florida Student Policy Forum and Why Graham and Jacob Joined it
(5:04 ) What Did These Bills Seek to Fix?
(12:16 ) Why Work on These Specific Bills?
(17:51 ) How Graham and Jacob Built Their Bipartisan Coalition
(32:51 ) What Were the Hardest and Easiest Parts of the Legislative Process?
(38:37 ) What Were the Outcomes for These Bills?
(45:06 ) Graham and Jacob's Takeaways for Their Future Advocacy Efforts
(47:15 ) Graham and Jacob's Advice for Other Advocates
(50:59 ) How Much Do They Think Their Advocacy Efforts Translate to Other States?
(58:53 ) Today's Random Question: Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
(1:00:36 ) Closing and All Our Media
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