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1. What is the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation?
2. Do any of these members represent other counties as well?
3. How many legislators are there statewide?
4. Do other counties have organized Delegation offices?
5. How are Delegation offices established and who pays for them?
6. What is a "special act"?
7. What function does the Hillsborough Delegation office serve?
8. Can I make my opinion known to all 16 members without writing 16 separate letters?
9. Where is the local Delegation office and how may someone contact staff there?
10. Who staffs the office?: Candace Hundley has served Hillsborough's legislators since 1975 in the capacity of Director of the Office of the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation. She is a second-generation Florida native, born at the old St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, but growing up in Dade City. She graduated cum laude from what is now Mississippi University for Women and has lived continuously in Hillsborough County since 1968.
Rosalie Smith started as Senior Administrative Specialist in September 2008, bringing to the office six years of experience as District Assistant to Senator Arthenia Joyner and fluency in both English and Spanish.
11. How do I identify who represents me?
12. Does the Hillsborough Delegation open an office in Tallahassee during the legislative session?
13. What is the difference between a legislator and a congressperson?
14. What is the difference between the duties of the Delegation office and the program within the county's Office of Public Affairs that also works with the Legislature?
15. Why are lobbyists often seen in such a negative light?

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