Representative  Baxter G. Troutman

District 66
Republican

• View Original Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, looks over some specific wording on proposed legislation, on the House floor April 24, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, right, is congratulated by Speaker pro tempore Ron Reagan, R-Sarasota, upon approval of a committee measure considered on the House floor April 15, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, right, confers with House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, at the Speaker's rostrum April 15, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original Rep. Baxter G. Troutman, R-Winter Haven, looks over the men's "Boot Day" contestants, April 28, 2009. From the left, Rep. Ralph Poppell, R-Vero Beach, Democratic Leader Franklin Sands, D-Weston, Rep. Greg Evers, R- Baker, Rep. Leonard L. Bembry, D-Greenville, and Rep. Darryl Ervin Rouson, D-St. Petersburg. Minority Leader Franklin Sands won the competition.
• View Original Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, right, reacts as Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, left, announces her 2009 "Boot Day" winner April 28, 2009. From the left are Representatives: Troutman, Boyd, Culp and Grimsley.
• View Original Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, demonstrates the cracking sound of a bull whip during "Boot Day" activities on the House floor April 28, 2009.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:  Winter Haven

Occupation:  Citrus Grower & Staffing Agency

Spouse:  Rebecca Troutman

Education:  South Florida Community College, A.A.; Florida Southern College, B.S., Finance

Born:  November 25, 1966, Lake Wales, FL

History:  Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Florida House 1956-1963, Florida Senate 1965-1968; Katherine Harris, Florida Senate 1994-1998, Secretary of State 1998-2002, U.S. Congress 2002

Religious Affiliation:  Presbyterian

Recreational Interest:  fishing, hunting, traveling

Committee Membership

General Government Policy Council     Chair

Natural Resources Appropriations Committee

Policy Council

Rules & Calendar Council

Legislative Service

Elected to the House in 2002, reelected subsequently

Affiliations

American Staffing Association

Florida Cattlemen's Association

Florida Citrus Mutual

Florida Staffing Association, Board Member

Highlands County Citrus Growers Association

Polk County Farm Bureau, Board Member