Jim Horne (Florida politician)

Jim Horne is a former Florida State Senator and Florida Commissioner of Education. He is an accountant[1] and has worked in the real estate and consulting businesses. He resigned as Commissioner of Education in 2004.[2]

Horne served in the Florida Legislature from 1995 to 2001 and was chairman of the Senate committee that handles the state budget.[2] He represented Orange Park, Florida.[3] The Florida Crossroads public television program spent a day with him while he served as Florida's education commissioner.[4] He founded the Horne Group, a government consulting and business development company.

References
  1. Writer, Leslie Postal, Sentinel Staff. "FLORIDA SCHOOLS CHIEF RESIGNS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  2. "Florida Education Commissioner Jim Horne Resigns". WFMY.
  3. https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2001/06/18/daily10.html
  4. "05/20/2002 Florida Crossroads – All in a Day's Work: Education Commissioner Jim Horne". The Florida Channel.


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