John Legg
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 17th district |
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Assumed office November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | JD Alexander |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 46th district |
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In office November 16, 2004 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Heather Fiorentino |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Antone |
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April 29, 1975 Brooksville, Florida |
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Pasco–Hernando Community College (A.A.) University of South Florida (B.A.) (M.P.A.) |
| Profession | Administrator/educator |
John Legg is a Republican politician who has served as a members of the Florida Senate since 2012, representing the 17th District, which includes Tampa and Zephyrhills in northwestern Hillsborough County and southern Pasco County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 46th District.
Legg was born in Brooksville and attended Pasco–Hernando Community College, receiving his associate degree in 1994, and then the University of South Florida, receiving a degree in social work in 1995. In 1998, Legg began working for State Representative Heather Fiorentino as her staff director, a position he would hold until 2001. Legg was a founding member of the Dayspring Academy, a Pasco County-based charter school, in 2000, where he taught middle and high school courses.
In 2002, Republican State Representative Mike Fasano was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Legg ran to succeed him in the 45th District, which stretched from Dunedin to New Port Richey in Pasco County and Pinellas County. Legg faced Tom Anderson, the Mayor of Dunedin, in the Republican primary. Anderson ended up defeating Legg by a wide margin, winning 55% of the vote to Legg's 45%.
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