Bobby Brantley
13th Lieutenant Governor of Florida
In office
January 6, 1987 – January 8, 1991
GovernorBob Martinez
Preceded byWayne Mixson
Succeeded byBuddy MacKay
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 7, 1978 – November 4, 1986
Preceded byVince Fechtel, Jr.
Succeeded byStan Bainter
Constituency34th district (1978—1982)
27th district (1982—1986)
Personal details
Born (1948-04-06) April 6, 1948 (age 75)
Atmore, Alabama[1]
Political partyRepublican

Bobby Lynn Brantley (born April 6, 1948) is an American Republican politician from the State of Florida. He served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Florida, from 1987 to 1991.[2]

Brantley began his political career in 1978 when he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives from a district based in Seminole and Lake Counties. He was reelected three times and represented parts of Central Florida in the House until in 1986.

In 1986, he won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, defeating Marilyn Evans-Jones, Betty Easley, and Tom Bush to become the running-mate for Tampa Mayor Bob Martinez, the Republican nominee for governor. In the general election, Martinez and Brantley defeated the Democratic ticket, consisting of State Rep. Steve Pajcic for governor and State Sen. Frank Mann for lieutenant governor, by 54.56 to 45.44%.

Brantley did not seek reelection in 1990, and retired from political office in 1991. As of 2011 he is a consultant and lobbyist at one of Florida's oldest law firms, Shutts & Bowen.[3]

References

  1. ^ Morris, A.C. (1981). The Florida Handbook. Vol. 20. Peninsular Pub. Co. ISBN 9780961600020. ISSN 0361-9788. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Florida: Lieutenant Governors". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Bobby Brantley: Florida Law Firm, Attorneys | Shutts & Bowen website". shutts.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
Florida House of Representatives Preceded byVince Fechtel Jr. Member of the Florida House of Representativesfrom the 34th district 1978–1982 Succeeded byCarl Selph Preceded byJon L. Mills Member of the Florida House of Representativesfrom the 27th district 1982–1986 Succeeded byStanley Bainter Political offices Preceded byWayne Mixson Lieutenant Governor of Florida 1987–1991 Succeeded byBuddy MacKay


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