Larcenia J. Bullard (July 21, 1947 – March 16, 2013) was an American politician and a

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member of the

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, representing the 39th District, which included parts of Collier,

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, and Palm Beach Counties, from 2002 to 2012. Bullard was born in

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, and moved to

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in 1980. In 1992, she was elected to the

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from the 118th District, defeating

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candidate John Minchew. She was re-elected without opposition in 1994, and in 1996, defeated Republican William "Bill" Greene. Bullard sought a final term in the House in 1998, and defeated Republican James Jones and

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Denny Wood. She did not seek another term in 2000, and was succeeded by her husband,

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. In 2002, Bullard sought election to the

from the 39th District, and, in the

primary, faced former

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, former State Representative John F. Cosgrove, Donald Jones, and State Representative Cindy Lerner. Bullard narrowly defeated Saunders to win her party's nomination by fewer than 800 votes, and in the general election, defeated

nominee Evaristo Marina in a landslide. Bullard faced a tough re-election campaign in 2004, when former State Representative Saunders, who had run two years prior, and Sheila Chamberlain, ran against her in the

primary. However, Bullard defeated both Saunders and Chamberlain, moving onto the general election, where she crushed her Republican opponent, Joseph Delaney. In 2008, Bullard was unopposed for re-election and won a final term. She was unable to seek re-election in 2012, and her son,

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, was elected to replace her. Bullard died on March 16, 2013. She was absent from 2011 Florida Legislative Session after suffering a heart attack, returning to the Senate floor in 2012 to complete her term. She appeared on the Senate floor two weeks before her death in support of her son, Senator Dwight Bullard.http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/16/3290632/former-miami-state-sen-larcenia.html

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