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Colleen Burton's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

318 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

100 South Kentucky Avenue
Suite 260
Lakeland, FL 33801

Full Name:

Colleen Burton

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Brad; 3 Children: Chris, Tim, Elizabeth

Birth Place:

Heidelberg, Germany

Home City:

Lakeland, FL

Religion:

Catholic

BS, Public Administration, California State University-Sacramento, 1980

Senator, Florida State Senate, District 12, 2022-present

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 40, 2014-2022

Majority Deputy Whip, Florida State House of Representatives, 2014-2022

Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 12, 2022

Former Member, Choice & Innovation Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Civil Justice Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Government Accountability Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Health Quality Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Polk County Workforce Development Board

Former Member, PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee , Florida State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways & Means Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Florida State House of Representatives

President And Principal Consultant, C. Burton & Association, 2013-2019

Public Relations Project Manager, Central Florida Regional Planning Council, 2012-2014

Executive Director, Polk Vision, Incorporated, 2004-2012

Executive Director, Imperial Symphony Orchestra, 2000-2004

President, Lakeland Republican Women’s Club, present

Member, Polk Hunger Council, present

Member, Polk Tourist Development Council subcommittee, present

Member, Resurrection Catholic Church, present

Member, United Way of Central Florida Community Impact Cabinet, present

Advisory Board Member, Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE), present

Polk County Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters

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