Mike Fasano (politician)
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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In office 2012–2013 |
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| Succeeded by | Amanda Murphy |
| Constituency | Western parts of Pasco County |
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In office 2002–2012 |
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| Constituency | Western parts of Pasco County, Hernando County, and Citrus County as well as northern Pinellas County |
| President Pro Tempore (Florida Senate) | |
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In office 2008–2010 |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 45th district |
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In office 1994 – 2002 |
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| Majority Leader (Florida House of Representatives) | |
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In office 2000–2001 |
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June 11, 1958 Long Island, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Director of Public Affairs for Florida Hospital, Tampa Bay Region |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mike Fasano is the Republican Tax Collector of Pasco County. Previously he was a member of the Florida House, representing the 36th District since 2012, a member of the Florida Senate from 2002 through 2012 and a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 2002.
Fasano was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 1994. Within the House, he was a Majority Whip from 1996 to 1998, the Majority Floor Leader from 1998 to 2000 and the House Majority Leader from 2000 to 2001.
Fasano was first elected to the Florida Senate in November 2002 and subsequently re-elected in 2004 and 2008. From 2008 through 2010, Senator Fasano served as President Pro Tempore of the Florida Senate. He represented Senate District 11, which encompassed western parts of Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco counties, and northern Pinellas county.
Fasano served as Majority Whip under the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Dan Webster. His other Senate Committee Memberships have included: Communications and Public Utilities; Fiscal Policy and Calendar; Health Regulation; Judiciary; Regulated Industries; Rules; and the Joint Legislative Budget Commission. For several years within the Senate, Fasano served as the Chairman of the Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Committee, where he oversaw a budget of about 12 billion dollars.
From 2010 to 2012, Fasano served as chair of the Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations. He also served on many other committees in the Florida Senate including: Banking and Insurance; Budget; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; and Health Regulation.
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