"The mockingbird apparently had a very good lobbyist."
-- Jeff Brandes
Sen. Jeff Brandes wants a new state bird.
The St. Petersburg Republican filed a proposal (SCR 324) for the 2022 legislative session that would rescind the designation of the mockingbird as the state bird, a perch it has held since 1927.
In tweets Thursday and Friday defending his proposal, Brandes said the state should have a bird that people identify as being from Florida.
“I should mention that the mockingbird is also the state bird of 4 other states,” Brandes tweeted on Friday. “The mockingbird apparently had a very good lobbyist.”
Read more at the News Service of Florida