Earl Dewitt Hutto

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Earl Dewitt Hutto (born May 12, 1926) was a United States Representative from Florida. Born in Midland City, Alabama, he attended Dale County public schools, and received a B.S. from Troy State University in 1949. He did graduate work in broadcasting at Northwestern University in 1951 and served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He worked as sports director and president of radio stations from 1954 to 1974, and was owner of an advertising agency from 1973 to 1979.

Hutto was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1972 and was reelected in 1974 and 1976. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1995; he was not a candidate for reelection to the 104th Congress. Hutto was one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress during his tenure in office, and in spite of being in a district which was becoming increasing Republican, either won reelection easily or ran unopposed during most of his time in office.