Rick Dantzler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rick Dantzler

American politician

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1956

Place of Birth: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rick Dantzler (born January 1956) is an American lawyer and former Florida politician.
From Winter Haven, Dantzler was elected to four two-year terms (1982–1990) in the Florida House of Representatives, and one eight-year term (1990–1998) in the Florida Senate.
Running mate to Buddy MacKay in the 1998 Florida gubernatorial election, both men lost to Jeb Bush and Frank Brogan.
From 2014–2017, Dantzler was President Obama's appointed Florida State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency, and has considered re-entering politics if crowdfunding to do so was viable. Born into a family of politicians, Dantzler is a lawyer, writer, sports enthusiast, and Presbyterian.
With his wife Julie (née Pope), Dantzler has two daughters who specialized in medicine and primary education.
A member of the Florida Bar since 1983, Dantzler was specializing in agricultural law at the Victor Smith Law Group law firm as of May 2018.
In July 2018, Dantzler was hired as chief operating officer of the Lake Alfred, Florida-based Citrus Research and Development Foundation.