{"id":801654,"date":"2026-08-03T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801654\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:30:11","slug":"personnel-note-mary-clare-hubbard-departs-governors-office-for-hca-florida-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801654\/","title":{"rendered":"Personnel note: Mary Clare Hubbard departs Governor’s Office for HCA Florida Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mary Clare Hubbard is heading from the Governor\u2019s Office to HCA Florida Healthcare<\/a>, taking over as the health system\u2019s top government affairs executive in the state.<\/p>\n

HCA Florida Healthcare announced that Hubbard has joined the organization as Vice President of Government Relations in Florida, where she will oversee legislative advocacy, political strategy and government affairs across HCA Healthcare\u2019s Florida operations, the company\u2019s largest market.<\/p>\n

Hubbard most recently served as Legislative Affairs Director in Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 Office, a role she took over in May 2025<\/a>. There, she managed the Governor\u2019s legislative agenda, served as the administration\u2019s primary liaison to the Legislature and advised senior officials on policy and political priorities.<\/p>\n

Before that, she was Deputy Legislative Affairs Director in the Executive Office of the Governor, served as Legislative and Cabinet Affairs Director at the Florida Department of Commerce, and held government relations positions with TECO Energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMary Clare is an excellent addition to our team,\u201d said Cat O\u2019Mara, HCA Healthcare\u2019s Vice President of Government Relations. \u201cShe brings a deep understanding of Florida\u2019s policy landscape, strong political instincts, and a proven ability to build lasting relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The move drew praise from top state officials who have worked alongside Hubbard.<\/p>\n

\u201cMary Clare has been an invaluable member of the Governor\u2019s team and a trusted advisor on many of Florida\u2019s most significant legislative priorities,\u201d said Jason Weida, Chief of Staff to DeSantis. \u201cWhile we will certainly miss her, I know she will continue making a meaningful impact for HCA Florida Healthcare and the patients and communities it serves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Jim Boyd called Hubbard \u201cone of Florida\u2019s most respected public policy professionals,\u201d while House Speaker-designate Sam Garrison said she has earned \u201cthe respect of my colleagues in the House\u201d and will be \u201can outstanding addition to the HCA Florida leadership team.\u201d<\/p>\n

HCA Florida Healthcare operates more than 670 sites of care<\/a> statewide, including 50 hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices and urgent care centers.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note: This story was drafted with assistance from AI. Editorial judgment, sourcing, and final review were performed by\u00a0Peter Schorsch\u00a0and the Florida Politics editorial team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mary Clare Hubbard is heading from the Governor\u2019s Office to HCA Florida Healthcare, taking over as the health…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[340244,340245,340246,10218,30253,97,252,253,340247,340248,340249,2819,277857,340250],"class_list":["post-801654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-catherine-omara","tag-executive-office-of-the-governor","tag-florida-department-of-commerce","tag-hca-florida-healthcare","tag-hca-healthcare","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-jason-weida","tag-jim-boyd","tag-mary-clare-hubbard","tag-ron-desantis","tag-sam-garrison","tag-teco-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}