Adam Hasner
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Adam Hasner
| Adam Hasner | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 87 district |
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| In office 2002 - 2010 |
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| Born | November 25, 1969 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jillian Hasner |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Jewish |
Adam Hasner (born November 25, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York), served as a State Representative for District 87 in the Florida House of Representatives until 2010. District 87 includes the coastal communities in the southern portion of Palm Beach County and the northern part of Broward County, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach and Boynton Beach. On February 1, 2012 he declared his candidacy for Florida's 22nd congressional district.
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2012 U.S. House Campaign
Adam announced on February 1, 2012 that he would end his campaign for U.S. Senate in Florida and instead run for United States House of Representatives in Florida's 22nd Congressional District which includes many of the coastal communities of Broward and Palm Beach Counties that he represented in the Florida House of Representatives.
Since declaring his candidacy, Adam has been endorsed by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Congressman Allen West.
Adam is running unopposed for the Republican nomination for Congress.
2012 U.S. Senate campaign
On March 14, 2011, The Washington Post reported that Republican lawyer and conservative activist Cleta Mitchell filed the necessary paperwork on behalf of Hasner to officially begin exploring the Republican Primary for the United States Senate in Florida.[1] Hasner's candidacy received a boost on April 19, 2011, when he received the endorsement of RedState blogger Erick Erickson.[2] On April 25, 2011, Hasner officially announced he was running for Senate on Mark Levin's radio show,.[3]
On September 23, Hasner won the CPAC-FL straw poll, with 34% of the vote, compared to 30% for Mike McCalister and 24% for George LeMieux.[4]
On February 1, 2012, Hasner ended his bid for U.S. Senate to instead run for U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 22nd Congressional District.
Political career
Hasner was selected to serve as the Deputy Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives by then-Speaker Marco Rubio in 2007 and promoted by Rubio to Majority Leader later that year. He was the first legislator from Palm Beach County to hold the position in more than 50 years, and the first Jewish Republican Majority Leader.
During his eight years in office, Hasner was regarded as one of the more conservative legislators in the Florida House.[5] This led to criticism from Florida Democrats, who attacked Hasner for among other things voting against additional stimulus spending in Florida.[6]
In 2010, Hasner led the House Republican effort demanding the United States Congress pass a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Hasner currently serves as national Co-Chairman of the citizen action group, Pass The Balanced Budget Amendment.[7]
Personal
Hasner received his Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland in 1991, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. In addition, he received his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University in 1995.
References
- ^ Blake, Aaron (14 March 2011). "Hasner officially testing the waters in Florida". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/hasner-officially-testing-the-waters-in-florida/2011/03/14/AB1E7YV_blog.html. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Erickson, Erick. "RedState | I'm Endorsing Adam Hasner for the Senate". Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/04/19/im-supporting-adam-hasner-for-the-senate/. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Catanese, David. "Florida Senate hopeful looking to follow Marco Rubio's lead". POLITICO. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53692.html. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/hasner-wins-cpac-straw-poll
- ^ Scott, Maxwell. "Haridopolos a target within his own party". The Orlando Sentinel. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_namesblog/2011/03/haridopolos-a-target-within-his-own-party.html. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Jotkoff, Eric. "Hothead Hasner becomes Spokesman for Florida's Party of No; Turns Back on Stimulus Money". Florida Democratic Party. http://fladems.com/content/w/hothead_hasner_becomes_spokesman_for_floridas_party_of_no_turns_back_on_sti. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Hon. Adam Hasner, National Vice-Chairman". www.passthebba.com. http://www.passthebba.com/about/our-leaders/hasner/. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
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