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
Member, Banking and Insurance Committee
Member, Fiscal Policy Committee
Chair, Health Policy Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Administrative Procedures
Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Education
Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Member, Transportation Committee
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 Womens 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