John David Alexander , known as JD Alexander or JD Alexander (born July 16, 1959 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is an entrepreneur and former Florida politician from Lake Wales. From 2002-2012, he served in the Florida Senate, representing nearly 500,000 residents in the 17th district, which includes all the Hardee and Highlands and parts of DeSoto, Glades, Okeechobee, Polk, and St. Lucie. Previously, he was a member of the Florida Representative Council from 1998 to 2002. Alexander has also been CEO of Atlantic Blue Group and Alico.
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Personal life
JD Alexander moved with his family to Florida in 1961 from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He is the grandson of Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., a Florida cracker and former Florida State Senator and Florida State Representative. Alexander's great-grandfather, Napoleon B. Broward, served as Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909.
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Political career
Florida House of Representatives
JD Alexander served at the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.
Florida Senate
Alexander was elected to be a member of the Florida Senate in November 2002 and was re-elected in 2004 and 2008. Senator Alexander served as Majority of the Flock for the 2004-2006 term.
Currently, Senator Alexander serves as Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and Commission. In addition, he serves as Vice Chairman of the Rules Committee and members in Agriculture, Banking and Insurance, Budget Subcommittee for Finance and Taxes, Subcommittee on Budget for Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Allocation, Pre-K-12 Education, and Subcommittee Rules on Ethics and Elections. Due to the deadline, he will leave the senate at the end of the 2012 session, but he intends to fund two projects in his district. The first is $ 34.5 million Heartland Parkway, a proposed toll road that has been delayed for years because there is not enough traffic to justify it, and it will traverse sensitive environmental land. Alexander's company has a farm along the proposed road that could benefit from its construction. Other developments near the highway will support the construction of toll roads, and Alexander is promoting such a project.
One of Alexander's principal initiatives is the establishment of Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland. Alexander promotes the separation of the institution, originally the campus of the University of South Florida branch known as the USF Polytechnic, into a separate school at the State University System of Florida. This is controversial in some quarters, as it occurs in a very tight budget year, unpopular among USF staff and students, and the Board of Governors of Florida prefers a more measured approach. Alexander advanced the state budget for 2012-2013 which gave $ 33 million to the USF Polytechnic to become an independent institution. The budget includes large pieces for the State University System, almost 25% of which comes from USF, comprising 58% of its budget. For his part, Alexander sees the university establishment as his legacy. Many Floridians, including bestselling author Carl Hiaasen, saw the creation of the university as a poor taxpayer's use of money, believing that Alexander led the creation of the university primarily to support his personal heritage.
Business
Alexander is CEO of Atlantic Blue Group, Inc. - which has a large number of rural properties in Central Florida - and Alico, Inc.
Affiliate
- Board of Director of the Polk Agriculture Bureau, President
- Polk Business for World Class School, Board of Directors, Vice Chairman ago
- Vanguard School Supervisory Board
- Florida Citrus Research Advisory Council, Latest & amp; Past seats
- The Florida Citrus Production Managers Association, Board of Directors & amp; Past President
- Florida Citrus Research and Education Foundation, Past Board of Directors
Education
Alexander graduated from the University of Florida in 1981 with a B.S. in Agriculture.
Family
Alexander is married to former Cindy Monroe, and they are the parents of two daughters, Keaton and Britton.
References
External links
- Smart Vote Project - Senator J.D. Alexander (FL) profile
- Follow the Money - JD Alexander
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 campaign contributions 1998
- Sen. J.D. Alexander says solar panels take as much energy as they produce, PolitiFact.com
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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