Kim Berfield | |
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Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 58th district | |
Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Chris Latvala |
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 50th district | |
In office November 21,2000 –November 21,2006 | |
Preceded by | John Morroni |
Succeeded by | Ed Hooper |
Personal details | |
Born | Houston,Texas,U.S. | May 29,1971
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | St. Petersburg Junior College (AA) University of Central Florida (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) |
Kim Berfield (born May 29,1971) was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 58th district. She was elected in 2022. [1] Previously,she represented the 50th district from 2000 to 2006. [2]
She was born in Houston,TX. Her mother and father [3] were both at one time Clearwater City Commissioners. Berfield attended the University of Central Florida and later received an MBA at Northwestern University. [4]
In between stints as a State Representative,she served as a deputy secretary for the Florida Department of Health,and afterwards was a business analyst and lobbyist for All Children's Hospital. [5]
In 2000,she ran for and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives representing the 50th district.
She did not file for re-election after three terms and instead ran for the Florida Senate in 2006,but lost to Charlie Justice. [6] In June 2021,she announced that she was running for the Florida House of Representatives in 2022. [7] [8] She was elected to the State House again in November 2022. [9] In 2022,she ran for an open seat previously held by Chris Latvala,defeating Jason Holloway in the Republican primary with 53.5% of the vote,and then defeating Democrat Bernie Fensterwald with 60.3% of the vote in the general election.
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