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|state=Florida

|state=Florida

         |number=45th

         |number=45th

|terms=January 4,2011-Present

|terms=January 4, 2011-Present

|preceded=[[Charlie Crist]]

|preceded=[[Charlie Crist]]

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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>  

'''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>  

Although appearing somewhat conservative in winning the Republican primary, general election, and in his first few months in office, as he began focusing on his desire to be reelected in 2014 he became increasingly liberal, even to the point of attempting to impose [[ObamaCare]]'s [[Medicaid]] expansion on his State.

Although appearing somewhat conservative in winning the Republican primary, general election, and in his first few months in office, as he began focusing on his desire to be reelected in 2014 he became increasingly liberal, even to the point of attempting to impose [[ObamaCare]]'s [[Medicaid]] expansion on his State.

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

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>

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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