Bob Crawford (Florida politician)

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Robert B. Crawford III “Bob or Bobby”
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Robert B. Crawford III
Agriculture Commissioner of Florida
In office
January 19, 1991 – January 30, 2001
GovernorLawton Chiles
Buddy MacKay
Jeb Bush
Preceded byColeman Hicks
Succeeded byTerry L Rhodes
President of the Florida Senate
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byJohn W. Vogt
Succeeded byGwen Margolis
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 13th district
In office
1982–1990
Preceded byAlan Trask
Succeeded byRick Dantzler
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
1976–1982
Preceded byRay Mattox
Succeeded byRonald R. Richmond
Personal details
Born (1948-01-26) January 26, 1948 (age 73)
Bartow, Florida, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Nancy Caswall Crawford
ChildrenRobert B Crawford lV & Kristin Crawford Whitaker
Alma materUniversity of Miami
OccupationProperty Management

Robert Bruce Crawford III (Bob) was born January 26, 1948 in Barstow, FL. He was Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and a legislator in the Florida State House and Senate.[1][2] He graduated from Bartow High School.[3] Crawford earned a Business and Finance degree from University of Miami. He worked as a financial planner and started a property management company where he and his wife Nancy managed properties throughout Florida.

Crawford was senate president from 1988 until 1990. As Senate President he helped push for funding of the Polk Parkway, created the largest transportation funding act in the state’s history and guided the approval of a land preservation program that has since protected thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive land.[4]

A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Winter Haven and the surrounding areas in the House and Senate. He argued for a higher cigarette tax in 1986.[5] Crawford was known for working across party lines to increase funding for economic development, education and research at Shands Hospital.[1]

He was re-elected Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 1994.[6] Then appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to become the Executive Director of Florida’s Citrus Commission.

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  1. ^ "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
  2. ^ "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
  3. ^ Dunkelberger, Lloyd; Florida, Jim Turner News Service of (May 11, 2017). "Backroom Briefing: Polk County Power". Sunshine State News | Florida Political News.
  4. ^ "Crawford Wielded Influence in Capitals".
  5. ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Senator Robert Crawford argues for an increased cigarette tax - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Agriculture Commissioner Race - Nov 08, 1994".
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