Kim Berfield (born May 29, 1971) was a Republican member of the

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representing the 58th district. She was elected in 2022. Previously, she represented the 50th district from 2000 to 2006.

History

She was born in Houston, TX. Her mother and father were both at one time

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City Commissioners. Berfield attended the University of Central Florida and later received an MBA at Northwestern University. In between stints as a State Representative, she served as a deputy secretary for the Florida Department of Health, and afterwards was a business analyst and lobbyist for All Children's Hospital.

Florida House of Representatives

In 2000, she ran for and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives representing the 50th district. She did not file for re-election after three terms and instead ran for the Florida Senate in 2006, but lost to Charlie Justice. In June 2021, she announced that she was running for the

in 2022. She was elected to the State House again in November 2022. In 2022, she ran for an open seat previously held by

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, defeating Jason Holloway in the Republican primary with 53.5% of the vote, and then defeating Democrat Bernie Fensterwald with 60.3% of the vote in the general election.

References

External links

Project Vote Smart – Representative Kim Berfield (FL)
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