Keith Perry
Keith Perry (Republican Party) was a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 9. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. He left office on November 5, 2024.
Perry (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 9. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Keith Perry was born in Tallahassee, Florida. Perry graduated from Buchholz High School. His career experience includes founding, owning, and working as the CEO of Perry Roofing Contractors.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Perry was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Regulated Industries Committee
- Senate Rules Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Perry was assigned to the following committees:
- Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
- Agriculture Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee
2019-2020
Perry was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
- Banking and Insurance Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee, Chair
- Education Pre-K - 12 Committee
- Infrastructure and Security Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture, Chair |
| • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities |
| • Community Affairs |
| • Regulated Industries |
| • Joint Administrative Procedures |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Perry served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Perry served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Perry served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • State Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024
Keith Perry was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2022
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 9
Incumbent Keith Perry defeated Rodney Long in the general election for Florida State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Perry (R) | 65.5 | 135,568 |
| Rodney Long (D) | 34.5 | 71,276 | ||
| Total votes: 206,844 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rodney Long advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 9.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Keith Perry advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 9.
Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 8
Incumbent Keith Perry defeated Kayser Enneking and Charles Goston in the general election for Florida State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Perry (R) | 49.4 | 100,690 |
 | Kayser Enneking (D) | 48.4 | 98,692 | |
| Charles Goston (No Party Affiliation) | 2.1 | 4,319 | ||
| Total votes: 203,701 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 8
Kayser Enneking defeated Olysha Magruder in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kayser Enneking | 59.2 | 25,456 |
 | Olysha Magruder | 40.8 | 17,530 | |
| Total votes: 42,986 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 8
Incumbent Keith Perry advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Perry |
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2016
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Keith Perry defeated Rod Smith in the Florida State Senate District 8 general election.[3][4]
| Florida State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Keith Perry |
52.61% | 119,895 | |
| Democratic | Rod Smith | 47.39% | 107,990 | |
| Total Votes | 227,885 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Rod Smith ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Florida State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Rod Smith (unopposed) | |
Keith Perry ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Florida State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Keith Perry (unopposed) | |
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2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Jon Uman was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Keith Perry was unopposed in the Republican primary. Perry defeated Uman in the general election.[7][8]
Endorsements
In 2014, Perry's endorsements included the following:[9]
- Florida Carpenters Regional Council
- Florida Nurses Association
- The NRA
- Florida Independent Automobile Dealers PAC
- BANCF
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Representative Larry Metz
- Jeff Kottkam
- FMA (Florida Medical Association) PAC
- Florida House of Representative Jimmie Smith
- Florida Medical Association’s PAC
- The Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
- The African-American Voter’s Guide
- U.S. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio
- Speaker-Designate, Steve Crisafulli
- Speaker of the House Will Weatherford
- Commissioner Susan Baird
- Representative Larry Metz
- Jib Davidson
2012
Perry won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 21. Perry ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Andrew Morey (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Keith Perry Incumbent |
56.7% | 44,398 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Morey | 43.3% | 33,919 | |
| Total Votes | 78,317 | |||
2010
Perry won election, defeating Jon Paugh (D) in the November 2 general election.[11]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 22 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Keith Perry (R)
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36,809 | 60.69% | ||
| Jon Paugh (D) | 23,837 | 39.31% | ||
Perry defeated John Patrick Deakins and Remzey L. Paul Samarrai in the August 24 primary.[12]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 22 - Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Keith Perry
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6,859 | 43.89% | ||
| Remzey L. Samarrai | 4,390 | 28.09% | ||
| John P. Deakins | 4,377 | 28.01% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Perry's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]
Agriculture
- Excerpt: "We need to continue to grow our agriculture base and allow our farmers to farm. We should protect the greenbelt classification of farms and do everything in our power to keep this pillar of our state’s economy strong."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Government and the public sector should not be in the business of creating jobs. the government should create a pro-business environment that allows the job market to thrive."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "I will fight to lower your taxes and put your hard-earned money back in your pocket where it belongs. Property taxes, corporate taxes, and fees of every kind have become too heavy of a burden on taxpayers."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "I am against the mandated health care that is soon to be forced on people across the country. we should be investing in medical schools to spur research and help create the best doctors possible."
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "If we are to become a manufacturing state again, the state cannot afford to forget about infrastructure. Our ports needs to be able to accept the largest ships and our roads should be in a state to handle more driving."
Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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2016
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida State Senate District 9 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Florida Senate, "Senator Keith Perry - Personal & Career," accessed December 17, 2022
- ↑ Keith Perry for State Senate, "Get To Know Keith," accessed December 17, 2022
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ votekeithperry.com, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida Election Watch - 2010 Election results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "August 24, 2010, State Representative primary results," August 24, 2010
- ↑ votekeithperry.com, "Issues," accessed October 23, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jason Brodeur (R) |
Florida State Senate District 9 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Stan McClain (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida State Senate District 8 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Tom Wright (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 21 2010-2016 |
Succeeded by - |
