Jim Horne (Florida politician)
Jim Horne (born January 20, 1959)[1] is a former Republican Florida State Senator and Florida Commissioner of Education. He is an accountant[2] and has worked in the real estate and consulting businesses. He resigned as Commissioner of Education in 2004.[3]
Horne served in the Florida Legislature from 1995 to 2001 and was chairman of the Senate committee that handles the state budget.[3] He represented Orange Park, Florida.[4] The Florida Crossroads public television program spent a day with him while he served as Florida's education commissioner.[5] He founded the Horne Group, a government consulting and business development company.
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jim Horne".
- ^ Postal, Leslie. "FLORIDA SCHOOLS CHIEF RESIGNS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ a b "Florida Education Commissioner Jim Horne Resigns". WFMY.
- ^ Horne to top teacher post Jacksonville Business Journal (subscription required)
- ^ "05/20/2002 Florida Crossroads – All in a Day's Work: Education Commissioner Jim Horne". The Florida Channel.
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