Jeff Atwater, Republican
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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