12 Facts About Travis Hutson

Travis Hutson was born on October 3,1984 and is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th district, which includes Flagler, St Johns, and northern Volusia County, since 2016.

Travis Hutson previously represented the 6th district from 2015 to 2016.

Travis Hutson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Pedro Menendez High School in southern St Johns County, and then graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he met his wife and received a degree in economics.

In 2012, following the reconfiguration of the Florida House of Representatives districts, Travis Hutson opted to run in the newly created 24th District.

Travis Hutson won the Republican primary unopposed, and faced St Johns County Commissioner Milissa Holland, the Democratic nominee, and Michael Cornish, an independent candidate, in the general election.

Travis Hutson was re-elected in 2014 to his second term in the House without opposition.

Travis Hutson announced that he would run, as did fellow State Representative Ronald Renuart, and both submitted their resignations from the Florida House.

Travis Hutson started out with a significant financial advantage over Renuart after he transferred $300,000 from his House re-election campaign to his Senate campaign, and portrayed himself as the "true Conservative" in the race, noting his experience in the legislature of passing legislation on the economy and public safety.

Travis Hutson campaigned on his opposition to legal gambling, noting that the communities around casinos "suffer tremendously," and on job creation, promising to directly lobby businesses to move into the district.

Travis Hutson campaigned on his support for legislation that would allow concealed-carry on college campuses, on his opposition to Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and on his ability to work with both parties.

Travis Hutson's district was reconfigured and renumbered after court-ordered redistricting in 2016.

The Travis Hutson Companies is currently building the massive SilverLeaf project in St Johns County, which is ultimately expected to have more than 16,000 homes and 45 acres of retail space.