Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed | |
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Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 92nd district | |
In office November 18, 2008 – November 8, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jack Seiler |
Succeeded by | Patricia Hawkins-Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | (M.S.) | October 24, 1940
Profession | Educator |
- For the Mississippi politician, see Clarke Reed.
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed (born October 24, 1940) was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 92nd District, which includes northeastern Broward County, stretching from Deerfield Beach to Fort Lauderdale, from 2008 to 2016, when she was term-limited.
History
Clarke-Reed was born in
Florida House of Representatives
In 2008, following the inability of State Representative Jack Seiler to seek re-election due to term limits, Clarke-Reed ran to succeed him in the 92nd District. She faced Wilton Manors Mayor Scott Newton and accountant Mark J. LaFontaine in the Democratic primary, whom she defeated with 41% of the vote. She was elected unopposed in the general election. When she ran for re-election in 2010, she was opposed by Wilton Manors City Commissioner Justin Flippen in the Democratic primary, who attacked her for "accepting massive amounts of Republican money," to which Clarke-Reed responded, "You get contributions in campaigns from everywhere, from people who possibly have the same interests you have in a given issue."[1] Ultimately, she defeated Flippen with 56% of the vote and was once again unopposed in the general election.
When Florida House of Representatives districts were redrawn in 2012, Clarke-Reed remained in the 92nd District, which, though redrawn, included most of the territory that she had previously represented. In both the Democratic primary and the general election, she was unopposed and won her third term in the House entirely uncontested.
While serving in the legislature, Clarke-Reed was the only legislator in her party to support legislation that would grant
References
- Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Tia (April 18, 2013). "Controversial Villages proposal now includes children's hospital request". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 13, 2014.