Joseph Ladapo

“What occurred in Senator Polsky’s office was unprofessional and will not be tolerated in the Senate," Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson wrote in a memo.

President Wilton Simpson sent a memo to senators saying it was disappointing to learn of the incident at the office of Democratic state Sen. Tina Polsky.

A letter to state senators from the national group Committee to Protect Health Care outlined a series of questions about Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s positions, including his opposition to required masks in schools.

As one of his first official acts, Dr. Joseph Ladapo signed off on a Department of Health rule change that effectively nullified mask mandate lawsuits filed by several school districts.

Dr. Joseph Ladapo comes to Florida from UCLA and is a Harvard Medical School graduate. He says vaccines are not the only way to promote "good health" and the decision to get one is up to each person.

Said Ladapo: “The state should be promoting good health. Vaccination is not the only path to that.