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Jim Horne (Florida politician)

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Jim Horne (born January 20, 1959)[1] is a former Florida State Senator and Florida Commissioner of Education. He is an accountant[2] and has worked in the real estate and consulting businesses. He resigned as Commissioner of Education in 2004.[3]

Horne served in the Florida Legislature from 1995 to 2001 and was chairman of the Senate committee that handles the state budget.[3] He represented Orange Park, Florida.[4] The Florida Crossroads public television program spent a day with him while he served as Florida's education commissioner.[5] He founded the Horne Group, a government consulting and business development company.

References

  1. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=17469
  2. ^ Writer, Leslie Postal, Sentinel Staff. "FLORIDA SCHOOLS CHIEF RESIGNS". OrlandoSentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Florida Education Commissioner Jim Horne Resigns". WFMY.
  4. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2001/06/18/daily10.html
  5. ^ "05/20/2002 Florida Crossroads – All in a Day's Work: Education Commissioner Jim Horne". The Florida Channel.
Florida Senate
Preceded by Member of the Florida Senate
from the 6th district

1995–2001
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Education Commissioner of Florida
2003–2004
Succeeded by
John L. Winn