Baxter Troutman is a

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Citrus Grower, businessman, and

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politician who served as the representative for District 66 in the

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of the

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. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2002, and was re-elected to three more successive terms.Baxter G Troutman." State Directory. Bethesda, MD: Carroll Publishing, 2011. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014. Gale Document Number: GALE, K2416015686
/ref> He is vice chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection and the Environment & Natural Resources Council. Representative Troutman was born in Lake Wales, Florida on November 25, 1966. He received an Associate of Arts degree from South Florida Community College in 1990 and a

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degree from

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in 1994. He is the director of the Alico corporation, a Florida company dealing in farm goods. He was married to Rebecca Carney, to whom he proposed on the House floor in March 2008. He is the grandson of Florida citrus and cattle magnate Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., who at one time was one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is also the cousin of Florida State Senator J.D. Alexander, with whom he is often in disagreement.THE BUZZ: FLORIDA POLITICS." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 30 Apr. 2009. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014 Gale Document Number: GALE, A198896574
/ref> In 2008 Troutman authored a bill intended to make it harder for copper thieves to sell to scrap dealers. The bill required scrap metal sellers to fill out an identification form and required scrap dealers to hold on to material for seven days before selling it. After a 2009 disagreement with Senate president Haridopolos, the Senate Sergeant temporarily removed Troutman's "Senate floor privileges". In 2017, Troutman filed to run for the open seat of

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for the 2018 election.

Sources

Florida House of Representatives ProfileProject Vote Smart profile

References

External links

''Follow the Money'' page
for Baxter Troutman for 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Troutman, Baxter Citrus farmers from Florida Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives Florida Southern College alumni South Florida State College alumni People from Winter Haven, Florida People from Lake Wales, Florida 1966 births Living people