Kevin D. Chambliss (born June 8, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

from the 117th district. He assumed office on November 3, 2020.

Early life and education

Chambliss was born in

Columbus, Mississippi Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterwa ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Jackson State University.

Career

Chambliss worked as a field organizer for the Florida Democratic Party and as the South Dade political director for

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's 2012 congressional campaign. He later worked as a congressional liaison for Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and

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. Chambliss was elected to the

in November 2020. He is a member of the House State Affairs Committee.

References

External links

Kevin Chambliss - My Florida House Page
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