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AdamPutnam

Adam Putnam, United States Congress Seat Florida 12

and candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture

Bio

• Born: July 31, 1974, in Bartow, Polk County, Fla.
• Education: University of Florida, B.S., Food and Resource Economics, 1995
• Occupation: family citrus and cattle business

Contact

• Address (DC)
  • 1213 Longworth House
  • Office Building
  • Washington, DC 20515-0912
• Address (Bartow)
  • 650 East Davidson Street
  • Bartow, FL 33830
• Phone
  • DC: 202-225-1252
  • Toll Free: 866-534-3530
  • Bartow: 863-534-3530
• Fax
  • DC: 202-226-0585
  • Bartow: 863-534-3559
• E-mail
  • Web Form

Links

• Official House Site
• Official Campaign Site
• Wikipedia
• Twitter

Blogs

• The Putnam Report
• 8.12.10: Wonk THIS Way, Something Stinks in the FL Comm of Ag Race
• 5.4.10: Post on Politics, Putnam campaign rips opponent as a ‘lobbyist bottom feeder’
• 5.3.10: The Buzz, Scott Maddox hopes oil spill will 'shame' Adam Putnam
• 2.2.09: Interstate4Jamming2, The Worst Kept Secret In Central Florida
• 2.1.09: The Spencerian, Putnam and the U.S. House Part Ways
• 2.1.09: The Buzz, Putnam in Ag race
• 1.5.09: Political Whore, Musical chairs: The 2010 elections start … TODAY!
• 12.29.08: Polk Politics, And The 2010 Elections Are On
• 11.10.08: March on Politics, Putnam May Be Contemplating A Change In His Political Career
• 10.31.08: TPM, FL-12: Adam Putnam: GOP Before Constituents
• 5.22.08: FLA Politics, Five Florida Republicans Targeted on Iraq, GI Bill in DCCC Ad Campaign
• 11.30.07: Pushing Rope, Adam Putnam's Minutemen Problem
• 11.26.07: Tampa Bay Blue, Adam Putman (R) Meets With Minuteman
• 10.17.07: Florida Politics, Ginny Brown-Waite (R) and Adam Putnam (R) Vote with Bush Against Children
• 10.7.07: The Swamp, Republican vs. Democrat: Children's health debate
• 8.20.07: Empirical Polk, Adam Putnam Kicks Off E-Newsletter
• 7.21.07: Florida Kossacks, Congressman Opie - Wingnut Hero
• 7.16.07: Central Florida Political Pulse, Incumbents build their bankrolls
• 7.15.07: Florida Kossacks, Roadblock Republicans
• 6.14.07: Central Florida POlitical Pulse, Rich congressman, poor congressman.
• 6.5.07: March on Politics, Putnam Commits To Fred Thompson In Primary
• 6.5.07: Q: One More Question, Putnam for Thompson
• 6.5.07: Naked Politics, Thompson snares Putnam
• 5.3.07: The Buzz, Putnam calls for Gonzales to resign
• 4.16.07: The Buzz, Florida politicians issue statements on Monday's Va. Tech shootings.
• 4.10.07: Taking Names, Putnam pontificates
• 3.26.07: Going to the Mat, Rep. Adam Putnam: A Thorn in the Speaker's Side
• 3.25.07: Pushing Rope, Adam Putnam On Alberto Gonzales
• 2.22.07: The Buzz, Adam Putnam: "Worst person in the world"
• 2.18.07: FLA Politics, Florida Supports Iraq Surge.
• 10.31.06: Aikane Leo, WSJ Raises Questions About 2003 Putnam Trip.
• 8.25.06: Florida Progressive Coalition, Save the Manatee From Adam Putnam.

Issues

• Interest group scorecard ratings from Project Vote Smart
• Immigration:
  • Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border (Sept 2006)
  • Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project (June 2006)
• Iraq War: Supported president Bush's Iraq war surge (2.18.06).

Media

• 6.16.10: Sunshine State News, Turns Out Bradford Sheriff Was for Scott Maddox and is Now Behind Adam Putnam
• 6.15.10: WUSF, The Shifting Politics of Oil: Rep. Adam Putnam
• 5.6.10: PolitiFact Florida, Adam Putnam calls Scott Maddox the 'L' word -- lobbyist
• 5.24.09: St. Petersburg Times, Rep. Adam Putnam might be the future of the Republican Party
• 5.23.09: St. Petersburg Times, Putnam: GOP needs to focus on issues affecting people today
• 5.1.09: Florida Trend, Race for Agriculture Commish Is Crowded Early
• 1.31.09: The Ledger, Putnam Expected to Seek Top Fla. Ag Post
• 6.9.07: The Ledger, Polk Lawmakers Split Over Immigration
• 5.27.07: The Ledger, Gigs and Garlands (editorial)
• 5.27.07: Tampa Tribune, Putnam Is Area's Richest Lawmaker
• 5.3.07: Tampa Tribune, Lawmakers Discuss Project Funding Requests
• 4.6.07: Washington Post, Rep. Putnam Stays on Message.
• 4.4.07: The Ledger, Putnam Is Critical of FBI's, Gonzales' Actions
• 3.26.07: The New York Times, A Fresh Face Vows to Revive the G.O.P.
• 3.26.07: The Ledger, Putnam Shaping Up to Be GOP's Attack Dog
• 2.20.07: MSNBC, Worst Person in the World
• 12.3.06: US News & World Report, Opie's All Grown Up Now
• 8.5.06: Tampa Tribune, Putnam Criticized Free Trip, Then Went On His Own.
• 7.24.06: Miami Herald, Best deal for Florida, given the options.
• 7.15.06: Naples News, House members not sure they'll back Senate drilling deal.
• 7.11.06: Tampa Tribune, Environmentalists Slam Politicians On Drilling.
• 7.2.06: St. Petersburg Times, How any chance of an oil deal died.
• 7.2.06: Southwest Florida Herald Tribune, Lawmaker found Florida delegation tough to unify on oil drilling plan.
• 6.30.06: Palm Beach Post, Florida lawmakers lose bid on offshore drilling.
• 6.28.06: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Some GOP congressmen from Florida lean toward compromise on offshore drilling.
• 4.23.06: Tampa Tribune, Citizen Putnam In Washington.
• 4.4.06: Orlando Sentinel, Your money, their money and gambling money.

History

• Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, 2010
• U.S. Congress, 2001-present
• Florida House of Representatives, 1996-2001

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