Gayle Harrell

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Gayle Harrell
Gayle Harrell.jpg
Florida House Of Representatives District 83
Incumbent
In office
2010-Present
Term ends
November 18, 2014
Years in position 3
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$29,687/year
Per diem$131/day
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limits4 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Florida (1964)
Master'sUniversity of Florida (1971)
Personal
ProfessionHealth Information Technology Consultant
ReligionPresbyterian
Websites
Office website
Personal website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Gayle Harrell (b. July 21, 1943) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 83 since 2012. Harrell represented District 81 from 2010 to 2012.

Harrell is a health information technology consultant and has worked as a business manager for her husband, James', medical practice since 1995. She was President and CEO of the Breast Imaging Center from 1990 to 1995. Earlier in life, she taught Spanish and Latin American History. Harrell earned her B.A. in Spanish and her M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harrell served on the following committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2013
Health & Human Services
Legislative Auditing

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harrell served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Gayle Harrell endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election. [1]

Elections

2012

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Harrell won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 83. Harrell ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Dana Kaye Conaway (I) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [2]

Florida House of Representatives, District 83, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgGayle Harrell Incumbent 99.3% 49,735
     Independent Dana Kaye Conaway 0.7% 326
Total Votes 50,061

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Harrell had no opposition in the August 24 primary. She defeated incumbent Adam Fetterman (D) in the November 2 general election.[3]

Florida House of Representatives, District 81
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Gayle Harrell (R) 34,671 56.07%
Adam Fetterman (D) 27,168 43.93%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

Harrell raised $159,406 in contributions for her 2010 campaign as of July 8, 2011.[4] However, only 12 out of her 13 campaign finance reports have been filed.

Her largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Florida Republican Party $159,406
Florida Chamber of Commerce $4,000
Hospital Corporation of America $2,000
Florida Hospital Association $2,000
Florida Institute of CPAS $2,000

Personal

Harrell and her husband James have four children.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Pat Rooney (R)
Florida House District 83
2012–present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Adam Fetterman
Florida House District 81
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Kevin Rader (D)
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