Katie Edwards
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 98th district |
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Assumed office November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Franklin Sands |
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February 21, 1981 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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Clemson University (B.S.) Florida International University College of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Judaism |
Katie A. Edwards (born February 21, 1981) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 98th District, which includes parts of Davie, Plantation, and Sunrise in southern Broward County, since 2012.
Edwards was born in Fort Lauderdale into a political family, as her father, Bruce Edwards, served as a Plantation City Councilman, and her uncle, Ted Edwards, served as an Orange County Commissioner. She attended Clemson University, from which she received a degree in agricultural and applied economics in 2002. After graduation, Edwards served as the Executive Director of the Miami-Dade County Farm Bureau, which "brought her to Tallahassee on numerous occasions to lobby on agricultural issues." In 2012, Edwards graduated from the Florida International University College of Law with her Juris Doctor, while she was working full-time.
In 2010, when incumbent State Representative Juan C. Zapata was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, Edwards ran to succeed him in the 119th District, which stretched from Doral to Florida City in eastern Miami-Dade County. She faced Republican nominee Frank Artiles, Tea Party candidate Alex Fernandez, and independent candidate Graziella Denny. Edwards ultimately lost to Artiles, receiving 44% of the vote to his 52%.
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