Scott taps former Jeb appointee as new Secretary of State

By at 18 January, 2012, 4:46 pm

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has named Ken Detzner as the new Secretary of State, replacing Kurt Browning, who earlier this month offered his resignation. “Kurt’s dedicated service and hard work with Florida’s 67 independently elected Supervisors of Elections have prepared our state for the presidential primary later this month,” Scott said in a news release. “I am confident that Ken’s experience and ability to solve problems will continue our state’s record of fair elections for all Floridians.” Detzner served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of State

Jim Smith from 2002 to 2003 and then was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to serve as Secretary of State during the Department of State’s transition from being an elected office to an appointed one. Detzner is a Florida State graduate who has been a government and management consultant since 2002. He has also previously served as the executive director of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association and worked for the Attorney General’s office.

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