Baxter Troutman

Baxter Troutman
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 66 district
In office
2003-2010
Succeeded by Ben Albritton
Personal details
Born November 25, 1966
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Rebecca Troutman
Profession Citrus Grower, businessman
Religion Presbyterian

Baxter Troutman is a Winter Haven, Florida Citrus Grower, businessman, and Republican politician who served as the representative for District 66 in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He was first elected to the Florida House in 2002, and was re-elected to three more successive terms.[1] He is vice chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection and the Environment & Natural Resources Council.

Representative Troutman was born in Lake Wales, Florida on November 25, 1966.[1] He received an Associate of Arts degree from South Florida Community College in 1990 and a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Southern College in 1994.[1] He is the director of the Alico corporation, a Florida company dealing if farm goods.[2] He is married to Rebecca Troutman,[1] to whom he proposed on the House floor in March 2008.[3] He is the grandson of Florida citrus and cattle magnate Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., who at one time was one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is also the cousin of Florida State Senator J.D. Alexander,[4] with whom is often in disagreement.[5]

In 2008 Troutman authored a bill intended to make it harder for copper thieves to sell to scarp dealers. The bill required scrap metal sellers to fill out an identification form and required scrap dealers to hold on to material for seven days before selling it.[6] After a 2009 disagreement with Senate president Haridopolos, the Senate Sergeant temporarily removed Troutman's "Senate floor privileges".[5]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Baxter G Troutman." State Directory. Bethesda, MD: Carroll Publishing, 2011. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014. Gale Document Number: GALE|K2416015686
  2. ↑ Profile on Forbes. Online. January 23, 2009
  3. ↑ "Baxter Troutman Proposes To Girlfriend On House Floor." The Ledger." March 26, 2008. Online. January 22, 2009
  4. ↑ Hundley, Kris and Michael van Sickler. "A family feud to reshape Florida." The St. Petersburg Times. Oct 21, 2007. Online. January 22, 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 THE BUZZ: FLORIDA POLITICS." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 30 Apr. 2009. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014 Gale Document Number: GALE|A198896574
  6. ↑ Nguyen, Dong-Phuong. "THIEVES TURN SCRAP TO GOLD." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 7 Feb. 2008: 1B. Biography in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2014 Gale Document Number: GALE|A174341564

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