Edward L. Jennings
Encyclopedia
Edward L. Jennings, Jr. (born July, 1968) in Gainesville, Florida
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Jennings served as a Representative in the House of Representatives
of the U.S. state
of Florida
from 2000 to 2005 http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4199&SessionId=36. He served as President of Florida Blue Key
in 1994.
in 1993.http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4199&SessionId=36
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
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Jennings served as a Representative in the House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
from 2000 to 2005 http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4199&SessionId=36. He served as President of Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key is a student honor and service society at the University of Florida. It is often written and referred to by the initialism "FBK."This organization was started at the University of Florida in 1923 under the presidency of Albert Murphree...
in 1994.
Education
He received his Bachelors degree from the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1993.http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4199&SessionId=36
Awards
- He was the First Vice Chair of Florida Caucus of Black State Legislators.
- Jennings was awarded membership to the prestigious Florida Blue KeyFlorida Blue KeyFlorida Blue Key is a student honor and service society at the University of Florida. It is often written and referred to by the initialism "FBK."This organization was started at the University of Florida in 1923 under the presidency of Albert Murphree...
. - He graduated from Leadership Florida, and received the Presidential Minority Scholarship award in 1986 & 1987.http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4199&SessionId=36