State Sen. Jack Latvala failed to pass 29 of the 38 bills he sponsored this year, but he might have been the session's most effective lawmaker.
"Jack was the MVP," said Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate.
Latvala, 58, dismantled some of the top priorities of the conservative House by assembling interchangeable coalitions of senators attracted to his independence and reverence for Senate traditions.
We need more like him in the Florida Legislature--in both parties.