Will Weatherford
Encyclopedia
Will Weatherford is a Wesley Chapel, Florida
real estate broker and Republican politician who serves as the District 61 Representative in the House of Representatives
of the U.S. state
of Florida
. He was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. He held no prior elected public office.
Representative Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas
on November 14, 1979 and came to Florida in 1986. He graduated from Jacksonville University
in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science
in business degree. Weatherford has worked as a real estate broker. Though he had never been elected to public office, he worked as a legislative assistant to his father-in-law, representative Allan Bense
from 2004 to 2006.
In 2006, Weatheford married a Panama City, Florida
native, Courtney Bense. Will Weatherford replaced Ken Littlefield as the Republican candidate and won despite his name not being on the ballot, after his opponent's campaign was derailed by a personal health issue. In 2008, he won re-election by default as no opponent filed to run against him. After the election, he was already under consideration to become House Speaker in 2012. He would become the first Speaker from Pasco County
in over one hundred years.
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. Wesley Chapel is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area metro. The population was 44,092 at the 2010 census. In 2003, some residents of Wesley Chapel started a movement to incorporate the community...
real estate broker and Republican politician who serves as the District 61 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...
. He was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. He held no prior elected public office.
Representative Weatherford was born in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
on November 14, 1979 and came to Florida in 1986. He graduated from Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...
in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in business degree. Weatherford has worked as a real estate broker. Though he had never been elected to public office, he worked as a legislative assistant to his father-in-law, representative Allan Bense
Allan Bense
Allan G. Bense is a businessman from Panama City, Florida. He is a partner in several companies with interests in road building, mechanical contracting, insurance, general contracting, golf courses, and farming....
from 2004 to 2006.
In 2006, Weatheford married a Panama City, Florida
Panama City, Florida
-Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
native, Courtney Bense. Will Weatherford replaced Ken Littlefield as the Republican candidate and won despite his name not being on the ballot, after his opponent's campaign was derailed by a personal health issue. In 2008, he won re-election by default as no opponent filed to run against him. After the election, he was already under consideration to become House Speaker in 2012. He would become the first Speaker from Pasco County
Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 344,765. The July 1, 2007 census estimate according to the U.S. Census Bureau for the county is 462,715. Its county seat is Dade City, Florida which is in the northeast part of the county - somewhat...
in over one hundred years.