Burt L. Saunders | |
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Member of the Collier County Commission from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office November 15, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Tom Henning |
Member of the Florida Senate from the 37th district | |
In office January 2003 –January 2009 | |
Preceded by | J. Alex Villalobos |
Succeeded by | Garrett Richter |
Member of the Florida Senate from the 25th district | |
In office January 2001 –January 2003 | |
Preceded by | Fred Dudley |
Succeeded by | Jeff Atwater |
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 76th district | |
In office January 1995 –January 1999 | |
Preceded by | Mary Ellen Hawkins |
Succeeded by | J. Dudley Goodlette |
Personal details | |
Born | Hampton,Virginia | November 7,1948
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lillian Love [1] |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of South Florida (BA) College of William and Mary (JD) University of Miami (LLM) |
Profession | attorney |
Burt L. Saunders (born November 7,1948) is a registered Republican and a former member of the Florida Senate,representing the 37th District since 1999. [2] [3] [4] Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. [5] [6]
In 2008 Saunders ran for the United States House of Representatives in Florida's 14th District with no party affiliation. He lost,finishing third in the four-way general election,receiving 14.7% of the vote. However,Saunders was one of the top 5 candidates to run for the United States House without any political party in 2008. Saunders was elected to the Collier County Commission in 2016. [7] He previously served on the Collier County Commission from 1986 to 1994. [8]
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