Randy Maggard

Randy Maggard (born July 4, 1963) is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 38th district in the Florida House of Representatives.

Randy Maggard
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office June 18, 2019[1]
Preceded by	Danny Burgess
Constituency	38th district (2019–2022) 54th district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	(1963-07-04) July 4, 1963 (age 62)[2] Dade City, Florida, U.S.[2]
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Colleen[2]
Children	3[2]
Residence(s)	Dade City, Florida, U.S.[2]
Alma mater	Pasco-Hernando State College (AA)[2]

Biography

Maggard was born in Dade City, Florida. He earned an Associate degree from Pasco-Hernando State College in 1983. He and his wife, Colleen, have three children and live in Dade City.^[2]

Political career

Maggard was chairman of the Republican Party of Pasco from 2006 to 2012.^[2]

In 2019, Maggard ran in a special election to fill the 38th district's seat in the Florida House of Representatives, after former Rep. Danny Burgess was appointed head of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.^[1] Maggard defeated David McCallister in the Republican primary with 61.9% of the primary, and won the general election against Democrat Kelly Smith with 55.6% of the vote.^[3]

Maggard sits on the following committees:^[4]

• Business & Professions Subcommittee
• Health Quality Subcommittee
• Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
• Local Administration Subcommittee

Electoral record

2018 Republican primary election: Florida House of Representatives, District 38^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Maggard	4,521	61.9%
	Republican	David McCallister	2,784	38.1%

2018 general election: Florida House of Representatives, District 38^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Maggard	9,617	55.6%
	Democratic	Kelly Smith	7,685	44.4%