Tim Deratany Explained

Tim Deratany
State Senate:Florida
District:16th
Term Start:1984
Term End:1990
Predecessor:Clark Maxwell Jr.
Successor:Patsy Ann Kurth
State House1:Florida
District1:32nd
Term Start1:1982
Term End1:1984
Predecessor1:Chris Meffert
Successor1:Dixie Newton Sansom
State House2:Florida
District2:47th
Term Start2:1978
Term End2:1982
Predecessor2:Bill Nelson
Successor2:Charles R. Smith
Birth Date:19 October 1939
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Party:Republican
Occupation:businessman
Spouse:Andrea (divorced 1963-2004)
Children:Todd, Brooke
Alma Mater:Eckerd College
Brevard Community College

Timothy D. Deratany (born October 19, 1939) is a former American politician in the state of Florida.

Early life

Deratany was born in Michigan and came to Florida in 1947. He is a businessman.[1] He served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 47th district from 1978 to 1984, as a Republican.[2] [3] He also served in the Florida State Senate from 1984 to 1990.[4] He was the first Republican Chairman of the Senate Finance and Tax Committee since reconstruction. Deratany had served as the mayor of the Town of Indialantic from 1970 to 1977. He has been a member of the Florida Council on Arts and Culture since 2010, having been appointed by Governor Charlie Crist.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida. 1986. Legislature. Florida.
  2. Web site: Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html. 2018-01-13.
  3. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.
  4. Web site: Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095045/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html. 2018-01-13.
  5. Web site: Honorable Timothy D. Deratany - Division of Cultural Affairs - Florida Department of State.