

Patronis was unopposed in the Republican primary.
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Patronis ran for his first full term in the 2018 CFO election. Patronis was officially sworn in to complete Atwater's term on June 30, 2017. Governor Scott officially announced the appointment of Patronis on June 25, 2017. On February 10, 2017, Florida's chief financial officer, Jeff Atwater, announced that he would resign in order to take the position of CFO for Florida Atlantic University. In 2015, Patronis was appointed to the Florida Public Service Commission by Governor Rick Scott for a four-year term. Patronis could not run for the Florida House again after 2012 due to term limits. He was unopposed in both the primary and general elections, and thus was re-elected again unopposed. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of districts, Patronis remained in the 6th District, but it swapped its portions in Franklin County and Gulf County for a further incursion into Bay County. In 2010, he defeated Democratic nominee John McDonald with 78% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2008. In the general election, Patronis defeated Democratic nominee Janice Lucas with 67% of the vote. Patronis won the Republican primary with 39% of the vote, defeating Lee Sullivan, Cameron Floyd Skinner, and Bill Fisher. Patronis ran to succeed him in the 6th District, which included Gulf County, southern Bay County, and western Franklin County. Career Florida House of Representatives ĭue to term limits, Allan Bense, the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, could not seek re-election in 2006. Patronis also served as chairman of the Bay County Airport Authority from 2004 to 2006. Īfter graduation, in 1998, he was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to the Florida Elections Commission and again in 2001 by Governor Jeb Bush where he served until 2003. While at Florida State University, Patronis worked as an intern in the Florida Senate and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Patronis attended Gulf Coast Community College, where he graduated with his associate degree in restaurant management in 1994, and Florida State University, where he graduated with his bachelor degree in political science in 1996. Patronis was born in Panama City, Florida on April 13, 1972. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which includes Panama City and other parts of southern Bay County, from 2006 to 2014. (born April 13, 1972) is an American politician serving as the chief financial officer of the state of Florida.
