Doug Broxson

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Doug Broxson
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Member of the Florida Senate
from the 1st district
In office
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Preceded byRedistricted
Succeeded byDon Gaetz
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
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Preceded byGreg Evers
Succeeded byJayer Williamson
Constituency1st district (2010–2012)
3rd district (2012–2016)
Personal details
BornDouglas Vaughn Broxson
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Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
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PartyRepublican
SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular".Mary
ChildrenJulie Giles, Jason Broxson, Juddsen Broxson, Marian Jill Teston
RelativesJohn R. Broxson (brother)
Evangel University (BS)
OccupationInsurance and Real Estate
ProfessionInsurance agent
CommitteesAppropriations (Chair), Appropriations Committee on Education, Banking, Insurance, Finance and Tax, Judiciary, Rules, Transportation, Joint Legislative Budget Commission (Alternating Chair)

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Douglas Vaughn Broxson (born March 10, 1949) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 1st district, which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, and part of Okaloosa Counties in the Florida Panhandle, from 2016 to 2024. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Okaloosa County and Santa Rosa County from 2010 to 2016.

History

Broxson was born in Pensacola. After attending Pensacola Junior College, Broxson transferred to Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, where he met his wife, Mary, and graduated in 1971.[1] He moved back to Florida and raised his family, starting a career in real estate and insurance sales.

Florida Legislature

House of Representatives

In 2010, when incumbent state representative Greg Evers could not seek re-election due to term limits, instead successfully running for the Florida State Senate, Broxson ran to succeed him in the Republican primary in the 1st District, which included northern Escambia County, northwestern Okaloosa County, and Santa Rosa County. He faced Greg Brown, Ferdinand Salomon, and Ricky Perritt, whom he defeated with 45% of the vote. In the general election, Broxson won a landslide victory against independent candidate Matthias Venditto, receiving 84% of the vote.

When Florida House districts were reconfigured in 2012, Broxson ran in the newly created 3rd District, which included most of the territory that he had represented in the 1st District but dropped the sections of Escambia County in favor of a greater slice of Okaloosa County. He faced Jayer Williamson, the son of Santa Rosa County commissioner Jim Williamson, in the Republican primary,[2] and won with 58% of the vote. He did not face an opponent in the general election.

While serving in the legislature, Broxson supported legislation that would allow communities "to fine motorists who play their car stereos too loudly" despite concerns that it would lead to racial discrimination, noting, "This has been an existing law for a long time. Let's don't make it more than it is. It's worked for years. It's given them the ability to keep peace in the cities [and] keep our neighborhoods quiet and peaceful."[3]

In 2014, Broxson was challenged in the Republican primary by Jamie Smith, a Tea Party activist and veteran. He campaigned on his conservative record in the legislature of reducing government regulation and spending, saying, "[The legislature] stood up against Obamacare and did everything good Republicans are supposed to do." Broxson said that, in his third term, he would focus on leading the charge on additional tax reform."[4] He ended up defeating Smith in a landslide, winning 70% of the vote, and advanced to the general election, where he only faced write-in opposition and won re-election easily.

Senate

In 2016, Broxson again succeed Greg Evers when Evers opted to run unsuccessfully for Florida's 1st congressional district rather than seek re-election in his reconfigured Senate district. Broxson defeated fellow state representative Mike Hill in the Republican primary and two write-in candidates in the general election.[5][6]

On March 3, 2018, Broxson rejected a two-year moratorium on the sale of AR-15s.

Election history

2010

Florida House District 1 – Republican Primary (2010) [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 8,917 44.9%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Brown 5,774 21.9%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ferd Salomon 4,340 21.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ricky G. Perritt 845 4.3%
Total votes 19,876 100%
Florida House District 1 – General Election (2010) [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 42,232 84.2%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mathias Venditto 7,901 15.8%
Total votes 50,133 100%

2012

Florida House District 3 – Republican Primary (2012) [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 11,609 58.2%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Brown 8,347 41.8%
Total votes 19,956 100%
Florida House District 3 – General Election (2012) [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 65,071 99.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Margaret "Peggi" Smith 100 0.2%
Total votes 65,171 100%

2014

Florida House District 3 – Republican Primary (2014) [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 10,074 69.9%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jamie Smith 4,340 30.1%
Total votes 14,414 100%
Florida House District 3 – General Election (2014) [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 47,610 99.9%
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Daniel Melvin 43 0.1%
Total votes 47,653 100%

2016

Florida Senate District 1 – Republican Primary (2016) [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 34,078 56.5%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Hill 26,221 43.5%
Total votes 14,414 100%
Florida Senate District 1 – General Election (2016) [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 199,929 99.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Aaron Matthew Erskine 46 0.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Miriam Woods 349 0.2%
Total votes 200,324 100%

2022

Florida Senate District 1 – Republican Primary (2022) [15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 54,015 75.6%
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Mills 17,459 24.4%
Total votes 71,474 100%
Florida Senate District 1 – General Election (2022) [16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Doug Broxson 145,155 71.2%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charlie Nichols 58,724 28.8%
Total votes 200,324 100%

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