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Kim Berfield
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 50th district
In office
November 21, 2000 – November 21, 2006
Preceded by John Morroni
Succeeded by Ed Hooper
Personal details
Born (1971-05-29) May 29, 1971 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater St. Petersburg Junior College ( AA)
University of Central Florida ( BA)
Northwestern University ( MBA)

Kim Berfield (born May 29, 1971) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 58th district. She was elected in 2022. [1] Previously, she represented the 50th district from 2000 to 2006. [2]

History

She was born in Houston, TX. Her mother and father [3] were both at one time Clearwater City Commissioners. Berfield attended the University of Central Florida and later received an MBA at Northwestern University. [4]

In between stints as a State Representative, she served as a deputy secretary for the Florida Department of Health, and afterwards was a business analyst and lobbyist for All Children's Hospital. [5]

Florida House of Representatives

In 2000, she ran for and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives representing the 50th district.

She did not file for re-election after three terms and instead ran for the Florida Senate in 2006, but lost to Charlie Justice. [6] In June 2021, she announced that she was running for the Florida House of Representatives in 2022. [7] [8] She was elected to the State House again in November 2022. [9] In 2022, she ran for an open seat previously held by Chris Latvala, defeating Jason Holloway in the Republican primary with 53.5% of the vote, and then defeating Democrat Bernie Fensterwald with 60.3% of the vote in the general election.

References

  1. ^ "Kimberly Berfield". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Former Florida Representative Kim Berfield (R) | LobbyTools". public.lobbytools.com.
  3. ^ "HE WAS A MAN OF FAITH AND FIGHT". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "Kimberly Berfield - 2022 - 2024 ( Speaker Renner )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ^ Schorsch, Peter (2017-03-06). "Personnel note: Former lawmaker Kim Berfield named chief lobbyist for All Children's Hospital". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 16 Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ "Former Rep. Kim Berfield jumps into race to replace Latvala".
  8. ^ "Kim Berfield becomes 2nd Republican to join HD 67 race". 15 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Roundup: Tampa Bay House Republicans knock out wins". 9 November 2022.

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Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 50th district

2000–2006
Succeeded by