Former Republican state lawmaker Joe Harding of Ocala, the architect of Florida's controversial law limiting discussions of gender and sexuality in public schools, was sentenced to four months in ...

FIRST ON FOX: A former Florida Republican state representative who shot to national prominence after sponsoring a parental rights bill Democrats referred to as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill spoke to Fox ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge Thursday sentenced former state Rep. Joe Harding to four months in prison after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently applying for business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

With a sentencing hearing scheduled Sept. 11, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday that former state Rep. Joe Harding, R-Ocala, should be sent to prison for fraudulently applying for ...

Joe Harding, 36, last year sponsored the legislation that critics called “Don’t Say Gay.” He pleaded guilty to federal charges in March. By Orlando Mayorquin A former Florida state lawmaker who ...

A former Florida lawmaker who penned the state's controversial "Don't Say Gay" law has been sentenced to prison for wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with ...