▁& ▁Me ans ▁Committee . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁legisl ative ▁committee ▁meet ings ▁in ▁T alla has see , ▁E sk am ani ▁made ▁a ▁public ▁decision ▁to ▁not ▁attend ▁a ▁fresh man ▁reception ▁hosted ▁by ▁Associ ated ▁Indust ries ▁of ▁Florida ▁( A IF ). ▁E sk am ani ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁come ▁here ▁for ▁rit zy ▁parties ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁legisl ative ▁session , ▁E sk am ani ▁was ▁featured ▁by ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Times ▁as ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁abort ion ▁debate . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁leader ▁for ▁the ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁run ▁out ▁the ▁clock ▁on ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁define ▁san ctu ary ▁city ▁policies ▁in ▁Florida ▁law . ▁When ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁domestic ▁violence ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁armed ▁burg l ary ▁and ▁grand ▁the ft ▁for ▁turning ▁her ▁hus b ands ▁guns ▁into ▁the ▁Lak eland , ▁Florida ▁police ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁E sk am ani ▁twe et ed ▁that ▁an ▁arrest ▁was ▁" rid icul ous " ▁in ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁situation . ▁She ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁stating ▁to ▁State ▁Att orney ▁Brian ▁Ha as ▁stating ▁“ Pro sec uting ▁M s . ▁Ir by ▁sets ▁a ▁sc ary ▁preced ent ▁that ▁if ▁someone ▁see ks ▁help ▁to ▁escape ▁ab use , ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁pun ished ▁for ▁it .” ▁Though ▁a ▁fresh man ▁law maker , ▁E sk am ani