Chris Meffert

{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}

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|office1=Member of the Florida House of Representatives

|term_start1 =1980

|term_end1 =1988

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|office2= Mayor of Ocala, Florida

|term_start2=1977

|term_end2=1980

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|birth_date = {{birth date |1943|8|11}}

|birth_place =Ocala, Florida

|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|11|13|1943|8|11}}

|death_place =Salt Springs, Florida

|party = Democratic

|occupation=lawyer

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John Christian "Chris" Meffert (August 11, 1943 – November 13, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Ocala, Florida, Meffert graduated from Ocala High School. He then received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University and his law degree from the Florida State University College of Law. He served as an assistant attorney general of Florida and then practiced law. In 1977, Meffert served as Mayor of Ocala, Florida and was a Democrat. From 1980 to 1988, he served in the Florida House of Representatives. Meffert worked as a lobbyist and then was appointed executive director of the Florida State Boxing Commission. Meffert died in Salt Springs, Florida in 2014.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ocala/obituary.aspx?n=john-christian-meffert-chris&pid=173259027&fhid=18694 John Christian "Chris" Meffert-obituary][http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/sections//Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=2951 Christian "Chris" Meffert-Florida House of Representatives] He had recently been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[http://www.ocala.com/article/20141119/articles/141119596 Former Ocala Mayor Chris Meffert has died at 71]