First elected in 2006, Will Weatherford, a Republican representative and real estate broker from Wesley Chapel, is the new Speaker of the House and the first Speaker from the Tampa Bay area since Johnnie Byrd, who served from 2002 through 2004.
Weatherford was the House redistricting committee chair and has a reputation for getting along with colleagues on both sides of aisle although he is considered a conservative.
He has a bachelor’s degree in international business from Jacksonville University,…
First elected in 2006, Will Weatherford, a Republican representative and real estate broker from Wesley Chapel, is the new Speaker of the House and the first Speaker from the Tampa Bay area since Johnnie Byrd, who served from 2002 through 2004.
Weatherford was the House redistricting committee chair and has a reputation for getting along with colleagues on both sides of aisle although he is considered a conservative.
He has a bachelor’s degree in international business from Jacksonville University,…