Jason Pizzo | |
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| Minority Leader of the Florida Senate | |
| Assumed office November 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lauren Book |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 37th district | |
| Assumed office November 6,2018 | |
| Preceded by | Daphne Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason William Barnet Pizzo May 20,1976 Somerville,New Jersey,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | April Pizzo |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | New York University (BA) Columbia University (MS) University of Miami (JD) |
Jason William Barnet Pizzo is an American attorney and State Senator who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2018,representing parts of coastal Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. Senator Pizzo received his undergraduate degree from New York University,and a few years later earned his master’s degree from Columbia University. While receiving his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Miami,he was sworn-in as an Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. During his time as a prosecutor,he helped create the SAO’s Gun Violence Initiative,which focused on cold case shootings and homicides involving youth.
