Mel Ponder

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Mel Ponder
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Official portrait, 2014
President of Northwest Florida State College
Personal details
Born (1968-05-28) May 28, 1968 (age 56)
Political party Republican
Residence Destin
Alma mater Florida State University

Mel Ponder (born May 28, 1968) is the president of Northwest Florida State College. He began serving in that position in January 2025. [1] Affiliated with the Republican Party, Ponder previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district between 2016 and 2020.

Ponder also served as the mayor of Destin, Florida, from 2014 to 2016. [2] [3] On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives. [4] Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election. [5] He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida 1st District U.S. House seat. [3]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nwfsc.edu/presidential-search/meet-president-elect-ponder/
  2. ↑ Derby, Kevin (August 3, 2015). "Destin Mayor Mel Ponder Runs for Matt Gaetz's Florida House Seat". Sunshine State News. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Judnich, Tony (November 8, 2016). "Republicans win big in state legislature". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ McLaughlin, Tom (August 30, 2016). "Ponder Holds on for House District 4 Seat". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Florida 4th District State House Results: Mel Ponder Wins". The New York Times . December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.


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