Kurt S. Browning
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| Superintendent of Schools of Pasco County, Florida |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Heather Fiorentino |
| 27th Secretary of State of Florida | |
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In office January 15, 2011 – February 17, 2012 |
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| Governor | Rick Scott |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Kennedy (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ken Detzner |
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In office January, 2, 2007 – April 30, 2010 |
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| Governor | Charlie Crist |
| Preceded by | Sue M. Cobb |
| Succeeded by | Dawn K. Roberts (interim) |
| Supervisor of Elections of Pasco County, Florida |
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In office 1980–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Brian Corley |
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Democratic (before 2002) Republican (after 2002) |
| Alma mater | University of South Florida |
Kurt S. Browning is a Republican politician and former Secretary of State of Florida. He currently serves as Superintendent of Schools for Pasco County, Florida.
Browning's political career began in 1975 when he started working in the Pasco County Supervisor of Elections office. In 1980, he was elected as the Pasco Supervisor himself, as a Democrat. At 22 year old, he was the youngest county elections official in Florida history. He served in that position for 26 years, until his appointment as Secretary of State. During that time, Browning also served as the President of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, as a member of Governor Jeb Bush's Task Force on Election Procedures, Standards and Technology, and as a member of the State Planning Committee for the Help America Vote Act. Browning changed his party affiliation to Republican in 2002.
Governor-elect Charlie Crist announced his appointment of Browning as Secretary of State in December 2006. Browning served in that position until April 2010, when he resigned to comply with state retirement pension compensation laws. While out of office, he was honorary chairman of the failed campaign opposing two anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendments on the 2010 ballot, the "Fair Districts" Amendments 5 and 6. He was re-appointed Secretary of State by Governor Rick Scott in January 2011.
During his two stints as secretary, Browning oversaw the state's defense of several lawsuits challenging Florida's voting laws. He also oversaw the transition from using touchscreen voting machines to paper optical scan machines, even though as Supervisor of Elections he was a strong advocate of touchscreen technology. Responsible for the Division of Corporations, which manages corporate filings, Browning eliminated paper records and instituted electronic filing for businesses, including a searchable public website.
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