Randy Maggard

Randy Maggard
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 18, 2019[1]
Preceded by	Danny Burgess
Personal details
Born	(1963-07-04) July 4, 1963 (age 61)[2] Dade City, Florida, U.S.[2]
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Colleen[2]
Children	3[2]
Residence(s)	Dade City, Florida, U.S.[2]
Alma mater	Pasco-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]

• Business & Professions Subcommittee
• Health Quality Subcommittee
• Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
• Local Administration Subcommittee

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. Taylor, Janelle Irwin (19 June 2019). "Randy Maggard enjoys landslide victory in Pasco state House race". Florida Politics. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
2. "Randy Maggard's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
3. "Randy Maggard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
4. "Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard". myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2020.