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Crist Names Browning as Secretary of State

Kurt Browning Secretary of State

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December 14, 2006

Biography
Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning was named Florida's Secretary of State by Governor Charlie Crist in December 2006. Before this appointment, Secretary Browning spent 26 years serving as the Supervisor of Elections for Pasco County. During his tenure as Supervisor of Elections, Secretary Browning was involved in Florida's elections community through service as the President of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections; as a member of Governor Jeb Bush's Task Force on Election Procedures, Standards and Technology; and as a member of the State Planning Committee for the Help America Vote Act.

Secretary Browning is a native Floridian, and received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of South Florida. His extensive community involvement in Pasco County includes service as President of Downtown Dade City Main Street, Inc., and involvement with organizations including the Boy Scouts of America and the Pasco County United Way.