Leslie Dougher is an American business woman and Republican politician from Florida. Dougher served as Chairwoman of the

Republican Party of Florida The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. It is currently the state's favored party, controlling the majority of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, supermajori ...

until 2015.

Education

In 1997, Dougher earned a BS degree in Business Administration from Columbia College.

Career

As a business woman, Dougher is a realtor with Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty and owner of Leslie Dougher Incorporated. In 2008, Dougher became the chairwoman of the Clay County Republican Executive Committee. In 2010, Dougher became the Chairman of Government Affairs Chairman, Clay Chamber of Commerce. Dougher is a chairwoman of Clay County Commission. In May 2014, Doughter defeated Eric Miller with 60.57% (106-69) of the votes and became the Chairwoman of the

. Despite support from Florida governor

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, Dougher lost the chair seat of

and was defeated by

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in 2015. Dougher received only 40.54% of the votes. In December 2018, Dougher was appointed to St. Johns River College Board of Directors. Dougher succeeded Denise Bramlitt. Dougher's term ends in May 2022.

Personal life

Dougher's husband is Dan. Dougher has three children, a daughter and two step-children. Dougher and her family live in Green Cove Springs, Florida. archived

References

External links

Leslie Dougher at ballotpedia.org

Leslie Dougher at floridamemory.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dougher, Leslie Living people American real estate brokers Florida Republicans 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians State political party chairs of Florida County commissioners in Florida People from Green Cove Springs, Florida Women in Florida politics Year of birth missing (living people)