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Jeff Atwater, Republican

Current office: State Senate

Birth place: Saint Louis, MO (04/08/1958)
Home city: North Palm Beach, FL

Education: MBA, University of Florida, 2002 Attended, Finance, University of Florida, 1981.

Profession: Chair/President/Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Bank of Broward County, 1996-1998 Chair/President/Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Bank of Treasure Coast, 1994-1996.

Political: Senator, Florida State Senate, 2003-present Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2000-2002 Vice Mayor, Village of North Palm Beach.

Membership: Member, Children's Home Society Director, Northern Palm Beaches Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, Palm Beach Gardens High School Mentor, Take Stock in Children Member, United Way of Palm Beach County.

First elected: 11/05/2002
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2010

Family: Wife: Carol Funkhouser; 4 Children: Amy, John, Amanda, Courtney.


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Lawmakers honor, memorialize late Florida Sen. Jim King at Capitol memorial

Miami Herald 8.5.09 1:00 AM | TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- Lawmakers said their final goodbye Tuesday to former Florida Senate President Jim King.<p/> The House chambers were packed for a memorial service honoring the flamboyant King's...
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Lawson files compensation bills

Florida Capital News 8.4.09 11:33 PM | Open-ended claims have been filed to pay damages in the slaying of an informant killed during a botched drug sting last year and hundreds of "White House Boys" who endured abuse as juveniles in...
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House remembers late Senate President King

Florida Capital News 8.4.09 11:32 PM | The Capitol on Tuesday mourned the loss and honored the life of Jim King, a lawmaker with the playfulness and loyalty of his beloved Labrador retrievers.
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Road contractors lose automatic pay raises

Miami Herald 7.31.09 1:00 AM | The Department of Transportation said Thursday that it will not allow private contractors to receive automatic pay hikes this budget year -- a savings of at least $10 million -- after a state...
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Talks over Seminole gambling agreement on hold

Miami Herald 7.29.09 1:00 AM | Negotiations over a gambling deal between the governor and the Seminole Tribe have been on hold for the past three weeks as both parties await word on whether the House and Senate will modify their...
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Seminole gambling deal in Florida on hold

Miami Herald 7.28.09 8:12 AM | Negotiations over a gambling deal between the governor and Seminole Tribe have been on hold for the last two weeks as they await word on whether the House and Senate will modify their take-it or...
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GOP Senate leader King dies

Miami Herald 7.27.09 1:00 AM | BILL CEREMONY: Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, second from left, attends the signing ceremony of the Autopsy Records Bill by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in March 29, 2001. The bill limited access to...
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Updated: Friends recall Jim King's passion for people, politics, FSU

Florida Capital News 7.26.09 7:18 PM | Former Florida Senate President Jim King died Sunday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, a family spokeswoman said. He was 69.
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Former Florida Senate President King dies at 69

Miami Herald 7.26.09 3:00 PM | Former Florida Senate President Jim King, who sometimes fought Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle in 2005, died Sunday after a brief battle with...
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State Sen. Jim King no longer cancer free

Miami Herald 7.18.09 2:40 PM | Longtime Florida legislator and former state Senate president Jim King is no longer cancer free.
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