Tracy Stafford
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 92nd district |
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In office 1990-2000 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Gustafson |
| Succeeded by | Jack Seiler |
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| Born | January 2, 1948 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Protestant |
Tracy Stafford (born January 2, 1948 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1990–2000. He currently lives in Wilton Manors, Florida, where he also served as Mayor from 1986–1990.
A fifth-generation Floridian, Tracy Eugene Stafford was born the elder child of Leslie Stafford, who worked for the Eli Witt Company, and Marcia Stafford, a kindergarten teacher and City Clerk for the City of Wilton Manors. Tracy's younger sister Nancy Stafford was crowned Miss Florida in 1976, would later work as an actress on the TV series Matlock and be the longtime television spokesperson for City Furniture. At the 39th Annual Pioneer Day Event at the Fort Lauderdale History Center on December 3, 2011, the Broward County Historical Commission named both Tracy and Nancy as Broward County Pioneers.
After graduating from Ft. Lauderdale High School, Tracy attended the University of Florida where he attained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and his Juris Doctorate. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Florida Beta chapter and was elected three times to the position of Archon, representing District IV on the national Fraternity's Executive Council for a total of five years. The District IV seat was also once held by President Woodrow Wilson.
Tracy was elected to the Wilton Manors City Council, serving from 1975-1981. During that time, he made an unsuccessful run for the Florida House of Representatives in 1978 when members were elected in multi-member districts. He left the Council in 1981 to accept the position of city administrator. He ran for Mayor of Wilton Manors in 1986 and won the first of two terms, serving as mayor for a total of four years.
In 1990 when District 94 occupant and House Speaker Tom Gustafson was retiring from the Florida Legislature, Tracy ran as a Democrat for the open seat, beating Republican Bobbi Elder to win the first of five consecutive elections to the Florida House of Representatives, which by this time had reformed its composition to single-member districts. At that time, District 94 encompassed all of Wilton Manors, Lazy Lake, some of Oakland Park and much of Ft. Lauderdale.
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