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Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes.jpg
Florida State Senate District 22
Incumbent
In office
November 20, 2012-Present
Term ends
November 17, 2014
Years in position 1
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$29,687/year
Per diem$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Florida House Of Representatives District 52
2010-2012
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Army Reserve
Years of service1996 - 2007
Personal
BirthdayFebruary 12, 1976
Place of birthSt. Petersburg, Florida
ProfessionReal Estate
ReligionMethodist
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Jeff Brandes (b. February 12, 1976) is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 22 since 2012. Brandes represented District 52 of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until 2012.

Brandes is a real estate broker and manages his family's asset portfolio. Earlier in his career, he worked for Cox Lumber Co.'s real estate development team. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve, during which he was called to active duty in Iraq as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Brandes earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Carson-Newman College.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Florida Committee Assignments, 2013
• Transportation, Chair
• Agriculture
• Education
• Health Policy

2011-2012

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

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

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

Jeff Brandes endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election. [1]

Elections

2012

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012

Brandes won election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 22. Brandes defeated James Frishe in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Raymond Alan Baker (Write-in) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]

Florida State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJeff Brandes 99.7% 157,438
     Independent Raymond Alan Baker 0.3% 481
Total Votes 157,919


2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Brandes did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. He defeated incumbent Bill Heller (D) in the November 2 general election.[3]

Florida House of Representatives, District 52
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Jeff Brandes (R) 21,237 51.20%
Bill Heller (D) 20,238 48.80%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Brandes raised $399,864 in contributions. [4]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Brandes, Jeffrey R $152,338
Florida Republican Party $74,599
Hospital Corp Of America $2,000
Florida Retail Federation $1,500

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Personal

Brandes and his wife Natalie have two children.

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References

  1. ↑ Tampabay.com, "Another big Florida endorsement for Rick Perry?", August 10, 2011
  2. ↑ Florida Division of Elections "Candidate List" Accessed April 15, 2012
  3. ↑ Florida Election Watch - 2010 Election results
  4. ↑ 2010 contributions
Political offices
Preceded by
David Simmons (R) 		Florida State Senate District 22
2012–present 		Succeeded by
NA
Preceded by
Bill Heller 		Florida House District 52
2010–2012 		Succeeded by
Ritch Workman (R)
v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Florida House of Representatives
House Speaker: Will W. Weatherford (R) • Majority Leader: Stephen Precourt (R) • Minority Leader: Perry E. Thurston, Jr. (D)
   
Democratic (44) • Republican (75) • Vacant (1) • Florida State Senate • Florida House of Representatives
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