This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations .(February 2015) |
Anne Gannon | |
---|---|
Tax Collector of Palm Beach County | |
Assumed office 2006 | |
Preceded by | Peter Carney |
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 86th district | |
In office November 19,2002 –November 21,2006 | |
Preceded by | Susan Bucher |
Succeeded by | Maria Sachs |
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 88th district | |
In office November 21,2000 –November 19,2002 | |
Preceded by | Suzanne Jacobs |
Succeeded by | Susan Bucher |
Personal details | |
Born | Xenia,Ohio,U.S. | December 23,1947
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | James Whalen (deceased) |
Education | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Palm Beach Community College Barry University Florida Atlantic University |
Anne M. Gannon (born December 23,1947) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the Palm Beach County Tax Collector. Prior to her election as Tax Collector,she served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 88th District from 2000 to 2002,and the 86th District from 2002 to 2006.
Gannon was born in Xenia,Ohio,and grew up in Mechanicsburg,Ohio,where her father was the President of the Mechanicsburg School Board of Education. She attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College before moving to Florida in 1983,and then attended Palm Beach Community College,Barry University,and Florida Atlantic University,studying business administration and political science.
When incumbent State Representative Suzanne Jacobs was unable to seek another term in 2000 due to term limits,Gannon ran to succeed her. In the Democratic primary,Gannon faced former State Representative Barry Silver,David Niven,Michele Nemo,and Doug Westcott. Gannon initially placed second in the initial primary,receiving 26% of the vote to Silver's 37%. However,because no candidate received a majority,a runoff election was held between Silver and Gannon. She ultimately emerged victorious,winning 52% of the vote to Silver's 48%. In the general election,she faced only independent candidate Stan Smilan,whom she defeated in a landslide with 85% of the vote. When she ran for re-election in 2002,Silver ran against her once again,and because no other candidates filed,the primary was open to all voters. Silver sued Gannon "for allegedly defaming his character in campaign literature she distributed" two years prior,while Gannon responded by sending out campaign literature "pointing out Silver's poor driving record" and calling him a "negative person." [1] Gannon did not much face difficulty in winning renomination,which she did with 63% of the vote. She was re-elected without opposition in 2004.
In 2006,Gannon initially planned to run for the Florida Senate to succeed Ron Klein,who was term-limited,but dropped out of the race to instead run for a fourth and final term in the state House. However,when John K. Clark,the Palm Beach County Tax Collector,resigned due to poor health, [2] then-Governor Jeb Bush appointed Republican Peter Carney as Clark's interim replacement until a special election could be held. Gannon opted to run in the special election,campaigning on increasing efficiency within the office to improve performance, [3] and defeated small business owner Randy Johnson in the Democratic primary with 70% of the vote. [4] In the general election,she defeated Carney in a landslide,receiving over 60% of the vote. [5]
Gannon was re-elected in 2008 without opposition,and in 2012,was challenged by Carney in the Democratic primary. Carney criticized Gannon for "long wait times for service" in the Tax Collector's office and for problems relating to the poor installation of new software to provide property data. [6] Once again,Gannon defeated Carney in a rout,winning renomination with 87% of the vote. [7] In the general election,she faced no major opposition and won re-election handily. [8]
Joseph Negron,Jr. is a Republican politician from Florida. He served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2009 to 2018,representing parts of the Treasure Coast. In his last two years in office,he served as Senate President. Previously,Negron served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Martin County-based 82nd district from 2000 to 2006.
Eleanor Sobel is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate,representing the 33rd District,which includes Davie,Hallandale Beach,Hollywood,and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County,since 2012,previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. Before winning election to the Florida Senate,Sobel served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 100th District from 1998 to 2002 and the 99th District from 2002 to 2006.
Gayle Harrell is a member of the Florida State Senate. A Republican,she is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 83rd District,which includes Port St. Lucie and Stuart in northern Martin County and southern St. Lucie County,from 2012 to 2018. Harrell previously represented the 81st District from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012.
James W. Waldman is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 95th District from 2006 to 2012,and representing the 96th District,which included Coconut Creek,Margate,and Parkland in northeastern Broward County,from 2012 to 2014.
George Albright is a Republican politician who has served as Marion County Tax Collector since 2005. Previously,Albright served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1986 to 2000,representing the 24th and 25th Districts,and unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Senate in 2000.
Charles S. Dean Sr. is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 5th District,which includes Baker,Citrus,Columbia,Dixie,Gilchrist,Lafayette,Levy,western Marion,Suwannee,and Union Counties in North Florida,from 2012 to 2016,previously representing the 3rd District from 2007 to 2012. Before winning election to the Senate,Dean served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 43rd District from 2002 to 2007.
Dorothy L. Hukill was an American politician who was a Republican member in the Florida Senate who represented parts of the Volusia County area from 2012 until her death in 2018. She represented the 14th district,encompassing southern Volusia and northern Brevard Counties,since 2016,after being redistricted from the 8th district,which included parts of Volusia,Lake,and Marion Counties. She also served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 28th district in southern Volusia from 2004 to 2012.
Thad Altman is a Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of the Melbourne area in central Brevard County since 2016. Previously,he represented a similar area in the House from 2003 to 2008,and served in the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016.
Kelly Skidmore is a politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 90th District,from 2006 to 2008. A Democrat,she ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate in 2010 and again for the Florida House in 2016.
Susan Marie Bucher served as the Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach County,Florida. Prior to her election as the Supervisor,she served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 86th District from 2000 to 2002,and the 88th District from 2002 to 2008. She is a Democrat.
Joseph Abruzzo is a Democratic politician from Florida. He is Clerk of the Circuit Court &Comptroller for Palm Beach County,an independently elected office established by Florida’s Constitution.
Maria Lorts Sachs is a Democratic politician from Florida. She was a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Previously,she served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing part of southern Palm Beach County from 2006 until her election to the Senate. After her seat was redistricted in 2016,she opted not to seek reelection,and was hired as the executive director of Innovation Florida,a nonprofit advocacy organization.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2023 and from 2013 to 2017 and Florida’s 21st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party,Frankel was a 7-term member of the Florida House of Representatives and a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach.
Bruce Hadley Antone is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat,he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006,from 2012 to 2020,and again from 2022,representing parts of Orlando in Orange County.
Kristin Diane Jacobs was an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 until her death in 2020. She represented the 96th District,including Coconut Creek,Margate,Coral Springs and Parkland in northeastern Broward County.
Irving Slosberg is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 91st District,which stretches from Boynton Beach to Boca Raton in southeastern Palm Beach County,from 2012 to 2016. Slosberg ran for state Senate twice:In 2006,when he lost a bid to the state Senate in the Democratic primary,and in 2016,when he again lost a bid to the state Senate in the Democratic primary,only earning 32% of the vote. He represented the 89th District from 2000 to 2002 and the 90th District from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Slosberg returned to run for the State senate again,this time for district 29 being vacated by Kevin Rader,Slosberg lost to incumbent representative Tina Polsky in the primary.
Jeff Clemens is a Democratic politician from Florida. He represented parts of Palm Beach County in the Florida Senate from 2012 until his resignation in 2017,after acknowledging an affair with a lobbyist. He previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 89th district from 2010 to 2012.
Stacy Ritter is a Democratic politician who currently serves as president and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention &Visitors Bureau. Previously,she served as a Broward County Commissioner,representing the 3rd District from 2006 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission,Ritter served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1996 to 2004,representing the 96th District.
Rochelle "Shelley" Vana is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Palm Beach County Commissioner,representing the 3rd District from 2008 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission,Vana served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008,representing the 85th District.
Cynthia "Cyndi" Ward Stevenson is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 17th District,which includes all of northern and central St. Johns County and extends south to St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach.