Bob Butterworth
| Bob Butterworth | |
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| 33rd Florida Attorney General | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – November 4, 2002 |
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| Governor |
Bob Martinez Lawton Chiles Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush |
| Preceded by | James C. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Richard E. Doran |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 20, 1942 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
University of Florida (B.A.) University of Miami (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Robert A. "Bob" Butterworth, Jr. (born August 20, 1942) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Florida.
Butterworth was born in Passaic, New Jersey and moved to Florida with his family as a child. He received a degree in business administration from the University of Florida in 1965, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami in 1969. He is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon and previously served on its international board of directors.
Butterworth was a judge in the county and circuit courts of Broward County from 1974-78, when he was appointed sheriff of Broward County. He was appointed to head up Florida's Department of Motor Vehicles in 1982, and mayor of Sunrise, Florida in 1984.
In 1986, on the eve of his election as attorney general, Butterworth's ex-wife, Saundra, fatally shot their 16-year-old son, Robert A. Butterworth III, and then killed herself on a northeast Miami street. Police said she was mentally ill and had used a gun Butterworth had given her for protection before their divorce in 1976. Butterworth has two surviving children, a daughter, BreAnne and her brother, Brandon.
A Democrat, Butterworth served as the 33rd Attorney General of Florida, for four consecutive terms, under three governors: Bob Martinez, Lawton Chiles, and Jeb Bush. He was first elected in 1986 and reelected in 1990, 1994, and 1998. His popularity among voters in the state has led to frequent mention of his name as a potential candidate for Governor of Florida or for the U.S. Senate.
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