Robert J. Starks Explained

Robert J. Starks
Birth Date:14 October 1945
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, U.S.
State House1:Florida
District1:118th
Term Start1:1986
Term End1:1988
Preceded1:Dexter Lehtinen
Succeeded1:Tom Easterly
State House2:Florida
District2:36th
Term Start2:1990
Term End2:1992
Preceded2:Tom Drage
Succeeded2:Kim Shepard
State House3:Florida
District3:34th
Term Start3:November 3, 1992
Term End3:November 7, 2000
Preceded3:Frank Stone
Succeeded3:David J. Mealor
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:University of South Florida
Spouse:Judith Starks[1]

Robert J. Starks (born October 14, 1945) is an American politician.[2] He served as a Republican member for the 34th, 36th and 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[3] [4]

Starks was born in Tampa, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1986, Starks was elected for the 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives, succeeding Dexter Lehtinen. He served until 1988, when he was succeeded by Tom Easterly. In 1990 he was elected for the 36th district, succeeding Tom Drage. Starks was succeeded by Kim Shepard for the 36th district in 1992, when he was elected for the 34th district, succeeding Frank Stone and serving until 2000 when he was succeeded by David J. Mealor.

Notes and References

  1. News: Shooting victim is Lancaster County native. Todd. Weiss. Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. September 29, 1992. June 26, 2022. 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Bob Starks – a fighter. The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. August 20, 1992. June 26, 2022. 16. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: House of Representatives. June 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html. January 13, 2018. live. Wayback Machine.
  4. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012. Robert. Ward. August 3, 2011. Florida House of Representatives. June 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220316034642/https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf. March 16, 2022. live. Wayback Machine.