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| religion =Methodist | | religion =Methodist | ||
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'''Walter Jaycox "Buzz" Ritchie, Jr.''' (b. [[1947]]) is a former [[Florida House of Representatives District 3|District 3]] Representative of the Florida House who co-founded [[Gulf Coast Community Bank]] in [[2002]]. | '''Walter Jaycox "Buzz" Ritchie, Jr.''' (b. [[1947]]) is a former [[Florida House of Representatives District 3|District 3]] Representative of the Florida House who co-founded [[Gulf Coast Community Bank]] in [[2002]]. | ||
==Education & early career== | ==Education & early career== | ||
− | Ritchie was born on [[June 6]], [[1947]] in Bayshore, New York, and moved to Florida in 1956 | + | Ritchie was born on [[June 6]], [[1947]] in Bayshore, New York, and moved to Florida in 1956. He attended the University of Florida, playing football and graduating with a B.S.B.A. in 1969 and a J.D. in 1972. |
In the 1970s Ritchie served for 10 years as president of Southern American Mortgage Company. Then, in the mid-80s, he led a public stock offering as president of [[Southern Home Savings Bank]], which was soon sold to [[Great Western Bank]].<ref name="localbank">"Entrepreneurs creating local bank." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 9, 2002.</ref> | In the 1970s Ritchie served for 10 years as president of Southern American Mortgage Company. Then, in the mid-80s, he led a public stock offering as president of [[Southern Home Savings Bank]], which was soon sold to [[Great Western Bank]].<ref name="localbank">"Entrepreneurs creating local bank." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 9, 2002.</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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Ritchie was elected to the [[Florida House of Representatives District 3]] seat in [[1988]] and was subsequently reelected. During that time he sat on the Juvenile Justice System Review Task Force (1989), the Mortgage Lending Sunset Task Force (1990), the International Banking Advisory Council (1990), the Public Broadcasting Task Force (1990), and the Productivity Enhancement Task Force (1991). | Ritchie was elected to the [[Florida House of Representatives District 3]] seat in [[1988]] and was subsequently reelected. During that time he sat on the Juvenile Justice System Review Task Force (1989), the Mortgage Lending Sunset Task Force (1990), the International Banking Advisory Council (1990), the Public Broadcasting Task Force (1990), and the Productivity Enhancement Task Force (1991). | ||
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[[Category:Bankers|Ritchie, Buzz]] [[Category:Democratic politicians|Ritchie, Buzz]] [[Category:Florida House Representatives|Ritchie, Buzz]] | [[Category:Bankers|Ritchie, Buzz]] [[Category:Democratic politicians|Ritchie, Buzz]] [[Category:Florida House Representatives|Ritchie, Buzz]] |