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Walter Jaycox "Buzz" Ritchie, Jr. (born June 7, 1947, in
Bay Shore, New York Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. The population of the CDP was 29,244 at the time of the 2020 ...
) is an American banker and politician. He previously served as a Representative in the
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of the
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of
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
.


Education

Ritchie received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
in 1969. He received his Juris Doctor from UF as well in 1972.


Career

Ritchied served in
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in the 2nd district from November 8, 1988, to November 3, 1992, and from the 3rd district from November 3, 1992, to November 3, 1998. He is president of Gulf Coast Community Bank in
Pensacola, Florida Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principa ...
. He is also a Democrat.


Personal life

He lives in Pensacola, Florida with his family.


External links


Official website of Buzz Ritchie


References

University of Florida alumni 1947 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Bay Shore, New York People from Pensacola, Florida American bankers {{Florida-politician-stub