Senate Republicans have tapped Indialantic lawmaker Mike Haridopolos to succeed Sen. Jeff Atwater as the chamber's leader. Haridopolos, a conservative Republican, is slated to take over as Senate President in November 2010 following the general election.
Republican leaders made his designation official during a well-attended ceremony in the Senate chamber, where lobbyists looked on from the gallery above and elected officials including Gov. Charlie Crist watched from the Senate floor.
Haridopolos has served in the Legislature since 2000, when he was elected to the House of Representatives, and became a member of the Florida Senate in March 2003.
Haridopolos, 39, is working with fellow Central Florida Republican Rep. Dean Cannon on legislation that would open up waters off Florida to oil drilling.
He received his bachelor's degree from Stetson University in 1992 and earned a master's degree from the University of Arkansas. He teaches political science at the University of Florida. He is married to Dr. Stephanie Bressan of Ft. Lauderdale and has three children: Alexis, Hayden, Reagan.
Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, noted that Haridopolos - the son of an undercover FBI agent -- is the first Senate president who is a teacher, the husband of a doctor, and the father of a child not yet old enough for kindergarten. http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2009/12/senate-rs-make-haridop-presidency-official.html
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