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Ron Reagan (Florida representative)
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Ronald Reagan 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.
Reagan was born in Norfolk, Virginia
on July 11, 1954 and came to Florida in 1973. He received his Associate of Arts degree from Manatee Community College
. In 1977, he attended the University of South Florida
. 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. In 2004, he won re-election unopposed.
Since leaving the Florida legislature, Reagan has been 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.
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...
insurance agent and Republican politician who served as the representative for District 67 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...
. He was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected to three successive terms. He was the majority whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
. He chaired the Committee on Insurance and the Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council. He was termed-out in 2010.
Reagan was born in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
on July 11, 1954 and came to Florida in 1973. He received his Associate of Arts degree from Manatee Community College
Manatee Community College
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, formerly known as Manatee Community College, is a Florida state college with campuses in Bradenton, Venice and Lakewood Ranch...
. In 1977, he attended the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
. 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. In 2004, he won re-election unopposed.
Since leaving the Florida legislature, Reagan has been 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.