Adam Roger Hattersley (born March 24, 1978) is an American politician and author who was a member of the

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from the 59th district in Hillsborough County from 2018 to 2020. He ran for

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in the 2022 election. He is an engineer, small business owner, and internationally certified men's gymnastics judge and he earned a

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for his service in the U.S. Navy during the

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Education

Hattersley received his

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and

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in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan. He was a member of the men's gymnastics team at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, and was on Michigan's 1999 NCAA national championship team. Today, Hattersley is an internationally certified judge for men's gymnastics.

Military service

After receiving his master's degree in engineering, Hattersley joined the

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as an officer in the year 2000. He served as a nuclear submarine officer on the

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, and then as an electrical engineering instructor at the

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. In 2006, he deployed for

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, and received a

for his service.

Political career

Florida House of Representatives

Hattersley was elected to the 59th district of the

in the

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on November 6, 2018, winning 51 percent of the vote to

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candidate Joe Wicker's 49 percent. He was the first Democrat to win in Florida's 59th state house district since the seat was drawn in 2012. He is the author of the book ''Accidental Politician'', published June 2021, an autobiographical account of his 2018 campaign.

U.S. House of Representatives campaign

In July 2019, Hattersley announced that he would not seek reelection in the Florida State Legislature, and would instead challenge Congressman

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. Earning 33 percent of the vote, Hattersley placed second in the primary election out of three total candidates, with Alan Cohn advancing to the general election.

Chief Financial Officer of Florida campaign

Hattersley ran for

in 2022. He campaigned on addressing the property insurance crisis, holding elected officials accountable, and making the CFO's role less political. Hattersley lost the election to incumbent Republican

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Political positions

Hattersley supports a

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to lower health insurance costs. He calls for action to address

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. He has proposals for improving educational opportunities for veterans.

References

External links

Government websiteCampaign website

Accidental Politician bookThe Interview (Democrat for CFO) Adam Hattersley on CW34
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