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District Offices:
201 Central Avenue West
City Hall Complex, Room 115
Lake Wales, FL 33853
(863) 679-4847
Senate VOIP: 41700
FAX (863) 679-4851
Statewide:
1-800-444-9747
Legislative Assistant:
Patty Harrison
2925 Kenilworth Blvd.
Sebring, FL 33870
(863) 386-6016
Senate VOIP: 41710
Legislative Assistant:
Larry Ford
Tallahassee Office:
412 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5044
Senate VOIP: 5044
Legislative Assistant:
Caitlin Murray
Senator JD Alexander
Party: Republican
Media
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Primary Introducer
S 1218 South Florida Community College
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5201 (Ch. 2012-134)
S 1372 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1630 Interstate Health Insurance
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1678 SSB/Criminal Justice
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
S 1680 SSB/Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations
S 1682 SSB/Agriculture
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1724 Mosquito Control Districts
Last Action: 04/07/2012 Chapter No. 2012-50
S 1762 SSB/Higher Education
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations
S 1764 SSB/Higher Education
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations
S 1802 SSB/Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget
S 1804 SSB/General Government
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
S 1806 SSB/Banking and Insurance
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
Co-Introducer
S 0792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 05/06/2012 Chapter No. 2012-201
S 0922 Military Support
Last Action: 04/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199)
S 0962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Last Action: 02/29/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9005 (Adopted) -SJ 721
S 1300 Big Brothers Big Sisters License Plates
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Transportation
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 1447 (Adopted) -SJ 312
S 1782 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Last Action: 03/08/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1383 (Ch. 2012-88) -SJ 967
S 1834 Water Management Districts
Last Action: 03/09/2012 S Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1986 (Ch. 2012-126)
S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2002, reelected subsequently
- Majority (Republican) Whip, 2004-2006
- House of Representatives, 1998-2002
Other Public Service
- Appointed by County School Superintendent to Education Commission
Affiliations
- Polk Farm Bureau Board of Directors, President
- Polk Business for World Class Schools, Board of Directors, past vice chair
- Vanguard School Board of Trustees
- Florida Citrus Research Advisory Council, past member, past chair
- Florida Citrus Production Managers Association, past Board of Directors, past president
- Florida Citrus Research and Education Foundation, past Board of Directors
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | Citrus Grower |
| Spouse: | Cindy Monroe of Augusta, GA |
| Children: | Britton, Keaton |
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| Born: | July 16, 1959 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Moved to Florida in |
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| Religious Affiliation: | Presbyterian |
| Recreation: | Baseball, fishing, reading |
District 17
Consists of Hardee, Highlands, and parts of DeSoto, Glades, Okeechobee, Polk, and St. Lucie counties
District Links
- District 17 Maps
- View District 17 Statistics [PDF]
- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
