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Lake Ray
| Lake Ray | ||
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| Florida House Of Representatives District 12 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 18, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $29,687/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Florida (1981) | |
| Associate's | St. Johns River Junior College (1976) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 4, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Profession | Civil Engineer | |
| Religion | Methodist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Contents |
Ray currently works as an engineer with Halcrow.
He is involved with many organizations, including the First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization, Florida Engineering Society, Greater Arlington Civic Council, Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, National Society of Professional Engineers, Northside Business Leader's Club, and Southside Businessmen's Club.[1]
Issues
Ray 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
Ray's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 53 - "License Plates: Creates St. Johns River license plate; establishes annual use fee for plate; provides for distribution of use fees received from sale of such plates."
- HB 143 - "Transportation Concurrency Exceptions: Includes hangars for assembly or manufacture of aircraft within list of public transit facilities exempt from application of specified transportation concurrency requirements."
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ray served on the following committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Economic Affairs | ||||
| • Legislative Auditing, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ray served on these committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Finance & Tax | ||||
| • Rules & Calendar | ||||
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Administrative Procedures | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ray served on these committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Government Operations Appropriations | ||||
| • Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy | ||||
| • Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy | ||||
| • Intergovernmental Relations | ||||
Elections
2012
Ray won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 12. Ray ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Karen Lea Morian (G) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lake Ray Incumbent |
68.3% | 44,104 | |
| Green | Karen Morian | 31.7% | 20,496 | |
| Total Votes | 64,600 | |||
2010
Ray won re-election to the 17th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Ray defeated John P. Rosso in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 17 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lake Ray (R)
|
39,687 | 99.65% | ||
| John P. Rosso (Write-in) | 138 | 0.35% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ray won election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 17th District, defeating Regina Young (D) and John Rosso (write-in). Ray received 47,138 votes in the election while Young received 26,792 votes, and Rosso received 16 votes.[5] Ray raised $256,284 for his campaign; Young raised $11,145.[6]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lake Ray (R)
|
47,138 | 63.7% | ||
| Regina Young (D) | 26,792 | 36.2% | ||
| John Rosso (write-in) | 16 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Ray raised $98,354 in contributions. [7]
His three largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Florida Chamber Of Commerce | $2,500 |
| Florida Association Of Realtors | $2,000 |
| Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corp | $1,500 |
2008
Below are Ray's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[8]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| FL Institute of CPAs | $4,500 |
| Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of the FL Bar Assoc | $2,000 |
| Jacksonville Greyhound Racing | $2,000 |
| WW Gay Mechanical Contractor Inc | $2,000 |
| FL Assoc of Realtors | $2,000 |
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Lake Ray News Feed
- Florida's Second-Class Citizens - Tenth Amendment Center
- Florida Legislature sends natural gas motor fuel bill to Gov. Scott - Business Journal
- Ga. avoids limit on reservoir use in Senate bill - WRAL.com
- CNN Washington AM Note - CNN (blog)
- Legislators prepare for potential 'fracking' in Florida - Bradenton Herald
- texting while driving bill could be DOA - Bradenton Herald
- JaxPort board selects Miami port's deputy director as new CEO - Florida Times-Union
- Are you smarter than a 7th grader? - Jacksonville Daily Record
- 1988: New Troup County Senior Center opens - LaGrange Daily News
- Rays Beat Yanks But Shame On Their Fans - Bleeding Yankee Blue (blog)
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External links
- Florida House of Representatives - Rep. Lake Ray
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Ray Biography
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Ray Issue Positions
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division "Candidate List" Accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Election Watch - 2010 Election results
- ↑ Florida House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 17 Florida House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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| Preceded by Janet Adkins (R) |
Florida House of Representatives District 12 2012–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
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Succeeded by Ronald Renuart (R) |
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