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  • Adam Putnam
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    11th Agriculture Commissioner of Florida
    In office
    January 4, 2011 January 8, 2019
    Governor of Florida Republican primary, 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    Republican Ron DeSantis 913,679 56.5%
    Republican Adam Putnam591,44936.6%
    Republican Bob White32,5802.0%
    Republican Timothy M. Devine21,3201.3%
    Republican Bob Langford19,7711.2%
    Republican Bruce Nathan14,4870.9%
    Republican Don Baldauf13,1250.8%
    Republican John Joseph Mercadante11,6020.7%
    Total votes1,618,013 100.0%

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    Florida House of Representatives
    Preceded by
    Dean Saunders
    Member of the Florida House of Representatives
    from the 63rd district

    1996–2000
    Succeeded by
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Florida's 12th congressional district

    2001–2011
    Succeeded by
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by Baby of the House
    2001–2005
    Succeeded by
    Party political offices
    Preceded by Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
    2006–2007
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by Chair of the House Republican Conference
    2007–2009
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner of Florida
    2010, 2014
    Succeeded by
    Political offices
    Preceded by Agriculture Commissioner of Florida
    2011–2019
    Succeeded by
    Business positions
    Preceded by
    Dale Hall
    Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited
    2019–present
    Incumbent
    U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
    Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
    as Former US Representative
    Succeeded byas Former US Representative