Jeffrey Atwater
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| 3rd Chief Financial Officer of Florida | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2011 |
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| Governor | Rick Scott |
| Preceded by | Alex Sink |
| President of the Florida Senate | |
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In office November 2008 – November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Pruitt |
| Succeeded by | Mike Haridopolos |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 25th district |
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In office November 2002 – November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Burt Saunders |
| Succeeded by | Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 83rd district |
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In office November 2000 – November 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Sharon Merchant |
| Succeeded by | Carl Domino |
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Jeffrey Hardee Atwater April 8, 1958 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carole Funkhouser |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Florida (BS, MBA) |
Jeffrey Hardee "Jeff" Atwater (born April 8, 1958) is an American financier and the 3rd and current Chief Financial Officer of Florida. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Atwater moved to Florida at the age of 4 and grew up in North Palm Beach, Florida, where his father, a veteran World War II pilot and FBI agent, served as police chief. He went on to gain substantial experience in banking, and was elected to the North Palm Beach Village Council in 1993. Later, he served as chairman, president, and CEO of the Barnett Bank of Broward County and the Treasure Coast, and later as market president of Riverside National Bank for Broward and Palm Beach County.
In 2000, Atwater ran for the Florida House of Representatives from the 83rd District, defeating Democratic nominee Pam Dunston and independent Michael I. Danchuk. After just two years in the House, he ran for the Florida Senate from the 25th District, which included Palm Beach and Broward counties. Unopposed in the primary election, Atwater faced off against long-serving Democratic Attorney General of Florida Bob Butterworth in the general election, and, aided by then-Governor Jeb Bush's strong performance that year, defeated Butterworth by a solid margin. He was re-elected in 2004 with no opposition, and again in 2008, when he defeated Democrat Linda Bird, a realtor. From 2008 to 2010, he was President of the Florida Senate.
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