Jeremy Ring
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 29th district |
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In office November 20, 2012 – November 20, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Smith |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Rader |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 31st district |
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In office November 21, 2006 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Skip Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Joe Negron |
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August 10, 1970 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Ring (div. 2016) |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
Jeremy Ring (born August 10, 1970) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 29th District, which includes western Broward County, from 2012 to 2016. From 2006 to 2012, he represented the 31st District.
Ring was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1970, and attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1992 and later opening the first East Coast office of Yahoo and working to build the company up.
In 2006, when incumbent Democratic State Senator Skip Campbell was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, Ring ran to succeed him in the 32nd District, which included Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, and Sunrise in northeastern Broward County. He faced Broward County Mayor Benjamin Graber and James W. Haddad in the Democratic primary, and invested nearly a million dollars of his own money to develop an effective field program. Ultimately, Ring defeated Graber and Haddad handily, winning 55% of the vote to Graber's 38% and Haddad's 7%, and faced only write-in opposition in the general election, winning easily.
In 2010, Ring was opposed in the general election by Patrick Laffey, a condo association manager and the Republican nominee. The Sun-Sentinel endorsed Ring for re-election, praising his "willingness to work with rival Republicans to advance public policy" and his "firmer grasp of business development and the importance of properly funded and targeted university investments." Ring ended up defeating Laffey in a landslide and received 63% of the vote.
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