Bill Gunter

William Dawson "Bill" Gunter (* July 16, 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American politician. Between 1973 and 1975 he represented the state of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Bill Gunter attended the public schools in Live Oak and until 1956 the University of Florida in Gainesville. Subsequently, he studied until 1957 at the University of Georgia in Athens. In the years 1957 and 1958 Gunter served as a soldier in the U.S. Army. He subsequently worked as a teacher, a businessman and farmer. At that time he was chairman of the nationwide Association Future Farmers of America.

Politically, Gunter joined the Democratic Party. Between 1966 and 1972 he sat in the Senate from Florida. In the congressional elections of 1972 he was in the fifth electoral district of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded Louis Frey took up on January 3, 1973, who moved to the ninth district. Since he resigned in 1974 to another candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1975. This was determined by the events of the Watergate scandal.

In 1974, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for election to the U.S. Senate, which went instead to Richard B. Stone. Between 1976 and 1988 he was Minister of Finance and insurance Government Representative from Florida. He also served as Fire Marshal for the fire department concerns of his state. In 1980 he was defeated in the election for the U.S. Senate Republican Paula Hawkins; 1988 failed his last attempt, but to be elected to the Senate, as he was defeated in his party's primary Buddy MacKay.

In recent years, Bill Gunter worked for an insurance agency based in Tallahassee. He also is a member of various trade associations and has worked as a lobbyist.