Bob Butterworth received a degree in business administration from the University of Florida in 1965, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami in 1969.
12 Facts About Bob Butterworth
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Bob Butterworth is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon and previously served on its international board of directors.
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Bob Butterworth was a judge in the county and circuit courts of Broward County from 1974 to 78, when he was appointed sheriff of Broward County.
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Bob Butterworth was appointed to head up Florida's Department of Motor Vehicles in 1982 and to be mayor of Sunrise, Florida in 1984.
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Police said she was mentally ill and had used a gun Bob Butterworth had given her for protection before their divorce in 1976.
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Bob Butterworth has two surviving children, a daughter, BreAnne and her brother, Brandon.
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Bob Butterworth was first elected in 1986 and reelected in 1990,1994, and 1998.
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Bob Butterworth was attorney general during the final years of use of the electric chair in executing death row prisoners.
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Bob Butterworth was the Florida chair of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign and chose not to use his capacities as Attorney General to influence court decisions on whether all the votes would be counted, given the obvious conflict of interest that would have been involved in doing so.
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In 2002, Bob Butterworth ran for Seat 25 in the Florida Senate, in hopes of representing portions of Palm Beach and Broward Counties.
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Bob Butterworth was dean of the School of Law at St Thomas University.
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On July 29,2008, Secretary Bob Butterworth resigned his post as Secretary of The Department of Children and Families and joined a Fort Lauderdale law firm.