Lawrence McClure

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Lawrence McClure

|image = Lawrence_McClure.jpg

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|26}}

|birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.

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|office = Member of the Florida House of Representatives

|constituency = 58th district (2017–2022)
68th district (2022–present)

|term_start = December 19th, 2017

|term_end =

|preceded = Dan Raulerson

|succeeded =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Courtney McClure

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Lawrence McClure (June 26, 1987) is an American businessman and politician who is a member of the Florida House of Representatives.{{cite news|last1=Bousquet|first1=Steve|title=To start final year, Gov. Scott takes a bow, looks back, still sees 'work to be done'|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article193839844.html|access-date=January 9, 2018|work=Miami Herald|date=January 9, 2018}} He was elected in a special election in December 2017.{{cite news|title=McClure Cruises To Win Hillsborough House Race|url=http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/mcclure-cruises-win-hillsborough-house-race|access-date=December 20, 2017|work=WUSF-TV|date=January 9, 2018}} He represents the Plant City area.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/lawrence-mcclure-wins-house-district-59-seat/2340628/ |title=Lawrence McClure wins GOP primary in Plant City-area House district |publisher=Tampabay.com |date=2017-10-11 |access-date=2018-01-10}}

He succeeded in Dan Raulerson.

In 2022, he sponsored a bill that would have ended net metering and allowed Florida electric utilities to impose steep bills on those who install solar panels on their buildings. The proposed legislation was vetoed by Governor Ron DeSantis. McClure subsequently said he intended to propose a revised version of the bill.{{Cite news |date=2022 |title=Citing cost pressures on homeowners, DeSantis vetoes bill to end solar incentives |work=Miami Herald |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article260817977.html}}

In 2022 McClure switched districts and ran in the 68th. He won his primary by over 30%.{{cite web |title=Lawrence McClure |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lawrence_McClure |website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=19 April 2024}}