Kim Berfield

American politician
Kim Berfield
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 50th district
In office
November 21, 2000 – November 21, 2006
Preceded byJohn Morroni
Succeeded byEd Hooper
Personal details
Born (1971-05-29) May 29, 1971 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSt. Petersburg Junior College (AA)
University of Central Florida (BA)
Northwestern University (MBA)

Kim Berfield (born May 29, 1971) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 58th district. She was elected in 2022.[1] Previously, she represented the 50th district from 2000 to 2006.[2]

History

She was born in Houston, TX. Her mother and father[3] were both at one time Clearwater City Commissioners. Berfield attended the University of Central Florida and later received an MBA at Northwestern University.[4]

In between stints as a State Representative, she served as a deputy secretary for the Florida Department of Health, and afterwards was a business analyst and lobbyist for All Children's Hospital.[5]

Florida House of Representatives

In 2000, she ran for and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives representing the 50th district.

She did not file for re-election after three terms and instead ran for the Florida Senate in 2006, but lost to Charlie Justice.[6] In June 2021, she announced that she was running for the Florida House of Representatives in 2022.[7][8] She was elected to the State House again in November 2022.[9] In 2022, she ran for an open seat previously held by Chris Latvala, defeating Jason Holloway in the Republican primary with 53.5% of the vote, and then defeating Democrat Bernie Fensterwald with 60.3% of the vote in the general election.

References

  1. ^ "Kimberly Berfield". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Former Florida Representative Kim Berfield (R) | LobbyTools". public.lobbytools.com.
  3. ^ "HE WAS A MAN OF FAITH AND FIGHT". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "Kimberly Berfield - 2022 - 2024 ( Speaker Renner )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ^ Schorsch, Peter (2017-03-06). "Personnel note: Former lawmaker Kim Berfield named chief lobbyist for All Children's Hospital". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 16 Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ "Former Rep. Kim Berfield jumps into race to replace Latvala".
  8. ^ "Kim Berfield becomes 2nd Republican to join HD 67 race". 15 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Roundup: Tampa Bay House Republicans knock out wins". 9 November 2022.

External links

  • Project Vote Smart – Representative Kim Berfield (FL) profile
  • Our Campaigns – Kim Berfield (FL) profile
  • Florida House of Representatives - Kim Berfield
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Preceded by Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 50th district
2000–2006 		Succeeded by
Ed Hooper
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