Randy Maggard (born July 4, 1963) is an American politician. He is a
Republican representing the 38th district in the
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopte ...
.
Biography
Maggard was born in
Dade City, Florida
Dade City is a city in and the county seat of Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Tampa Bay Area. The population was 6,437 at the 2010 census.
Dade City is popular with tourists for its antique stores, restaurants, and ...
. He earned an
Associate degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.
Th ...
from
Pasco-Hernando State College in 1983. He and his wife, Colleen, have three children and live in Dade City.
Political career
Maggard was chairman of the Republican Party of
Pasco from 2006 to 2012.
In 2019, Maggard ran in a special election to fill the 38th district's seat in the Florida House of Representatives, after former Rep.
Danny Burgess was appointed head of the
Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Maggard defeated David McCallister in the Republican primary with 61.9% of the primary, and won the general election against
Democrat Kelly Smith with 55.6% of the vote.
Maggard sits on the following committees:
* Business & Professions Subcommittee
* Health Quality Subcommittee
* Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
* Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
* Local Administration Subcommittee
Electoral record
References
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Living people
Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
1963 births
21st-century American politicians