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John Legg
Current candidacy
Running for Florida State Senate, District 11
Date of primary	August 14, 2012
General election	November 6, 2012
Current office
Florida House Of Representatives District 46
In office
2004 - Present
Term ends
November 16, 2012
Years in position	8
Party	Republican
Leadership
Speaker Pro Tempore
2010 - Present
Compensation
Base salary	$29,697/year
Per diem	$133/per day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2004
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor's	University of South Florida (1996)
Associate's	Pasco-Hernando Community College (1995)
Master's	University of South Florida (2010)
Personal
Birthday	April 29, 1975
Place of birth	Brooksville, Florida
Profession	Administrator/Teacher
Religion	Protestant
Websites
Office website

John Legg is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District since 2004 and currently serving as Speaker Pro Tempore. He served as Deputy Majority Whip from 2006-2008. Legg is running in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 11.

Legg currently works as an administrator and teacher. He is a member of the Bayonet Point Regional Medical Center Board.^[1]

Issues

Legg did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[2]

Sponsored legislation

Legg's sponsored legislation includes:

• HB 261 - "Use of an Electronic Wireless Communications Device While Driving: Prohibits person under 18 years of age from using electronic wireless communications device while operating motor vehicle, except under certain circumstances"
• HB 375 - "Reimbursement of Federal Excise Taxes on Motor Fuel: Provides requirements & limitations on reimbursement provisions of specified fuel supply contracts"
• HB 7087 - "Public K-12 Education : Revises provisions relating to schools receiving school grade; revises provisions relating to general requirements for middle grades promotion; updates references to general requirements for high school graduation; requires that State Board of Education annually designate districts as academically high performing schools districts if certain criteria are met; deletes provisions for concordant scores for FCAT, etc."

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Legg has been appointed to these committees:

• Appropriations

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Legg served on these committees:

• Education Policy Council
• Policy Council (Vice Chair)
• PreK-12 Appropriations Committee
• PreK-12 Policy Committee (Chair)

Elections

2012

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012

Legg is running in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 11. Legg is running against Wilton Simpson in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.^[3]

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Legg ran for re-election to the 46th District seat in 2010. He did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary or the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.^[4]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Legg won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 46th District, defeating Ron Rice (D) and John Ubele (NPA). Legg received 36,110 votes in the election while Rice received 24,078 votes, and Ubele received 1,889 votes.^[5] Legg raised $195,243 for his campaign; Rice raised $10,546, and Ubele raised $5,209.^[6]

Florida House of Representatives, District 46
Candidates		Votes	Percent
John Legg (R)		36,110	58.2%
Ron Rice (D)		24,078	38.8%
John Ubele (NPA)		1,889	3.0%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Legg raised $30,423 in contributions. ^[7]

His largest contributor was the Florida Assoication of Realtors, which donated $1,000 to his campaign.

2008

Below are Legg's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[8]

Contributor	2008 total
FL Republican Party	$30,128
Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of the FL Bar Assoc	$2,000
FL Hospital Assoc	$2,000
Hospital Corporation of America	$2,000
FL Cable Telecommunications Assoc	$2,000

Recent news

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External links

• John Legg's House site
• Florida House of Representatives - Rep. John Legg
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Florida House of Representatives District 46 2004–present	Succeeded by NA

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