Mel Ponder
Mel Ponder is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was the mayor of Destin, Florida from 2014 to 2016.[1][2] On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives.[3] Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election.[4] He succeeded State Representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida 1st District U.S. House seat.[2]
References
- ↑ Derby, Kevin (August 3, 2015). "Destin Mayor Mel Ponder Runs for Matt Gaetz's Florida House Seat". Sunshine State News. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Judnich, Tony (November 8, 2016). "Republicans win big in state legislature". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Tom (August 30, 2016). "Ponder Holds on for House District 4 Seat". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Florida 4th District State House Results: Mel Ponder Wins". The New York Times. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- City of Destin - Mayor Mel Ponder at the Wayback Machine (archived December 22, 2015)
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