Steve Crisafulli
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| 99th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives | |
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In office November 18, 2014 – November 22, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Will Weatherford |
| Succeeded by | Richard Corcoran |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 51st district |
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In office November 20, 2012 – November 22, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Ahern |
| Succeeded by | Tom Goodson |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 32nd district |
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In office November 18, 2008 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Sasso |
| Succeeded by | Larry Metz |
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July 26, 1971 Rockledge, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kristen Brown |
| Children | Carly Kennedy |
| Alma mater |
Eastern Florida State College University of Central Florida |
Steve Crisafulli (born July 26, 1971) is an American politician. He was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 51st District, which is located in northern Brevard County, including Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, and Rockledge, since 2012. Crisafulli previously represented the 32nd District from 2008 to 2012.
Crisafulli was born in Rockledge in 1971, and was born into a political family, as his cousin, Doyle E. Carlton, served as Governor of Florida from 1929 to 1933, and his grandfather, Vassar B. Carlton, served as a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1974. He attended Brevard Community College, from which he received his associate degree, and the University of Central Florida, where he received his bachelor's degree. Following graduation, Crisafulli started working in agribusiness, serving as the Director of the Brevard County Farm Bureau from 1996 to 2004, and again from 2006 to the present. He also served as the President of the Farm Bureau from 2003 to 2005. In 1998, he was elected to the Brevard County Soil and Water Conservation District, where he served until 2002.
When State Representative Bob Allen resigned from the legislature in 2007 due to charges that he offered twenty dollars for the opportunity to perform fellatio on an undercover police officer, a special election was held to replace him, and Tony Sasso, a Democrat was elected to replace him in the 32nd District, which included parts of northern Brevard County and southeastern Orange County. In 2008, Crisafulli ran against Sasso in the regularly-scheduled election. During the course of the campaign, Crisafulli earned the endorsement of the Orlando Sentinel over Sasso, which criticized the incumbent for being "reluctant to make a commitment" on SunRail, while Crisafulli was a "staunch advocate" of it. In the end, Crisafulli ended up narrowly defeating Sasso, winning 52% of the vote to the incumbent's 48%. Crisafulli was re-elected without opposition in 2010.
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