Ken Roberson
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Ken Roberson is a Port Charlotte, Florida
Funeral Director and Republican politician who serves as the Representative for District 71 in the House of Representatives
of the U.S. state
of Florida
. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2008.
Representative Roberson was born in Bradenton, Florida
on November 5, 1943. He attended the public schools and worked at the same funeral home as his parents as a teenager. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Manatee Junior College. He was Salutatorian
at Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, where he earned his Mortuary Science Degree. In 1975, he moved to Charlotte County, Florida
where he opened a funeral home with another man. He made an unsuccessful bid for the District 72 seat of the Florida House in 2004.
Port Charlotte, Florida
Port Charlotte is a census-designated place in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 46,451 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Funeral Director and Republican politician who serves as the Representative for District 71 in the House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. He was first elected to the Florida House in November 2008.
Representative Roberson was born in Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...
on November 5, 1943. He attended the public schools and worked at the same funeral home as his parents as a teenager. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Manatee Junior College. He was Salutatorian
Salutatorian
Salutatorian is an academic title given, in the United States and Canada, to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline. Only the valedictorian is ranked higher. This honor is traditionally based on grade point average and number of credits taken, but...
at Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, where he earned his Mortuary Science Degree. In 1975, he moved to Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 141,627. In 2005, the population of the MSA was 154,030.The U.S. Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 152,814...
where he opened a funeral home with another man. He made an unsuccessful bid for the District 72 seat of the Florida House in 2004.