Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good (born August 23, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician from

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. She served in the

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from 2018 to 2020, representing the

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area. She is a member of the

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Early life and career

Good grew up in

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and earned her

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from the University of South Carolina and her

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from the

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. She earned her

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from the

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and was an attorney with the law firm Eastmoore Crauwels & DuBose.

Political career

Good defeated Republican

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, son of

Vern Buchanan Vernon Gale Buchanan ( ; born May 8, 1951) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, re ...

, and Libertarian Alison Foxall in a

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on February 13, 2018, to fill a vacancy in the Florida House. Good was closely re-elected in the November 2018 general election, defeating former state representative

Ray Pilon Ray Pilon (born January 11, 1945) is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 72nd District, which includes northern Sarasota County, from 2012 to 2016, and the 69th district from 2010 to 2012. Pilon ...

. In 2019, Good announced her candidacy for

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, which has been held by Vern Buchanan since 2007. She lost the election by 11%.

Electoral history

New House member Margaret Good is sworn in by Chief Justice Jorge Labarga

References

External links

Florida House of Representatives - Margaret Good

Margaret Good for Congress
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Early life and career

Political career

Electoral history

See also

References

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