Jim Hargrett

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Jim Hargrett
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Member of the Florida Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 1993 – January 2001
Preceded byJohn Grant[1]
Succeeded byLes Miller[2]
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
January 1983 – January 1993
Preceded bySpud Clements[3]
Succeeded byDean Saunders[4]
Personal details
Born (1942-07-31) July 31, 1942 (age 79)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceTampa, Florida
Alma materMorehouse College
Atlanta University
Occupationbusinessman

James T. Hargrett Jr. (born July 31, 1942) is a former state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992 (63rd district).[5] He also served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 2000.[6]

In 1998, Hargrett was one of several African-American Democrats in the Florida Legislature to endorse Republican Jeb Bush for Governor.[7]

He is a descendant of Amos Hargrett.[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=219447
  2. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=31702
  3. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=224913
  4. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=217955
  5. ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  6. ^ http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/90-92%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf
  7. ^ Menifield, Charles E.; Shaffer, Stephen D. (2012). Politics in the New South: Representation of African Americans in Southern State Legislatures. SUNY Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7914-8289-6.
  8. ^ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/08/23/political-history-of-blacks-fills-pages/


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