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The '1994 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Democratic Commissioner Robert B. Crawford was re-elected to a second term in office.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The position is elected by voters statewide and is one of four members in the Florida Cabinet. The eleventh and current commissioner is Democrat Nikki Fried, who took office on January 8, 2019.
Adam Hughes Putnam is an American politician and a Republican who served as Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture from 2011 to 2019. He served in Congress for five terms, representing the Central Florida-based 12th Congressional district. He was the House Republican Conference Chair from 2007 to 2009.
Henry Laurens Mitchell was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as the 16th Governor of Florida (1893–1897).
The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the Governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of Florida and lower courts. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative, referendum, and ratification.
The Florida Cabinet is a body of the government of Florida that engages in the collective governance of the state.
A gram panchayat is the only grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head.
Edward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.
The Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.
Charles Howard Bronson is the former Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the U.S. State of Florida. He was appointed to the position in 2001 by Governor Jeb Bush, then reelected to the position in 2002 and 2006.
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) is the state education agency of Florida. It governs public education and manages funding and testing for local educational agencies. It is headquartered in the Turlington Building in Tallahassee.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is an executive department of the government of Florida.
Doyle Edward Conner Sr. was an American politician. He served as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture for 30 years, and also served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. He was born in 1928 in Starke, Florida.
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge. The Department is responsible for promoting, protecting and advanceing agriculture and forestry, and soil and water resources.
The 2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. The election was won by Adam Putnam who took office on January 4, 2011.
The 2006 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Charles H. Bronson won a second term.
The 2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was re-elected to a second term in office.
The 2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election occurred on November 6, 2018, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam is term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Democrat Nikki Fried defeated Republican Matt Caldwell. Fried became the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, as US Senator Bill Nelson simultaneously lost reelection.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 4, 2014.
Nicole Heather Fried is an American lawyer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the 12th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. She is the first elected woman to hold the position and first Democrat to hold that office since 2001.
In the state governments of the United States, all 50 states have the executive position of agriculture commissioner, director of agriculture, or secretary of agriculture. This official is in charge of the state's agriculture department. The agriculture commissioners are organized at the national level by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.