▁Canada , ▁Richard ▁Cor cor an ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Pas co ▁County , ▁Florida , ▁having ▁moved ▁there ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 1 . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁veter ans ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁tea - plan ter , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁A ux ili ary ▁Air ▁Force ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁the ▁London ▁Bl itz . ▁ ▁Cor cor an ▁attended ▁St . ▁Leo ▁College , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁Reg ent ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁served ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁His ▁wife ▁is ▁Anne , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁six ▁children . ▁They ▁res ide ▁in ▁Land ▁O ’ ▁L akes , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁When ▁inc umb ent ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Tom ▁Anderson ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁due ▁to ▁term ▁limits ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Cor cor an ▁ran ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁District , ▁which ▁included ▁parts ▁of ▁southern ▁Pas co ▁County ▁and ▁northern ▁Pin ell as ▁County . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁districts ▁were ▁red ra wn ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Cor cor an ▁was ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁ 3 7