Loranne Ausley
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Loranne Ausley is a politician
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 and attorney
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 from Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...


Background

With over 20 years of public service at the State and Federal level, Ausley, a Democrat
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, was a member of the Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
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, 9th District, from 2000 - 2008. Her district included the northern half Leon County
Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

 including most of Tallahassee
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 and the northwest part of adjoining Jefferson County
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. Ausley was ranking democratic Member on the House Health Care Council from 2007—2008. She was recently a candidate for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Florida in 2010. She is a senior advisor to the Lawton Chiles Foundation and Board Chair of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation.

Personal

Loranne is married to Bill Hollimon and their children are John Hollimon (Stepson), William DuBose Ausley Hollimon. She is a marathon
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 runner and triathlete. Loranne's father is Tallahassee attorney DuBose Ausley
DuBose Ausley
DuBose Ausley is an attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.DuBose Ausley is the senior partner and former Chairman with the law firm of Ausley & McMullen, P.A. in Tallahassee. He is also Director of TECO Energy, Inc...

 of the 33 partner, 75 year old law firm
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 of Ausley & McMullen, P.A.

Education

Loranne Ausley graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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 degree in 1985. She then attended Washington & Lee University where she received her J.D.
Juris Doctor
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 in 1990.

Family

Ausley's grandfather was Charles S. Ausley, Florida Senate and her great-great-grandfather was Alexander McSwain a member of the Florida House 1891. Her father is Tallahassee attorney
Lawyer
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 and past Chairman of the State University System of Florida
State University System of Florida
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, DuBose Ausley
DuBose Ausley
DuBose Ausley is an attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.DuBose Ausley is the senior partner and former Chairman with the law firm of Ausley & McMullen, P.A. in Tallahassee. He is also Director of TECO Energy, Inc...

. Her mother is Sallie Ausley, co-founder of the Red Hills Horse Trials
Red Hills Horse Trials
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.

Campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer

Ausley ran for Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Chief Financial Officer of Florida
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 in 2010. She became the Democratic nominee by default when no other candidates filed for the election and faced State Senate President Jeff Atwater, the Republican nominee, in the general election.

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