Overview
- The statewide canvassing program, which Ingoglia announced Tuesday in Tallahassee, sends consumer services staff door to door with printed hurricane guidance.
- Handouts explain evacuation routes, utility contacts, home hardening, emergency kits, storing key documents, insurance steps, and where to seek help after a storm, with warnings about post-disaster scams.
- Democrats, including David Jolly and party chair Nikki Fried, argue the flyers function as political promotion because they carry Ingoglia’s name and photo, echoing the earlier fight over Fried’s gas-pump stickers.
- Ingoglia says hurricane education is a core duty of his office, notes the materials are printed in-house, and defends using his likeness as consistent with agency websites and standard outreach.
- Key costs and staffing levels remain undisclosed, a gap that looms as hurricane season begins June 1 and as Florida’s fragile insurance landscape keeps residents hungry for clear claims and fraud guidance.