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Matt Caldwell

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Matt Caldwell
Matt Caldwell.jpg
Florida House Of Representatives District 79
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'sFlorida Gulf Coast University (2004)
Personal
BirthdayAugust 12, 1981
Place of birthGainesville, Florida
ProfessionReal Estate Appraiser
ReligionChurch of Christ
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Matt Caldwell (b. August 12, 1981) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 79 since 2012. Caldwell represented District 73 from 2010 to 2012.

Caldwell is a manager with Maxwell & Hendry Valuation Services, a real estate appraiser. He also serves in the East County Water Control District as chairman and as a member of the South Florida Water Management District's Lake Okeechobee Subcommittee, which helped develop plans for Everglades restoration. He holds a B.A. in History from Florida Gulf Coast University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Florida Committee Assignments, 2013
State Affairs

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Caldwell won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 79. Caldwell defeated Jon Larsen Shudlick in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1]

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Caldwell defeated Cole Peacock (D) and Raul Ismael Pantoja Rodriguez (TEA) in the November 2 general election.[2]

Florida House of Representatives, District 73
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Matt Caldwell (R) 23,679 58.55%
Cole Peacock (D) 15,526 38.39%
Raul Ismael Pantoja Rodriguez (Tea) 1,240 3.07%

Caldwell defeated Jason Moon, John T. Schultz, and Deanna Casalino in the August 24 primary.[3]

Florida House of Representatives, District 73 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Matt Caldwell 4,087 35.26%
Jason Moon 3,355 28.95%
John Schultz 3,164 27.30%
Deanna Casalino 984 8.49%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

Caldwell raised $50,532 in contributions for his 2010 campaign as of July 8, 2011.[4] However, only 12 out of his 13 campaign finance reports have been filed.

His largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Florida Republican Party $50,532
Matt Caldwell $3,707
Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corp. $2,500
Florida Optometric Association $2,000
Florida Institute of CPAs $2,000

Personal

Caldwell and his wife Yvonne have one child.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Mike Horner (R)
Florida House District 79
2012–present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Nicholas Thompson
Florida House District 73
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Greg Steube (R)
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