Cary Pigman
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Cary Pigman
| image name=Cary Pigman.jpg
| state_house=Florida
| state=Florida
| district=55th
| term_start=November 6, 2012
| term_end=November 3, 2020
| preceded=Redistricted
| succeeded=Kaylee Tuck
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|11|01}}
| birth_place=Mt. Vernon, Ohio
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=Xavier University (B.S.)
Ohio State University College of Medicine (M.D.)
| spouse=Darlene Pigman
| children=Joseph, Robert, Cara, Alexander, Lillian
| profession=Emergency medicine physician
| party=Republican
|}}
Cary Pigman (born November 1, 1958) is a Republican politician from Florida. he was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing the 55th District, includes Glades, Highlands, Okeechobee, and western St. Lucie County.
Personal life
=Military service=
Cary Pigman is a doctor in the U.S. Army Reserve.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/03/25/florida-rep-cary-pigman-charged-with-dui|title=Florida Rep. Cary Pigman charged with DUI |publisher=Orlando Weekly}} On May 10, 2013, Pigman reported for active duty as an emergency medicine physician, part of Operation New Dawn in Kuwait.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbo.com/news/pigman-going-back-to-mid-east-b82461665z1|title=Pigman going back to Mid-East|publisher=Tampa Tribune|access-date=2017-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061306/http://www.tbo.com/news/pigman-going-back-to-mid-east-b82461665z1|archive-date=2017-12-04|url-status=dead}}
=Professional career=
Cary Pigman is an emergency-medicine physician at Florida Hospital Heartland.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbo.com/news/pigman-going-back-to-mid-east-b82461665z1|title=Pigman going back to Mid-East|publisher=Tampa Tribune|access-date=2017-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061306/http://www.tbo.com/news/pigman-going-back-to-mid-east-b82461665z1|archive-date=2017-12-04|url-status=dead}}
=Criminal History=
Cary Pigman was arrested in March 2017, and in April plead no contest to the chare of driving under the influence and was sentenced to a year's probation.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/03/25/florida-rep-cary-pigman-charged-with-dui|title=Florida Rep. Cary Pigman charged with DUI |publisher=Orlando Weekly}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/28/citing-dui-rep-cary-pigman-resigns-house-health-quality-subcommittee/99728182/|title=After DUI, Rep. Cary Pigman resigns from House Health Quality Subcommittee|publisher=TC Palm}}
Political career
=2012 elections=
In 2012, following redistricting, Cary Pigman ran against former State Representative Randy Johnson in the Florida House District 55 Republican Primary Election. Pigman defeated Johnson by 26 votes.{{cite web|url=http://highlandstoday.com/hi/local-news/pigman-wins-house-race-vote-recount-469282|title=Pigman wins House race vote recount|date=August 20, 2012|accessdate=May 7, 2014|work=Highlands Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508031006/http://highlandstoday.com/hi/local-news/pigman-wins-house-race-vote-recount-469282|archive-date=2014-05-08|url-status=dead}} Cary Pigman ran against Democratic nominee Crystal Drake{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/oct/18/state-house-district-55-candidates-cite/?print=1|title=State House District 55 candidates cite similarities|date=October 18, 2012|accessdate=May 7, 2014|work=TCPalm.com|first=Lisa|last=Bolivar}} and won the general election.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
=Subsequent elections and legislative career=
After Pigman's DUI arrest in March 2017, he resigned as Chairman of the House Health Quality Subcommittee.{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/06/state-rep-cary-pigman-found-guilty-dui/374459001/|title=Florida Rep. Cary Pigman found guilty of DUI|publisher=TC Palm}}
Pigman was term-limited from the House in 2020, after serving four terms.
=State Commission On Ethics Investigation=
In September 2016, the state Commission on Ethics found probable cause that Cary Pigman "misused his position by linking his efforts to obtain legislative funding for the Okeechobee School District to retaliate" against Tracy Downing, principal of South Elementary School in Okeechobee County. The Commission reported that Pigman was having an "extramarital affair" with his district secretary, Elizabeth "Libby" Maxwell, that started on January 15, 2016. Maxwell is married to Devin Maxwell, the brother of Tracy Downing.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2016/09/ethics-panel-finds-probable-cause-to-believe-state-rep-pigman-misused-his-position-105460|title=Ethics panel finds probable cause that state Rep. Pigman 'misused his position'|publisher=Politico}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4551 Florida House of Representatives - Cary Pigman]
- [http://www.carypigmanforhouse.com Pigman for State House]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Category:Ohio State University College of Medicine alumni
Category:People from Mount Vernon, Ohio