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Mark Pafford
Mark Pafford.jpg
Florida House Of Representatives District 86
Incumbent
In office
2008-Present
Term ends
November 18, 2014
Years in position 5
PartyDemocratic
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'sFlorida International University
Personal
BirthdayApril 11, 1966
Place of birthDade County, Florida
ProfessionManager of Special Projects, GRD Solutions
ReligionJewish
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Mark Pafford is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 86 since 2012. Pafford represented the 88th District from 2008 to 2012. He served as the Democratic Deputy Whip.

Pafford is the Director of Resource Development for The Lord's Place. He has previously worked as Director of Planning and Policy for the Area Agency on Aging, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer's Association of Palm Beach County, and Legislative Assistant to Florida House Representative Lois Frankel.[1]

Issues

Pafford provided 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. However, he did not respond when asked his legislative priorities.[2]

Pafford's sponsored legislation includes:

  • HB 93 - "Excise Tax on Documents: Revises criteria determining liability for payment of tax; provides alternative methodology for payment of tax under certain circumstances."
  • HB 637 - "Affordable Housing for Seniors: Revises provisions relating to elements of local comprehensive plans to include element for affordable housing for seniors; provides for disposition of real property by local government for development of affordable housing."
  • HB 841 - "Elders and Disabled Adults: Establishes pilot program in Palm Beach County to provide services to persons with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia-related disorders who are wandering & disoriented"

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, Pafford served on the following committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2013
Appropriations
Health & Human Services
Legislative Budget Commission

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2012

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pafford won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 86. Pafford ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Tami L. Donnally (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [3]

Florida House of Representatives, District 86, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgMark Pafford Incumbent 60.4% 38,909
     Republican Tami L. Donnally 39.6% 25,527
Total Votes 64,436

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Pafford ran for re-election to the 88th District seat in 2010. He defeated Maria Carter (write-in) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]

Florida House of Representatives, District 88
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Mark Pafford (D) 26,480 95.40%
Maria Y. Carter (Write-in) 1,276 4.60%

Pafford defeated Ron Miranda in the August 24 primary.[5]

Florida House of Representatives, District 88 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Mark Pafford 4,225 57.85%
Ron Miranda 3,079 42.15%


2008

In 2008, Pafford won election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 88th District. Pafford ran unopposed in the election. He raised $24,466 for his campaign.[6]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Pafford raised $88,966 in contributions. [7]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Hospital Corp Of America $2,000
Florida Fire Fighters $2,000
Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corp $1,500
AT&T $1,500

2008

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

Contributor 2008 total
Sonia M Jones $500
Amalgamated Transit Union $500
Teamsters Local 769 $500
Humana $500
Ruden McCloskey $500

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Preceded by
Lori Berman (D)
Florida House of Representatives District 86
2012–present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Florida House of Representatives District 88
2008–2012
Succeeded by
Bobby Powell (D)
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