William D. Gunter Jr.
| Bill Gunter | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Frey Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Richard Kelly |
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
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In office 1966 |
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July 16, 1934 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Dawson "Bill" Gunter Jr. (born July 16, 1934) is an American politician from the state of Florida.
Gunter was born in Jacksonville in 1934. He attended public schools in Live Oak and received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) from the University of Florida in 1956. While a student at Florida, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Florida Upsilon chapter). Gunter briefly attended the University of Georgia in 1957 and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1958.
He was a member of the Florida State Senate in 1966. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives as the member from Florida's 5th congressional district in the 1972 election, but served only a single term. His voting record in the 93rd Congress was generally moderate.
Gunter unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1974, but lost the primary to Richard Bernard Stone. He was elected Florida State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner in 1976 and served in this post until 1988.
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