Mel Ponder
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Mel Ponder | |
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 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| President of Northwest Florida State College | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1968 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Destin |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
Mel Ponder (born May 28, 1968) is the president of Northwest Florida State College. He began serving in that position in January 2025.[1] Affiliated with the Republican Party, Ponder previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 4th district between 2016 and 2020.
Ponder also served as the mayor of Destin, Florida, from 2014 to 2016.[2][3] On August 30, 2016, Ponder won a close and contentious five-way primary to become the Republican nominee to represent District 4 in the Florida House of Representatives.[4] Ponder was elected unopposed in the November general election.[5] He succeeded state representative Matt Gaetz, who was elected to the Florida 1st District U.S. House seat.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.nwfsc.edu/presidential-search/meet-president-elect-ponder/
- ^ Derby, Kevin (August 3, 2015). "Destin Mayor Mel Ponder Runs for Matt Gaetz's Florida House Seat". Sunshine State News. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ a b Judnich, Tony (November 8, 2016). "Republicans win big in state legislature". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ McLaughlin, Tom (August 30, 2016). "Ponder Holds on for House District 4 Seat". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Florida 4th District State House Results: Mel Ponder Wins". The New York Times. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- City of Destin - Mayor Mel Ponder at the Wayback Machine (archived December 22, 2015)
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