Steve Southerland (Florida politician)

For the member of the Tennessee Senate, see Steve Southerland (Tennessee politician).

Steve Southerland
Official portrait, 2011
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byAllen Boyd
Succeeded byGwen Graham
Personal details
BornWilliam Steve Southerland II
(1965-10-10) October 10, 1965
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseSusan Southerland
Children4
EducationJefferson State Community College (AA)
Troy University (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website

William Steve Southerland II (born October 10, 1965) is an American businessman, lobbyist and former Republican Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015. The district includes most of the eastern Florida Panhandle, from Panama City to the state capital, Tallahassee. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in 2014 by Democrat Gwen Graham, becoming one of only two incumbent House Republicans to lose a general election that year, along with Lee Terry of Nebraska.

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