Charles T. Canady
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Charles Terrance Canady (born June 22, 1954) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida. He has been a judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal since November, 2002, having previously served as general counsel to Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
Canady was born in Lakeland, Florida. He graduated from Haverford College in 1976 and Yale University Law School in 1979. Canady practiced at a private firm immediately after graduating from college. In 1983, he was hired as the legal counsel for the Central Florida Regional Planning Commission.
Canady was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1984 until 1990. He was initially elected as a conservative Democrat, but after his 1986 re-election, he changed parties. The change created much hard feelings as the change came almost immediately after he accepted Democratic money for his re-election campaign. He was defeated in 1990 when he ran for the Florida Senate. He was elected to Congress in 1992 in a very close election against Democratic Candidate Tom Mims. He represented Florida's 12th congressional district from January 3, 1993 until January 3, 2001. He was one of the managers appointed to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President Bill Clinton. Canady did not run for a fifth term in the House due to a term limits pledge made in 1992.
| Preceded by Tom Lewis |
U.S. Congressman, Florida 12th District 1993–2001 |
Succeeded by Adam H. Putnam |
