PERSON: Adam Putnam

Agriculture Commissioner

Adam Hughes Putnam (born July 31, 1974) is an American politician of the Republican Party serving as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, elected in 2010. He served in Congress for ten years, representing the Central Florida-based 12th Congressional district. He was the House Republican Conference Chairman from 2007-2009.

In May 2017, he announced he was running for Florida governor in the 2018 election. He is one of eight candidates running for the Republican party nomination.

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