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Contact:
richter.garrett.web@
flsenate.gov
District Offices:
3299 E. Tamiami Trail
Suite 203
Naples, FL 34112-4961
(239) 417-6205
Senate VOIP: 43700
Legislative Assistants:
Rebecca "Becky" Kokkinos and Sandra Mummert
1039 S.E. 9th Place
Room 310
Cape Coral, FL 33990
(239) 338-2777
Senate VOIP: 43710
FAX (239) 338-2779
Legislative Assistant:
Michael Nachef
Tallahassee Office:
322 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5124
Senate VOIP: 5124
Senator Garrett Richter
Party: Republican
Media
Press Releases
- Statement by Senator Garrett Richter on Senator Fasano’s Request of Banking & Insurance Committee
December 14, 2011 - Governor Signs Richter’s Property Insurance Overhaul
May 17, 2011 - The Hard Truths about Florida Insurance Reforms
May 15, 2011 - Legislature Passes Richter’s Property Insurance Overhaul
May 6, 2011
Committee Assignments
Primary Introducer
S 168 Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions
Last Action: 01/31/2012 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 298
S 336 Debt Settlement Services
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 269
S 378 Expert Testimony
Last Action: 01/19/2012 S Now in Budget
S 578 Depopulation Programs of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 249
S 584 Public Records/Dental Workforce Surveys
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 624 Household Pharmaceuticals Collection and Disposal Trust Fund/DEP
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 626 Collection and Disposal of Household Pharmaceuticals
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 642 East Naples Fire Control and Rescue District/Collier County
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 55
S 682 Alzheimer’s Disease
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/08/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 938 Insurance Agents and Adjusters
Last Action: 01/20/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 252
S 966 Regulation of Business by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Last Action: 01/10/2012 S Introduced -SJ 81
S 1090 Uniform Commercial Code
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Now in Budget
S 1150 New Markets Development Program
Last Action: 01/25/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 1152 Repeal of a Workers’ Compensation Independent Actuarial Peer Review Requirement
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Now in Budget
S 1282 Automated External Defibrillators
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 141
S 1306 Long-term Care Insurance
Last Action: 01/13/2012 S Introduced -SJ 142
S 1472 Capital Formation for Infrastructure Projects
Last Action: 02/03/2012 S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
S 1476 Annuities
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1620 Insurance
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
S 1660 Contracts for the Sale or Lease of a Motor Vehicle
Last Action: 01/17/2012 S Introduced -SJ 226
S 1778 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 2062 Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted -SJ 312
Co-Introducer
S 2 Relief of William Dillon by State of Florida
Last Action: 01/11/2012 H In Messages
S 632 Funerals, Burials, and Memorial Services
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
S 792 Financial Institutions
Last Action: 02/02/2012 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
S 922 Current and Former Military Personnel
Last Action: 01/24/2012 H In Messages
S 962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Last Action: 01/25/2012 S Now in Budget -SJ 279
S 1396 Nation of Israel
Last Action: 02/01/2012 S Adopted -SJ 312
S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
Last Action: 01/24/2012 S Adopted -SJ 260
Personal & Career
Legislative Service
- Elected to the Senate in 2008
- House of Representatives, 2006-2008
Other Public Service
- Big Cypress Water Basin
Honors and Awards
- Florida Insurance Council, Harry G. Landrum Outstanding Legislative Leadership and Distinguished Service Award, 2009, 2011
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association, Legislator of the Year, 2011
- Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, Legislator of the Year, 2011
- Florida Bankers Association, Legislator of the Year, 2011
- PACE Center, Legislator of the Year, 2011
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida, Friend of Free Enterprise Award, 2010
- Associated Industries of Florida, Champion for Business Award, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Legislator of the Year Award, 2009
- Florida Chamber of Commerce, Most Valuable Legislator, 2009
- Florida Insurance Council, Legislator of the Year, 2009
Affiliations
- Collier County Education Foundation, Emeritus Board Member
- Quest for Kids, Trustee
- Economic Development Council, past Board Member, 2004
Highlights
- Founder and CEO of First National Bank of Florida
- Founder and President of First National Bank of the Gulf Coast
Biographical Information
| Occupation: | President, First National Bank of the Gulf Coast |
| Spouse: | Diana Richter |
| Children: | Melissa, Elizabeth, Robert |
| Grandchildren: | Ian Davis Psota, Leah Elizabeth Psota |
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| Born: | August 1, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Moved to Florida in |
| Military Service: | U.S. Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, U.S. Air Force Reserves, 1979-1981 |
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| Religious Affiliation: | Presbyterian |
| Recreation: | Golf |
District 37
Consists of parts of Collier, and Lee counties
District Links
- District 37 Maps
- View District 37 Statistics [PDF]
- Census Data Profiles [PDF]
