All Florida 4-H Legislature participants will act as registered voters during the event.
They will also be assigned to one of the following roles that they will prepare for beforehand and carry out during the week: Senator, Representative, or Lobbyist (Legislative Aid or Page).
The higher leadership roles are filled by the Youth Planning Committee 2026.
Similar to real life, all LEG participants will choose and register as a member of a Florida 4-H political party.
The 4-H Legislature has two parties: the Green Party and the Gold Party
Each party has a leader who will work to educate 4-H Legislature participants about the party platforms and encourage participants to join their party
The party platforms will include the general perspective of the parties and the bills that they support and do not support.
This party system is provided to emulate real life experiences and to promote active participation
Political party role play is to be done in good spirit and should not become a cause of division or polarization of 4-H Legislature participants
In the spirit fairness and cooperation, no party materials or party campaigning will be done prior to delegates arrival at 4-H Legislature
During the first day, everyone will declare a political party affiliation on their voter registration form
This process notes the parties with the most and least registered members and uses that to determine the “majority” and “minority” parties for the Florida 4-H Legislature
The "majority" and "minority" parties will dictate legislator seating assignments in the chambers and influence how bills are discussed and voted on throughout the week.
This group is tasked with:
All Florida 4-H Legislature Youth Planning members are expected to provide general leadership throughout the event to help all participants belong and have the support they need to succeed.
The following leadership roles will be filled by these members:
In memory of the late Chris Allen, an active participant in the Florida 4-H Legislature, four honors are awarded to recognize those that went above and beyond in their role during the week.
The awards include:
Outstanding Senator
Outstanding Representative
Outstanding Lobbyist
Outstanding Media Correspondent
Nominations and selections are driven by your peers throughout the week and follow these guidelines:
All youth and adult participants are invited to submit nominations for these awards by Thursday.
Adults may make nominations, but may not vote.
A nominating committee of Legislature Planning Committee members will review nominations and print a ballot for group voting during the 3rd and final general session of the Florida 4-H Legislature.
Due to legislators not seeing their peers in the opposite legislative body in action, they do not vote on awards for the opposite legislative body.
Outstanding Senator is voted on by senators, lobbyists, and media correspondents.
Outstanding Representative is voted on by representatives, lobbyists, and media correspondents.
Outstanding Lobbyist and Media Correspondent are voted on by all youth participants.
4-H Legislature Planning Committee members are not eligible for the Chris Allen Award.
Participants who receive an award are not eligible for the same award in future years. However, they are eligible for an award in another category.
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