Jack Latvala | |
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| Member of the Florida State Senate | |
| In office November 2, 2010 – January 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Justice |
| Succeeded by | Ed Hooper |
| Constituency | 16th district (2010–12) 20th district (2012–16) 16th district (2016–18) |
| In office November 8, 1994 – November 5, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Curt Kiser |
| Succeeded by | Redistricted |
| Constituency | 19th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1951 Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Chris Latvala |
| Alma mater | Stetson University (BA) |
| Profession | Publisher |
Jack Latvala (born November 3, 1951) is a Republican politician from Florida. He represented the Pinellas County area in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 2002, and again from 2010 to 2018.
Latvala was also a candidate for Governor of Florida in 2018,[1] but withdrew from the race and resigned from his position in the state Senate following allegations of sexual harassment and public corruption.[2][3][4]
- ^ Smith, Adam C. (August 16, 2017). "Jack Latvala on governor's race: 'I'm going to get in people's faces'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Bousquet, Steve (December 20, 2017). "Jack Latvala resigns from the Florida Senate". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Caputo, Marc; Dixon, Matt; Glorioso, Alexandra (November 3, 2017). "Six women accuse Florida Senate budget chair Latvala of groping, sexual harassment". Politico. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ McAuliffe, Danny (March 9, 2018). "Jack Latvala officially out of Governor's race". Florida Politics. Retrieved March 9, 2018.