Johnnie Byrd

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Johnnie Byrd
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92nd Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 19, 2002 November 16, 2004

Byrd moved to Florida in 1988, and joined the law firm Trinkle, Redman, Moody, Swanson and Byrd. Byrd is currently the managing partner in Byrd & Barnhill, P.L., in Plant City.

He holds a BS in business administration from Auburn University and a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Byrd is the founder and a member of the board of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Institute at the University of South Florida. He is a past president of the Plant City Chamber of Commerce, a trustee of Evangelical University and Seminary and a member of the Plant City Rotary Club.

In 2012, Byrd ran for Thirteenth Circuit Court Judge, but lost to Mark R. Wolfe. Wolfe received 63.3% of the vote [3] to Byrd's 36.7%. [4]

Electoral history

DatePositionStatusOpponentResultVote shareTop-opponent vote share
1996 State Representative Open-seatTroy Surrency (D)Elected65.06% [1] 34.94%
1998 State Representative Incumbent Jeff Johnson (D)Re-elected77.49% [5] 22.52%
2000 State Representative Incumbent John Wayne Clark (D)Re-elected66.17% [6] 33.83%
2002 State Representative Incumbent Ran unopposedRe-elected100.00% [2] 0%
2012 Circuit Court Judge Incumbent Mark R. WolfeLost36.7% [7] 63.3%
United States Senate Republican Primary election in Florida, 2004 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mel Martínez 522,994 44.9%
Republican Bill McCollum360,47430.9%
Republican Doug Gallagher158,36013.6%
Republican Johnnie Byrd68,9825.9%
Republican Karen Saull20,3651.8%
Republican Sonya March17,8041.5%
Republican Larry Klayman13,2571.1%
Republican William Billy Kogut3,6950.3%
Total votes1,165,931 100.0%

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Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by
Buddy Johnson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 62nd district

1996–2004
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
2002–2004
Succeeded by