Adam Putnam

Adam Putnam
11th Agriculture Commissioner of Florida
In office
January 4, 2011 – January 8, 2019
GovernorRick Scott
Preceded byCharles Bronson
Succeeded byNikki Fried
Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
LeaderJohn Boehner
Vice ChairKay Granger
Preceded byDeborah Pryce
Succeeded byMike Pence
Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
In office
February 1, 2006 – January 3, 2007
LeaderDennis Hastert
Preceded byJohn Shadegg
Succeeded byThad McCotter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 12th district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byCharles Canady
Succeeded byDennis Ross
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
November 5, 1996 – November 7, 2000
Preceded byDean Saunders[1]
Succeeded byDennis Ross
Personal details
Born
Adam Hughes Putnam

(1974-07-31) July 31, 1974 (age 50)
Bartow, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMelissa Putnam
Children4
EducationUniversity of Florida (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website

Adam Hughes Putnam (born July 31, 1974) is an American politician who served as the 11th Commissioner of Agriculture of Florida from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, representing the Central Florida-based 12th congressional district. He chaired the House Republican Conference from 2007 to 2009.

In May 2017, he announced he was running for Governor of Florida in the 2018 election. Putnam was initially considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, but lost the primary to U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis. DeSantis went on to win the general election against Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum.[2]

He has been the CEO of Ducks Unlimited since 2019.

  1. ^ "House of Representatives". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Bouffard, Kevin (2017-05-01). "Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam running for governor". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 2017-05-10.