Whistleblower accuses Florida House member of retaliation
A former employee of a member of the Florida House of Representatives has said he was retaliated against after he reported the lawmaker’s unlawful employment practices.
Daniel Jesus Lopez filed his complaint April 2 in Osceola County Circuit Court against the Florida House of Representatives and Representative Paula Stark, a Republican who represents the 47th District. She was first elected in 2022 and reelected in 2024.
Lopez says he was a member of a protected class because of his submission of grievance reporting and disclosing Stark’s “malfeasance, misfeasance and/or gross misconduct.” He says he was retaliated against as a protected whistleblower.