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| − | |spouse=Ann Scott
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| − | |state=Florida
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| − | |number=45th
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| − | '''Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott''' (born December 1, 1952), is a businessman and the current governor of Florida. Before running for office, he founded both Columbia Health Care (which later merged with [[Hospital Corporation of America]]) and Solantic Corporation (a chain of urgent care facilities). He also started Conservatives for Patients' Rights to defend the idea of heathcare based on free market principles. <ref>[http://www.flgov.com/meet-governor-scott/ Meet Governor Scott]</ref>
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| − | ==Early life and education==
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| − | Born in Bloomington, [[Illinois]], Scott grew up in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. He is the son of a truck driver and a clerk with JC Penney. After his military service, he attended the Univeristy of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He received his law degree from [[Southern Methodist University]].<ref>[http://www.flgov.com/meet-governor-scott/ Meet Governor Scott]</ref>
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| − | ==Military service==
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| − | Scott enlisted in the [[United States]] [[Navy]] after a year at a community college. He served as radar man aboard the USS ''Glover''.<ref>[http://www.flgov.com/meet-governor-scott/ Meet Governor Scott]</ref>
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| − | ==Political career==
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| − | ===2010 Election===
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| − | After a vigorous campaign, Rick Scott defeated [[Bill McCollum]] 46% to 43% in the primary election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/primaries/florida|title=Primary Results - Florida|date=2010-08-24|accessdate=2010-11-27|publisher=The [[New York Times]]}}</ref> From there, Rick Scott went on to defeat [[Alex Sink]] 48.87% to 47.72% in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/contestdetails.aspx?con=160000|title=Contest Details - Governor and Lieutenant Governor - General Election|date=2010-11-02|accessdate=2010-11-27|publisher=Florida Department of State - Division of Elections}}</ref>
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| − | ==Political views==
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| − | ==Personal life==
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| − | Rick Scott is a [[Christian]] who helped found the Naples Community Church in 2006. <ref>[http://www.rickscottforflorida.com/home/meet-rick/ Biography from campaign website]</ref> He married his high school sweetheart, Ann, around 1972. The couple has two daughters, Jordan and Allison. <ref>[http://www.flgov.com/meet-governor-scott/ Meet Governor Scott]</ref>
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| − | [[Category:Florida]]
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| − | [[Category:Florida Governors]]
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| − | [[Category:Republican Party]]
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