Gary Aubuchon
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Gary Aubuchon
| image=Gary Aubuchon.jpeg
| state_house=Florida
| state=Florida
| district=74
| term_start=2007
| term_end=2013
| preceded=Jeff Kottkamp{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=308236|title = Our Campaigns - FL State House 074 - R Replacement Nominee Race - Sep 22, 2006}}
| succeeded=Doug Holder{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=556171|title = Our Campaigns - FL State House 074 Race - Nov 02, 2010}}
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|07|10}}
| spouse=Andrea Aubuchon
| children=3
|education=University of Michigan (BA)
| profession=Builder, real estate broker
| party=Republican
}}
Gary Aubuchon (born July 10, 1962) is an American real estate broker and politician in the state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 74th district between 2007 and 2013.
Early life
Aubuchon was born on July 10, 1962, in Ferndale, Michigan.{{Cite web |title=Gary Aubuchon - 2010 - 2012 ( Speaker Cannon ) |url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4363 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=www.myfloridahouse.gov |language=en-US}} He grew up in Harrison Township, Michigan.{{Cite web |title=Aubuchon celebrates 30 years of business and growing with the community |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/cape-coral/2022/10/26/aubuchon-homes-gary-talks-community-cape-coral-30-year-anniversary/10376152002/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The News-Press |language=en-US}} In 1984, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Michigan and moved to Florida. He married Andrea Aubuchon and the couple have three children: Julia, Jennifer and Madison.
Career
Aubuchon started working as a real estate agent in 1984. In 1992, he founded a construction company, Aubuchon Homes, with his brother Darryl in Cape Coral, Florida. He is the president and CEO. In 2009, Aubuchon's home construction business was involved in a controversy concerning homes that were built with defective Chinese drywall which rendered the homes unusable because of mold.{{Cite web |url=http://www.news-press.com/article/20090726/NEWS01/907260367/1075%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL |title=News Press |access-date=July 26, 2009 |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908060104/http://www.news-press.com/article/20090726/NEWS01/907260367/1075&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |url-status=dead }}
He was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 and won re-election in 2008. In 2009, he chaired the health care services policy committee. He was chair of the legislative delegation for Charlotte County between 2006 and 2008 and for Lee County between 2009 and 2012. He resigned from the legislature in 2012 to run for the United States Congress, although he was ultimately unsuccessful.{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Betty |title=Candidates get rid of excess campaign cash in many ways |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/news/politics/betty-parker/2015/02/06/candidates-get-rid-excess-campaign-cash-many-ways/22995735/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The News-Press |language=en-US}} He is a member of the Republican Party.{{Cite web |title=State GOP lawmakers promise political reform |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2006/11/22/state-gop-lawmakers-promise-political-reform/31503423007/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Gainesville Sun |language=en-US}}
References
External links
- [https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/69439/gary-aubuchon Project Vote Smart profile]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Category:University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
Category:People from Ferndale, Michigan
Category:21st-century members of the Florida Legislature
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