Ron Reagan (Florida politician) explained

Ronald Reagan
State House1:Florida
State1:Florida
District1:67th
Term Start1:November 5, 2002
Term End1:November 2, 2010
Preceded1:Michael S. Bennett[1]
Succeeded1:Greg Steube[2]
Birth Name:Ronald Reagan
Birth Date:11 July 1954
Birth Place:Norfolk, Virginia
Spouse:Lynn Corsi
Profession:Marketing Executive
Party:Republican
Residence:Bradenton, Florida
Occupation:Insurance agent, politician
Office:Speaker Pro Tempore of the Florida House of Representatives
Term Start:March 3, 2009
Predecessor:Larry Cretul
Term End:November 16, 2010
Successor:John Legg

Ronald Reagan (born July 11, 1954) is a Bradenton, Florida insurance agent and Republican politician who served as the representative for District 67 in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected to three successive terms. He was the majority whip. He chaired the Committee on Insurance and the Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council. He was termed-out in 2010.

Early life

Reagan was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 11, 1954, and moved to Florida in 1973. He received his Associate of Arts degree from Manatee Community College. In 1977, he attended the University of South Florida. Reagan was also initiated as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at the University of Georgia.[3]

Florida House of Representatives

In 2002, after winning the primary with 69% of the vote, he defeated a Libertarian and a write-in candidate, running on a platform of local control for education and growth issues.[4] In 2004, he won re-election unopposed.[5]

Since leaving the Florida legislature, Reagan has been the Director of National Advocacy and Outreach for the National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR), a Texas nonprofit supported by American Traffic Solutions of Scottsdale, Arizona, a manufacturer and operator of red light camera systems.[6]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Campaigns - FL State House 67 Race - Nov 05, 2002.
  2. Web site: Our Campaigns - FL State House 067 Race - Nov 04, 2008.
  3. Redeske . Heather . Winter 2005 . Spotlight: Tekes in Politics . The Teke . . 6–11 . 98 . 1 . November 28, 2023 . Yumpu.
  4. https://archive.today/20130201133706/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/230167651.html?dids=230167651:230167651&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+31,+2002&author=JEFF+TESTERMAN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=13&desc=STATE+HOUSE+DISTRICT+67+Series:+Know+Your+Candidates:+November+5th+General+Election;+Election+2002 Testerman, Jeff. "STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 67 Series: Know Your Candidates: November 5th General Election; Election 2002." The St. Petersburg Times. October 31, 2002. Online. January 22, 2009.
  5. https://archive.today/20130131180536/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/682639171.html?dids=682639171:682639171&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+24,+2004&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=2.G&desc=THE+WINNERS+Series:+KNOW+YOUR+CANDIDATES "The winners." The St. Petersburg Times. August 24, 2004. Online. January 22, 2009
  6. Web site: NCSR_Website . 2011-05-24 . 2018-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135509/http://saferoadssavelives.org/about-us/ . dead .