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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Charles H. "Charlie" Bronson |
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Tallahassee, Florida , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
September 15, 1949
(74 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | David
Dec 16, 2021 06:30pm |
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| Info | Charles H. Bronson, a fifth-generation Floridian, serves as Florida's 10th Agriculture Commissioner. Managing the largest state Department of Agriculture in the country with more than 3,700 employees, Bronson’s priorities include overseeing the state's vast agriculture industry and helping promote its products, safeguarding the state's food supply, protecting consumers from unfair and deceptive trade practices, and managing about one million acres of state forests.
Initially appointed to the position in May 2001 to fill the unexpired term of the outgoing Commissioner, Bronson was elected to the post in a statewide election in November 2002, and re-elected in November 2006. In addition to heading Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bronson serves on the Florida Cabinet - a body that includes Florida's three statewide elected officials, as well as the Governor, and oversees state land-buying programs, clemency issues and directs the operations of several state agencies. Bronson is a former member of the Governor's Council on Efficient Government and is a past President of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
Born into a ranching family in Kissimmee in 1949, Bronson comes from a family that traces its long agricultural roots to 1635 as each generation of the family has been in farming since that date. The Commissioner attended Osceola County public schools and received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural education, as well as animal and meat sciences, from the University of Georgia in 1972. He worked in the fertilizer, chemical and sod business and ultimately managed the family's cattle business in Central Florida. A certified law enforcement officer, Bronson served as a reserve deputy in both Miami-Dade and Brevard counties. He was elected to the Florida Senate in 1994, representing a district that encompassed both Brevard and Osceola counties, and reelected in 1998. He served as chairman of both counties' legislative delegations, and chairman of the Florida Senate's Agriculture and Consumer Services Committee and its Natural Resources Committee.
He has received numerous honors and awards including an FFA Honorary National Degree for outstanding personal commitment, a Nature Conservancy Legislative Leadership Appreciation Award, a Florida Farm Bureau Legislative Award, and both Florida Sheriff's and Florida Police Chief Association's Legislative Awards.
Bronson resides in Tallahassee with his wife, Regina.
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