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dos.fl.gov. The secretary of state of Florida is an executive officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Florida, established since the original 1838 state constitution. [1] Like the corresponding officials in other states, the original charge of the secretary of state—to be the "Keeper of the Great Seal "—has expanded greatly ...
Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, she served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2003 to 2007.
James Cord Byrd (born April 19, 1971) is an American attorney and Republican politician serving as the secretary of state of Florida. [1] Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing Nassau County and part of Duval County from 2016 until his appointment as secretary of state. [2][3][4]
Website. House website. Laurel Frances Lee (née Moore; born March 26, 1974) [1][2] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representatives for Florida's 15th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was a judge on Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from 2013 to 2019 and was the 30th Secretary ...
Elihu B. Washburne in 1869. This is a list of United States secretaries of state by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Cordell Hull is the only person to have served as secretary of state for more than eight years.
Stetson University (JD) Profession. Attorney. James Cloudis Smith (born May 25, 1940) is an American lawyer who served as the 32nd Florida Attorney General from 1979 to 1987 and 21st and 24th Secretary of State of Florida from 1987 to 1995 and from 2002 until 2003. He currently chairs the Florida State University Board of Trustees. [1][2]
Under the reforms adopted, the secretary of state and education commissioner became appointed officials under the governor who would oversee their respective agencies, while the positions of the comptroller and the treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal were combined into the new position of the chief financial officer of Florida.
Stanford University (BA) University of Miami (JD) Sue McCourt Cobb, O.J. (born August 18, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) served as Secretary of State of Florida from 2005 to 2007 [2] and held the position of United States Ambassador to Jamaica from 2001 to 2005. [3] She was the first woman to be appointed to that position.