Ron Schultz

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Ron Schultz
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 43 district
In office
2007-2010
Personal details
Born(1938-12-20)December 20, 1938
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 6, 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 84)
Tallahassee, Florida
Political party Republican
ProfessionProperty Appraiser

Ron Schultz was a Homosassa, Florida Republican (United States) politician who served as the District 43 Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House on June 26, 2007, in a special election and was re-elected in 2008.

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Biography

Schultz was born on December 20, 1938, in Yonkers, New York. He came to Florida in 1945. He attended Shimer College from 1955 to 1958. In 1965, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of South Florida and received a Master of Arts degree from the university in 1967.

In 1976, he was appointed by Reubin Askew to serve as Pinellas County Property Appraiser and served till 1998. Two years later, Bob Martinez appointed him Citrus County Property Appraiser, a position he held till 2005. In 1993, he became a Homosassa Special Water District Commissioner.

As a legislator, he sponsored four bills in 2008, of which one was signed into law. [1] He was endorsed for re-election by the Florida Chamber of Commerce. [2] He died February 6, 2023 in Tallahassee, FL. [3]

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References

  1. State Surge [usurped]
  2. Florida Chamber of Commerce press release.
  3. "Ronald Schultz Obituary (2023) - St. Petersburg, FL - Citrus County Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.

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