Lauren Melo

Lauren Melo
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 80th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byByron Donalds
Personal details
Born (1966-08-30) August 30, 1966 (age 58)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2

Lauren Melo (born August 30, 1966)[1] is an American businesswoman and politician who is the Representative for District 80 in the Florida House of Representatives. Melo assumed office November 3, 2020.[2][3]

Background

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Melo was born and raised in Naples, Florida and graduated from Barron G. Collier High School.[4] In 1991, Melo established a small trucking company, eventually growing the fleet to one hundred trucks. Melo has since worked as a real estate broker in Naples.[5][6]

Elections

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2020 Florida's 80th House district Primary Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lauren Melo 10,084 58.2
Republican Drew-Montez Clark 5,272 30.4
Republican Victor Dotres 1,962 11.3
Total votes 17,318 100%
2020 Florida's 80th House district General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lauren Melo 54,859 64.1
Democratic Laura Novosad 30,747 35.9
Total votes 85,606 100%

References

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  1. ^ "Lauren Melo". myfloridahouse.gov.
  2. ^ "Lauren Melo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. ^ Freeman, Liz. "Florida House District 80: Naples businesswoman Lauren Melo wins Republican primary". Naples News. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. ^ Sandy Parker (2020-07-29). "Who's Running in the Florida House District 80 Primary?". Sparker's Soapbox. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. ^ Davis, John. "GOP Candidates Win SWFL Legislative Races". news.wjct.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. ^ "NABOR installs 2020 board of directors and new president Lauren Melo – Southwest Florida Business Today". swfloridabusinesstoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. ^ "2020 Florida's 80th House district Republican Primary results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
  8. ^ "2020 Florida's 80th House district General Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.