Ballot Initiative Red State Raises Minimum Wage.

The State: Florida

What was the voter approval rate for Florida’s new statewide $15 minimum wage? More than 61%

When will the $15 minimum wage be in full effect? 2026

How did it pass? John Morgan, a lawyer and businessman in the Orlando area who backed the initiative with $5 million and said ““Every great society can crumble because the haves have too much and the have-nots don’t have enough.”

The opposition: Chamber of Commerce, Lodging Assoc., Restaurant Assoc.

Washington Post | Florida votes to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour