Robert B "Bob" Sindler was born on August 1,1952 and is a Democratic politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1988 to 1998, and who served on the Orange County Commission from 1998 to 2006.
16 Facts About Bob Sindler
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Bob Sindler then attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia, receiving his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 1977, and moved to Florida later that year.
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In 1980, Bob Sindler unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Orange County School Board.
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Bob Sindler ran to succeed her in the 39th District, which included Apopka and College Park in northwestern Orange County.
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Bob Sindler faced retired firefighter Will Campbell in the Democratic primary.
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In 1992, following the reconfiguration of the state's legislative districts, Bob Sindler ran for re-election in the 38th District, which contained most of the territory that he had previously represented, and expanded slightly to include several Mount Dora precincts in Lake County.
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Bob Sindler faced Republican nominee Mike Birdsong, a former legislative aide, and Libertarian nominee Mike Miller, a military veteran, in the general election.
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Bob Sindler campaigned on his legislative record, in which he passed legislation to improve the state's prison system and to help address water quality in lakes.
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In 1994, Bob Sindler was challenged for re-election by Republican nominee Sunny Rinker, a businesswoman and the widow of a television anchor.
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When Bob Sindler ran for re-election to his fifth and final term in the legislature in 1996, he was opposed in the Democratic primary by Carl Neidhart, a computer science instructor at the University of Central Florida.
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Bob Sindler emphasized his legislative record and campaigned on his support for public education, criminal justice reform, and economic development, while Neidhart focused on his support for environmental protection.
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In 1998, rather than seek re-election to the House, Bob Sindler opted to run for District 2 on the Orange County Commission.
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Bob Sindler faced former County Commissioner Tom Dorman, a Republican, and Glennie Mills, a Democrat, in the nonpartisan election.
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Bob Sindler declined to ask the Governor to appoint a temporary replacement during his service, instead opting to run his office by using his aides as proxies and through email.
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In 2006, Bob Sindler initially announced that he would run for the State House in the 38th District, but ultimately withdrew from the race after failing to resign from his County Commission post under Florida's resign-to-run law.
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In 2016, Bob Sindler announced that he would run for the Florida Senate in the 11th District, following incumbent State Senator Geraldine Thompson's decision to run for Congress.