David H. Simmons
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 9th district 22nd (2010-2012) 10th (2012-2016) |
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Assumed office November 2, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Constantine |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 37th district |
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In office November 7, 2000 – November 4, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Constantine |
| Succeeded by | Scott Plakon |
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June 13, 1952 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Krysia, Alicya |
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Tennessee Technological University (B.S.) Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Catholicism |
David H. Simmons (born June 13, 1952) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing parts of Greater Orlando since 2010. He has represented the 9th district, encompassing Seminole County and southern Volusia County, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 10th district, and before that, the 22nd. Simmons previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 37th district from 2000 to 2008.
Simmons was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and attended Tennessee Technological University, where he graduated with a degree in mathematics in 1974. Following graduation, he attended the Vanderbilt University Law School, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1977 and moving to the state of Florida later that year. He served on United States Senator Connie Mack's Federal Judicial Advisory Committee from 1989 to 1992, and joined the law firm of de Beaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris, & Neal, LLP, where he currently serves as an attorney and financial managing partner.
In 1986, Simmons ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 39th District, which was based in Orange County, against incumbent State Representative Fran Carlton. During the campaign, Simmons attacked Carlton for voting against the death penalty, which Carlton alleged was a false claim, saying, "Mr. Simmons has used misinformation, twisted facts, half-truths, and out-right untruths in his attempt to discredit my good name. He owes me a retraction and he owes the voters an apology." Simmons stood by the advertisement, noting, "I have nothing to apologize for. My advertising is showing the real voting record of Fran Carlton." The Orlando Sentinel, though they "heartily" endorsed Carlton for re-election, praised Simmons as "a determined, self-made lawyer" who "has the potential to make contributions to Central Florida." Ultimately, Simmons lost to Carlton in a landslide, receiving 36% of the vote to her 64%.
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