Randy Maggard
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 38th district
Assumed office
June 18, 2019[1]
Preceded byDanny Burgess
Personal details
Born (1963-07-04) July 4, 1963 (age 60)[2]
Dade City, Florida, U.S.[2]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseColleen[2]
Children3[2]
Residence(s)Dade City, Florida, U.S.[2]
Alma materPasco-Hernando State College (AA)[2]

Randy Maggard (born July 4, 1963) is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 38th district in the Florida House of Representatives.

Biography

Maggard was born in Dade City, Florida. He earned an Associate degree from Pasco-Hernando State College in 1983. He and his wife, Colleen, have three children and live in Dade City.[2]

Political career

Maggard was chairman of the Republican Party of Pasco from 2006 to 2012.[2]

In 2019, Maggard ran in a special election to fill the 38th district's seat in the Florida House of Representatives, after former Rep. Danny Burgess was appointed head of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.[1] Maggard defeated David McCallister in the Republican primary with 61.9% of the primary, and won the general election against Democrat Kelly Smith with 55.6% of the vote.[3]

Maggard sits on the following committees:[4]

Electoral record

2018 Republican primary election: Florida House of Representatives, District 38[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Maggard 4,521 61.9%
Republican David McCallister 2,784 38.1%
2018 general election: Florida House of Representatives, District 38[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Maggard 9,617 55.6%
Democratic Kelly Smith 7,685 44.4%

References

  1. ^ a b Taylor, Janelle Irwin (19 June 2019). "Randy Maggard enjoys landslide victory in Pasco state House race". Florida Politics. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Randy Maggard's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Randy Maggard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard". myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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