Jimmy PatronisIncumbent

Candidate for U.S. Representative, Florida District 1

Jimmy Patronis is a U.S. Representative who serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Small Business committees. A fourth-generation Floridian born and raised in Panama City, he worked for years at his family's Capt. Anderson's seafood restaurant. He earned an associate's degree in restaurant management from Gulf Coast Community College and a bachelor's degree in political science from Florida State University. He represented Northwest Florida for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives and was appointed to the Florida Public Service Commission. He also served on the Constitution Revision Commission and as Florida's Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal. He won a special election to the U.S. House after Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned.

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