Baxter Troutman
Baxter Troutman | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 66th district | |
| In office November 5, 2002 – November 2, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | J. D. Alexander[1] |
| Succeeded by | Ben Albritton[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 25, 1966 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Citrus Grower, businessman |
Baxter Troutman is a
Republican politician who served as the representative for District 66 in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2002, and was re-elected to three more successive terms.[3]
He is vice chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection and the Environment & Natural Resources Council.
Representative Troutman was born in
In 2008 Troutman authored a bill intended to make it harder for copper thieves to sell to scrap dealers. The bill required scrap metal sellers to fill out an identification form and required scrap dealers to hold on to material for seven days before selling it.[8] After a 2009 disagreement with Senate president Haridopolos, the Senate Sergeant temporarily removed Troutman's "Senate floor privileges".[7]
In 2017, Troutman filed to run for the open seat of
2018 election.[9]
Sources
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State House 66 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State House 066 Race - Nov 04, 2008".
- ^ a b c d Baxter G Troutman." State Directory. Bethesda, MD: Carroll Publishing, 2011. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014. Gale Document Number: GALE|K2416015686
- ^ Profile on Forbes. Online. January 23, 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Baxter Troutman Proposes To Girlfriend On House Floor." The Ledger. March 26, 2008. Online. January 22, 2009
- ^ Hundley, Kris and Michael van Sickler. "A family feud to reshape Florida." The St. Petersburg Times. Oct 21, 2007. Online. January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b THE BUZZ: FLORIDA POLITICS." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 30 Apr. 2009. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014 Gale Document Number: GALE|A198896574
- ^ Nguyen, Dong-Phuong. "THIEVES TURN SCRAP TO GOLD." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 7 Feb. 2008: 1B. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014 Gale Document Number: GALE|A174341564
- ^ "Former state Rep. Baxter Troutman files for state agriculture commissioner".
External links
- Follow the Money page for Baxter Troutman for 2008.