Larcenia Bullard

Politician

1947 – 2013

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Who was Larcenia Bullard?

Larcenia J. Bullard was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 39th District, which included parts of Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties, from 2002 to 2012.

Bullard was born in Allendale, South Carolina, and moved to Florida in 1980. In 1992, she was elected to the Florida House of Representatives from the 118th District, defeating Republican candidate John Minchew. She was re-elected without opposition in 1994, and in 1996, defeated Bill Greene. Bullard sought a final term in the House in 1998, and defeated Republican James Jones and independent Denny Wood. She did not seek another term in 2000, and was succeeded by her husband, Edward B. Bullard.

In 2002, Bullard sought election to the Florida State Senate from the 39th District, and, in the Democratic primary, faced former State Representative Ronald Saunders, former State Representative John F. Cosgrove, Donald Jones, and State Representative Cindy Lerner. Bullard narrowly defeated Saunders to win her party's nomination by fewer than 800 votes, and in the general election, defeated Republican nominee Evaristo Marina in a landslide. Bullard faced a tough re-election campaign in 2004, when former State Representative Ronald Saunders, who had run two years prior, and Sheila Chamberlain, ran against her in the Democratic primary. However, Bullard defeated both Saunders and Chamberlain, moving onto the general election, where she crushed her Republican opponent, Joseph Delaney. In 2008, Bullard was unopposed for re-election and won a final term. She was unable to seek re-election in 2012, and her son, Dwight Bullard, was elected to replace her.

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Born
Jul 21, 1947
Allendale
Religion
  • Baptists
Education
  • Nova Southeastern University
  • Antioch University Los Angeles
Died
Mar 16, 2013

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on July 23, 2013

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