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Jeremy Ring
Jeremy Ring (Democratic Party) was a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 29. Ring assumed office in 2006. Ring left office in 2016.
Ring (Democratic Party) ran for election for Florida Chief Financial Officer. Ring lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ring is a former Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 29 from 2006 to 2016.
Biography
Ring graduated from Syracuse University in 1992. His professional experience includes working for Yahoo! and the John Kerry for President campaign, and co-founding Students United with Parents and Educators to Resolve Bullying in 2001.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ring served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs |
| • Commerce and Tourism |
| • Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Chair |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ring served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Commerce and Tourism |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules |
| • Legislative Auditing |
| • Collective Bargaining |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ring served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Chair |
| • Commerce and Tourism |
| • Community Affairs |
| • Health Regulation |
| • Collective Bargaining, Co-Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ring served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Community Affairs |
| • Finance and Tax |
| • Governmental Oversight and Accountability |
| • Judiciary |
| • Reapportionment |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Florida Chief Financial Officer
Incumbent Jimmy Patronis defeated Jeremy Ring in the general election for Florida Chief Financial Officer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Patronis (R) | 51.7 | 4,152,221 |
 | Jeremy Ring (D) | 48.3 | 3,872,540 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 297 | ||
| Total votes: 8,025,058 | |||
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2012
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012
Ring won re-election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 29. Ring ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Soren Swensen (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jeremy Ring Incumbent |
64.3% | 124,784 | |
| Republican | Soren Swensen | 35.7% | 69,393 | |
| Total Votes | 194,177 | |||
2010
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010
Ring won re-election to the 32nd District seat in 2010. He defeated Republican challenger Patrick Laffey in the November 2, 2010 general election.[3]
| Florida State Senate, District 32 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jeremy Ring (D)
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62,049 | 63.40% | ||
| Patrick Laffey (R) | 35,813 | 36.60% | ||
2006
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2006
On November 7, 2006, Ring won election to the Florida State Senate from Florida's 32nd Senate district. Ring received 80,667 votes in the election, defeating Kenneth Lunkins (write-in), who received 40 votes.[4] Ring raised $1,077,447 for his campaign.[5]
| Florida Senate, District 32 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jeremy Ring (D)
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80,667 | 100.0% | ||
| Kenneth Lunkins | 40 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 5.
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2013
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In 2013, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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Personal
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Ring and his wife, Sharon, have three children.
See also
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- Florida Chief Financial Officer
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018
- Florida State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Florida Department of Financial Services
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart Jeremy Ring candidate summary
- Project Vote Smart Jeremy Ring biography
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2008, 2006
- Official campaign website
- Facebook campaign website
- Twitter campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "November 2, 2010, Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida Senate official election results for 2006," November 7, 2006
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "District 32 Florida Senate candidate funds, 2006," November 7, 2006
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| Preceded by Christopher Smith |
Florida State Senate, District 29 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Kevin J.G. Rader (D) |
| Preceded by ' |
Florida State Senate, District 32 2006–2012 |
Succeeded by Joe Negron |
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