Samuel Greco

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Elanda Greco
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Sam Greco
Sam Greco (Official portrait).jpg
Official portrait, c. 2024
Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 5, 2024
Residence(s) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Georgetown University (BS, JD)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • military officer
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy [1]
Years of service2018–2019 (reserve) [1]
2019–2024 (active) [1]
2024–present (reserve) [1]
Rank Lieutenant [1]
Unit Judge Advocate General's Corps [1]
United States Navy Reserve [1]

Samuel Anthony Greco (born August 14, 1992) [2] is an American politician, attorney, and naval officer who currently serves as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 19th district, which comprises all of Flagler County and the southeastern portion of St. Johns County, including both the cities of St. Augustine and Palm Coast. [3] [4]

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Military service

Sam Greco naval portrait, c. 2020 Sam Greco naval portrait.jpg
Sam Greco naval portrait, c. 2020

Greco joined the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps in 2018 and served on active duty from 2019 to 2024. [1] [5] He is currently a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. [1] [6]

Political career

After winning the August primary in a landslide, [7] [8] [9] Greco was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 2024. [10] During his campaign, he was endorsed by Governor Ron DeSantis, Senator Marco Rubio, Congressman Mike Waltz, and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Paul Renner. [11] [12] [13] [14] He was officially sworn into office on November 19, 2024. [15]

Personal life

Greco attended Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut, where he served as student council president before graduating in 2011. [16] He graduated from Georgetown University in 2015, and later received his JD from Georgetown in 2019. [17] Greco is Catholic. He married his wife, Elanda, in 2023. [18] They live in St. Augustine, Florida.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sam Greco". Florida House of Representatives . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sam Greco". myfloridahouse.gov. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  3. ↑ "State House District 19" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sam Greco". Ballotpedia . Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Florida State Rep. Sam Greco". LegiStorm . Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Samuel Greco". Maverick PAC. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (August 23, 2024). "Sam Greco enjoys landslide victory in Primary to succeed Paul Renner in HD 19". Florida Politics . Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sam Greco builds criminal justice cred with endorsement from local State Attorney". Florida Politics . June 10, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ Harper, Mark (2024-08-21). "Tom Leek, Sam Greco, Richard Gentry win hard-fought Republican Legislature primaries". The Daytona Beach News-Journal . Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  10. ↑ "Vote 2024: Florida Senate & Florida House election results". news4jax.com . November 4, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Vecerina, Michelle (August 7, 2024). "DeSantis endorses Erika Booth, Nick Primrose, Sam Greco in Florida House primary race". Florida's Voice. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Drew (August 12, 2024). "Still a mentor: Marco Rubio endorses former intern Sam Greco for HD 19". Florida Politics . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ Harper, Mark (May 20, 2024). "House Speaker Paul Renner endorses potential successor in Florida House District 19". The Daytona Beach News-Journal . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ Gollon, Chris (August 9, 2024). "DeSantis Endorses Sam Greco Over Darryl Boyer For State House D19". Ask Flagler. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ Cooper, Amber Jo (November 19, 2024). "Newly elected Florida lawmakers sworn in, marking start of 2024-2026 legislative term". Florida's Voice. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sam Greco named Student Council President". Hopkins School . 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  17. ↑ "Sam Greco". Ballotpedia . Retrieved 2024-12-16.
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