Jim Hargrett Explained
| Jim Hargrett |
| State Senate: | Florida |
| District: | 21st |
| Term Start: | January 1993 |
| Term End: | January 2001 |
| Predecessor: | John Grant[1] |
| Successor: | Les Miller[2] |
| State House1: | Florida |
| District1: | 63rd |
| Term Start1: | January 1983 |
| Term End1: | January 1993 |
| Predecessor1: | Spud Clements[3] |
| Successor1: | Dean Saunders[4] |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Occupation: | businessman |
| Residence: | Tampa, Florida |
| Alma Mater: | Morehouse College
Atlanta University |
James T. Hargrett Jr. (born July 31, 1942) is a former state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992 (63rd district).[5] He also served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 2000.[6]
In 1998, Hargrett was one of several African-American Democrats in the Florida Legislature to endorse Republican Jeb Bush for Governor.[7]
He is a descendant of Amos Hargrett.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 21 Race - Nov 03, 1992.
- Web site: Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 21 Race - Nov 05, 1996. www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Web site: Our Campaigns - FL State House 63 Race - Nov 02, 1982.
- Web site: Our Campaigns - FL State House 63 Race - Nov 06, 1990.
- Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.
- Web site: The Florida Senate 1990-1992. https://web.archive.org/web/20170126132954/http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/90-92%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf . dead. 2017-01-26 .
- Book: Menifield . Charles E. . Shaffer . Stephen D. . Politics in the New South: Representation of African Americans in Southern State Legislatures . 2012 . SUNY Press . 978-0-7914-8289-6 . 54 . en.
- Web site: Political history of blacks fills pages. Tampa Bay Times.
