Gary Siplin, Democrat

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Current office: State Senate

Birth place: Orlando, FL (10/21/1954)
Home city: Orlando, FL

Education: JD, Duquesne University, 1981 MA, Public/International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 1977 BA, Political Science, Johnson C. Smith University, 1973.

Profession: Assistant Attorney, Miami-Dade County, 1982 Law Clerk, United States District Judge Edward Davis, 1981 Attorney.

Political: Senator, Florida State Senate, 2003-present Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2000-2002.

Membership: Member, American Bar Association Member, Florida Bar Association Trustee, Jackson Hospital Public Health Trust Member, Jones High School Alumni Association Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Member, Orange County Chapter Florida League of Voters Founder, Professional Opportunities Program for Minority Students Director, United Haitian-American Association Incorporated Member, New Covenant Baptist Church.

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

Family: Wife: Victoria Pierre; 4 Children: Gary Jr., Angelika, Joshua, Jacobe.

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News About Gary Siplin

All-white slate may be liability

Miami Herald 5.24.09 3:01 AM | At a time when the Florida electorate is growing increasingly diverse, the Republican party is gearing up to field an all-male, all-white slate in 2010.
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Florida could issue Jesus, cross license plates

Miami Herald 4.27.09 9:57 PM | If you want Jesus on your license plate, the Florida Senate is looking out for you. Religious specialty plates offered by Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, and Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, made it onto...
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Florida would issue a license plate with the image of Jesus and another with a cross if lawmakers p

Miami Herald 4.25.09 3:01 AM | Florida could issue Jesus, cross license plates If you want Jesus on your license plate, the Florida Senate is looking out for you.
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Senate takes on droopy drawers in schools

Florida Capital News 4.20.09 4:22 PM | A bill is moving through the Senate that will require students at Florida public schools to not show their underwear in a "vulgar" manner. The debate came amid weighty issues -- trying to diminish...
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Florida driver's license settlement: $2.9M for lawyers, $1 for you

Miami Herald 1.16.09 6:52 AM | Facing a $3.5 billion deficit next year, Florida desperately needs all the money it can get. But millions more will disappear because the state has settled a lawsuit that affects millions of...
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Fla. deficit-reduction plan to reach far and wide

Miami Herald 1.9.09 5:39 PM | Preschoolers may find their summer classes a bit more crowded while speeders and other traffic violators can expect to be hit with steeper fines under separate deficit-elimination plans passed...
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State Sen. Gary Siplin faces campaign-finance complaint

orlandosentinel.com 10.9.08 12:02 PM | Orlando state Sen. Gary Siplin faces a complaint that he may have committed campaign-finance violations ranging from accepting excessive contributions to spending campaign funds on personal...
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