who is the republican running for commissioner of agriculture in florida
Matt Caldwell
title: Adam Putnam text: Adam Putnam Adam Hughes Putnam (born July 31, 1974) is an American politician and a Republican serving as Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture, elected in 2010. He served in Congress for five terms, representing the Central Florida-based 12th Congressional district. He was the House Republican Conference Chair from 2007 to 2009. In May 2017, he announced he was running for Florida governor in the 2018 election. Putnam lost the Republican nomination to Governor Ron DeSantis. Putnam was born in Bartow, Florida, the son of Sarah Elizabeth (née Hughes) and William Dudley Putnam II. He graduated from Bartow High School and attended title: 2014 Florida elections text: Democrats George Sheldon, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families and Perry E. Thurston, Jr., Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives. Sheldon won the primary, but lost the general election to Bondi. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. Democrat Thad Hamilton, Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010 won the Democratic primary unopposed. Putnam was re-elected to a second term. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater sought re-election and won the Republican title: 2018 Florida elections text: (D) and former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R). Incumbent Republican Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (since 2011) is term-limited and prohibited from seeking a third consecutive term. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer of Florida Jimmy Patronis was appointed to the office in June 2017 and is seeking a full term in 2018. Incumbent Republican Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam (since 2011) is term-limited and prohibited from seeking a third consecutive term. 20 out of 40 seats in the Florida Senate and all 120 seats of the Florida House of Representatives will be up for election. The balance of political title: Matt Caldwell text: He was unopposed in the general election and won his second term in the legislature uncontested. Matt Caldwell Matthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to Palmona Park, from 2012 to 2018. Caldwell previously represented the 73rd District from 2010 to 2012. Caldwell unsuccessfully sought election as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018, losing narrowly to Democrat Nikki Fried. Caldwell was born in Gainesville and attended Florida Gulf Coast University, from which he title: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida text: Gary Aubuchon; Joe Davidow, an attorney; Chauncey Goss, the son of former Director of Central Intelligence Porter Goss; Timothy John Rossano, a resident of south Lee County; and State representative Paige Kreegel will seek the Republican nomination to succeed Mack. John Sawyer, a former chain store owner, was not on the ballot. Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah; Jeff Kottkamp, the former Lieutenant Governor of Florida; and former state senator Burt Saunders may also run for the Republican nomination. Former state representative Dudley Goodlette; Tom Grady, the commissioner of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation; Ray Price, a member of the