Robert W. "Bob" McKnight (born May 11, 1944) is an American businessman, writer, and politician.
McKnight was born in
Port Chester, New York
Port Chester is a administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and the largest part of the town of Rye (town), New York, Rye in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County by populati ...
and moved to
Florida
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in 1948. He lived in
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, Florida. McKnight received his bachelor's degree from
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College (Florida Southern, Southern or FSC) is a private college in Lakeland, Florida. In 2019, the student population at FSC consisted of 3,073 students along with 130 full-time faculty members. It offers undergraduate, gradua ...
in 1966 and his master's degree in business administration from
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
in 1967. He served in the
United States Army
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from 1968 to 1970 and was stationed in
South Korea
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. He was involved in the real estate business with investments and management. McKnight served in the
Florida House of Representatives
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from 1974 to 1978 and then served in the
Florida Senate
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from 1978 to 1982. McKnight was involved with the
Democratic Party. He has written books, editorial opinions, and blogs about Florida politics.
Florida Political Commentary-Robert W. "Bob" McKnight
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1944 births
Living people
People from Port Chester, New York
Writers from New York (state)
Businesspeople from Miami
Politicians from Miami
Writers from Miami
Military personnel from Florida
Military personnel from New York (state)
Democratic Party Florida state senators
Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
20th-century members of the Florida Legislature
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